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SD40 5549

 

 

SD40

CP 5549

 

 

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CP 5549 AT PORT COQUITLAM, B.C.

 

Built by : GMD

Built in : 1967

Serial Number : A 2194

Class : DRF-30b

Paint Scheme : CP Rail Large Multimark

This Photo : Claude Prutton, 1979

 

Other Photos (chonological) :

1. CP 5549 at Smiths Falls, ON., painted in the Maroon & Grey "Script" paint scheme. Photo by Bruce Chapman, 1967. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

2. CP 5549 at Windsor, ON., painted in the CP Rail Large Multimark paint scheme. Photo by Earl Minnis, 1975;

3. CP 5549 at Smiths Falls, ON., painted in the CP Rail Small Multimark paint scheme. Photo by Bill Sanderson, 1984;

4. CP 5549 at London, ON., painted in the CP Rail no-Multimark paint scheme. Photographer and date unknown. From the Mark Forseille collection;

5. CP 5549 at Port Coquitlam, B.C., painted in the CP Rail Dual Flags paint scheme. Photo by Mark Forseille, 1995;

6. CP 5549 at North Bend, B.C., painted in the CP Rail Dual Flags paint scheme. Photo by Bill Sanderson, 1996;

7. DM&E 6074 at Savanna, IL., painted in the Ex-CP Rail Dual Flags paint scheme. Photo by Tom Farrell, 2005. From the Bill Sanderson collection.

 

Paint Data : Maroon & Grey "Script" > CP Rail Large Multimark, 5" stripes > CP Rail Small Multimark, 8" stripes > CP Rail no-Multimark > CP Rail Dual Flags

 

Notes : Upgraded to SD40-2 electrical specifications. Also upgraded with a Q-Tron device for increased tractive effort. Sold to Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern (5/17/1999), became DME #6074.

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