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SD40 5557

 

 

SD40

CP 5557

 

 

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CP 5557 AT PORT COQUITLAM, B.C.

 

Built by : GMD

Built in : 1967

Serial Number : A 2202

Class : DRF-30b2 QES

Paint Scheme : CP Rail Large Multimark

This Photo : Claude Prutton, 1979

 

Other Photos (chronological) :

1. CP 5557 at Winnipeg, MB, painted in the Maroon & Grey "Script" paint scheme. Photographer unknown, 1967;

2. CP 5557 at Montreal, QC., painted in the CP Rail Large Multimark paint scheme. Photo by Bruce Chapman, 1975. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

3. CP 5557 at Toronto, ON., painted in the CP Rail Small Multimark paint scheme. Photo by Bill Sanderson, 1985;

4. CP 5557 at Smiths Falls, ON., painted in the CP Rail no-Multimark paint scheme. Photo by Bill Sanderson, 1993;

5. CP 5557 at Port Coquitlam, B.C., painted in the CP Rail no-Multimark paint scheme. Photo by Mark Forseille, 1995;

6. DM&E 6076 at Winona, MN., painted in the Ex-CP Rail no-Multimark paint scheme. Photo by Tom Farrell, 2003. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

7. DM&E 6076 at Huron, SD., painted Blue/Yellow, lettered Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern. Photo by Tom Farrell, 2008. From the Bill Sanderson collection.

 

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

 

Notes : Upgraded to SD40-2 electrical specifications. Also equipped with a Q-Tron device for increased tractive effort. Sold to Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern (5/17/1999), became DME #6076.

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