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CP 8499 AT PORT COQUITLAM, B.C.

Built by : GMD

Built in :1955

Serial Number : A 697

Class : DRS-17a

Paint Scheme : CP Rail Small Multimark

This Photo : Claude Prutton, 1979

Other Photos (chronological) :

1. CP 8499 at Smiths Falls, ON., painted in the Maroon & Grey "Block" paint scheme. Photo by Bruce Chapman, 1967. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

2. CP 8499 at Alyth, Calgary AB., painted in the CP Rail Large Multimark paint scheme. Photo by D.R. Phillips, 1972. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

3. CP 1554 at Regina, SK., painted in the CP Rail 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 (1955). Rebuilt by CP as GP9u, chop-nosed, and renumbered to #1554 (7/8/1983).

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