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GP9 8543

 

 

GP9

CP 8543

 

 

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CP 8543 AT WINNIPEG, MB.

 

Built by : GMD

Built in :1955

Serial Number : A 786

Class : DRS-17b

Paint Scheme : CP Rail Large Multimark

This Photo : John Leeming, 1975

 

Other Photos (chronological) :

1. CP 8543 at Toronto, ON., painted in the Maroon & Grey "Block" paint scheme. Photo by D.W. Hately, 1967. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

2. CP 8543 at Saskatoon, SK., painted in the CP Rail Small Multimark paint scheme. Photo by R.J. Gallagher, 1985. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

3. CP 1604 at Lachine, QC., painted in the CP Rail System paint scheme. Photo by Bill Sanderson, 1996.

 

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 #1604 (10/31/1985).

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