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GP9 8626

 

 

GP9

CP 8626

 

 

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CP 8626 AT PORT COQUITLAM, B.C.

 

Built by : GMD

Built in :1956

Serial Number : A 966

Class : DRS-17c

Paint Scheme : Maroon & Grey "Script" paint scheme

This Photo : M. Lawrence, 1974. From the E.D. Motis collection

 

Other Photos (chronological) :

1. CP 8626 at Revelstoke, B.C., painted in the Maroon & Grey "Block" paint scheme. Photo by Bob Loat, 1964. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

2. CP 8626 at Regina, SK., painted in the CP Rail Small Multimark paint scheme (experimental). Photo by George Horna, 1976. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

3. CP 8626 at Edmonton, AB., painted in the CP Rail Small Multimark paint scheme. Photo by P.A. Patenaude, 1986. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

4. CP 1635 at Alyth, Calgary, AB., painted in the CP Rail paint scheme. Photo by Bill Sanderson, 1998.

 

Paint data : Maroon & Grey "Block" > Maroon & Grey "Script" > CP Rail Small Multimark, 5" stripes (experimental) > CP Rail Small Multimark, 8" stripes.

 

Notes : Built by GMD (1956). Rebuilt by CP as GP9u, chop-nosed and renumbered to #1635 (12/2/1986).

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