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CP 8515 AT VANCOUVER, B.C.

Built by : GMD

Built in :1955

Serial Number : A 713

Class : DRS-17a

Paint Scheme : CP Rail Large Multimark

This Photo : Claude Prutton, 1976

Other Photos (chronological) :

1. CP 8515 at Calgary, AB., painted in the Maroon & Grey "Block" paint scheme. Photo by Bruce Chapman, 1968. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

2. CP 8515 at Ottawa, ON., painted in the Maroon & Grey "Script" paint scheme. Photo by Bruce Chapman, 1972. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

3. CP 8515 at Montreal, QC., painted in the CP Rail Large Multimark paint scheme. Photo by Bruce Chapman, 1980. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

4. CP 8515 at Smiths Falls, ON., painted in the CP Rail Small Multimark paint scheme. Photo by Bill Sanderson, 1986;

5. CP 1624 at Port Coquitlam, B.C., painted in the Canadian Pacific paint scheme. Photo by Mark Forseille, 2008.

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

Notes : Built by GMD (1955). Equipped with Steam Generator, larger fueltank and water tank, for use in passenger train service; Airtanks relocated to the roof. Rebuilt by CP as GP9u, chop-nosed, and renumbered to #1624 (7/2/1986).

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