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CP 8623 AT VANCOUVER, B.C.

Built by : GMD

Built in :1956

Serial Number : A 963

Class : DRS-17c

Paint Scheme : CP Rail Large Multimark

This Photo : Claude Prutton, 1977

Other Photos (chronological) :

1. CP 8623 at Toronto, ON., painted in the Maroon & Grey "Block" paint scheme. Photo by D.W. Hately, 1966. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

2. CP 8623 at Saskatoon, SK., painted in the Maroon & Grey "Script" paint scheme. Photo by George Horna, 1976. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

3. CP 1553 at Moose Jaw, SK., painted in the CP Rail System paint scheme. Photo by Bill Sanderson, 1997.

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

Notes : Built by GMD (1956). Rebuilt by CP as GP9u, chop-nosed and renumbered to #1553 (8/31/1983).

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