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GP9 8628

 

 

GP9

CP 8628

 

 

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CP 8628 AT WILKIE, SK.

 

Built by : GMD

Built in :1956

Serial Number : A 968

Class : DRS-17c

Paint Scheme : CP Rail Large Multimark

This Photo : R.A. Matthews, 1977. From the Bill Sanderson collection.

 

Other Photos (chronological) :

1. CP 8628 at Lethbridge, AB., painted in the Maroon & Grey "Script" paint scheme. Photographer unknown, 1972. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

2. CP 8628 at Saskatoon, SK., painted in the CP Rail Small Multimark paint scheme. Photo by R.J. Gallagher, 1981. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

3. CP 1573 at Moose Jaw, SK., painted in the CPR Beaver paint scheme. Photo by Bill Sanderson, 2004.

 

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

 

Notes : Built by GMD (1956). Rebuilt by CP as GP9u, chop-nosed and renumbered to #1573 (3/23/1984).

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