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GP9 8493

 

 

GP9

CP 8493

 

 

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CP 8493 AT PORT COQUITLAM, B.C.

 

Built by : GMD

Built in :1954

Serial Number : A 691

Class : DRS-17a

Paint Scheme : CP Rail Small Multimark

This Photo : Claude Prutton, 1979

 

Other Photos (chronological) :

1. CP 8493 at Toronto, ON., painted in the CP Rail Large Multimark paint scheme. Photographer unknown, 1973. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

2. CP 8493 at Ottawa, ON., painted in the CP Rail Small Multimark paint scheme (experimental). Photo by Bruce Chapman, 1976. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

3. CP 1631 at Moose Jaw, SK., painted in the CP Rail Small Multimark paint scheme. Photo by Bill Sanderson, 2004.

 

Paint Data : Maroon & Grey "Block" >  CP Rail Large Multimark, 5" stripes > CP Rail Small Multimark, 5" stripes (experimental) > CP Rail Small Multimark, 8" stripes

 

Notes : Built by GMD (1954). Rebuilt by CP as GP9u, chop-nosed, and renumbered to #1631 (10/23/1986).

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