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SD40M-2 5497

 

 

SD40M-2

CP 5497

 

 

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CP 5497 AT ALYTH, CALGARY AB.

 

Built by : EMD

Rebuilt by : Morrison Knudsen

Built in : 1968 as DRG&W 5336

Serial Number : 33768

Class : DRF-30

Paint Scheme : CP Rail Dual Flags

This Photo : Chris Davidson, 2004

 

Other Photos (chronological) :

1. CP 5497 at St. Paul, MN., painted in the CP Rail Dual Flags paint scheme. Photo by E.D. Motis, 1997;

2. CP 5497 at Alyth, Calgary AB., painted in the CP Rail Dual Flags paint scheme. Photo by Chris Davidson, 2006;

3. CP 5497 at Alyth, Calgary AB., painted in the CP Rail Dual Flags paint scheme. Photo by Chris Davidson, 2006;

4. CP 5497 at Alyth, Calgary AB., painted in the CP Rail Dual Flags paint scheme. Photo by Cor van Steenis, 2008.;

5. CP 5497 at Winnipeg, MB., painted in the CP Rail Dual Flags paint scheme. Photo by A. Ross Harrison, 2010.

 

Paint Data : CP Rail Dual Flags

 

Notes : Built by EMD as DRG&W SD45 #5336 (5/1968). Rebuilt by Morrison Knudsen to SD40M-2 (1995). Acquired by CP (1995), and renumbered to CP #5497. Fitted with carbody filters on both sides of the long hood for use in snowplow service. Retired (9/30/2008). Sold to RB Recycling, Lachine QC. (9/2010).

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