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SD40 5520

 

 

SD40

CP 5520

 

 

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CP 5520 AT SMITHS FALLS, ON.

 

Built by : GMD

Built in : 1966

Serial Number : A 2153

Class : DRF-30a2 QES

Paint Scheme : CP Rail Small Multimark

This Photo : Bill Sanderson, 1985

 

Other Photos (chronological) :

1. CP 5520 at Toronto, ON., painted in the CP Rail Large Multimark paint scheme. Photo by D.W> Hately, 1974. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

2. CP 5520 at Port Coquitlam, B.C., painted in the CP Rail Large Multimark paint scheme. Photo by Claude Prutton, 1976;

3. CP 5520 at Revelstoke, B.C., painted in the CP Rail Dual Flags paint scheme. Photo by Bill Sanderson, 1993;

4. CP 5520 at Port Coquitlam, B.C., painted in the CP Rail Dual Flags paint scheme. Photo by Mark Forseille, 1995;

5. DM&E 6071 at Waseca, MN., painted for Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern. Photo by Tom Farrell, 2003. From the Bill Sanderson collection.

 

Paint Data : Maroon & Grey "Script" > CP Rail Large Multimark, 5" stripes > CP Rail Large Multimark, 8" stripes, white frame stripe > CP Rail Small Multimark, 8" stripes > CP Rail Dual Flags

 

Notes : Upgraded to SD40-2 electrical specifications. Also equipped with a Q-Tron device for increased tractive effort. Sold to Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern (5/14/1999), became DME #6071, named "City of Ft. Pierre".

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