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CP 8542 AT PORT COQUITLAM, B.C.

Built by : GMD

Built in :1955

Serial Number : A 785

Class : DRS-17b

Paint Scheme : CP Rail Large Multimark

This Photo : Claude Prutton, 1976

Other Photos (chronological) :

1. CP 8542 at Alyth, Calgary AB., painted in the Maroon & Grey "Script" paint scheme. Photo by D.R. Phillips, 1970. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

2. CP 8542 at Montreal, QC., painted in the CP Rail Small Multimark paint scheme. Photo by Bruce Chapman, 1984. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

3. CP 1578 at Smiths Falls, ON., painted in the CP Rail no-Multimark paint scheme. Photo by Bill Sanderson, 1999.

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

Notes : Built by GMD (1955). Rebuilt by CP as GP9u, chop-nosed, and renumbered to #1578 (5/16/1984).

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