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GP9u 1606

 

 

GP9u

CP 1606

 

 

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CP 1606 AT LACHINE, QC.

 

Built by : GMD

Built in : 1955 as CP 8536

Serial Number : A 779

Class : DS-17

Paint Scheme : CP Rail Small Multimark

This Photo : Bill Sanderson, 1996

 

Other Photos (chronological) :

1. CP 8536 at Moose Jaw, SK., painted in the Maroon & Grey "Script" paint scheme. Photo by George Horna, 1976. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

2. CP 1606 at Montreal, QC., painted in the CP Rail Small Multimark paint scheme. Photo by Bruce Chapman, 1993. From the Bill Sanderson collection.

 

Paint Data : CP Rail Small Multimark, 8" stripes

 

Notes : Built by GMD as GP9 #8536 (1955). Rebuilt by CP as GP9u, chop-nosed and renumbered to #1606 (1985). Retired, sold to HELM (8/27/1998). Scrapped (12/17/1998).

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