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GP9 8679

 

 

GP9

CP 8679

 

 

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CP 8679 AT PORT COQUITLAM, B.C.

 

Built by : GMD

Built in :1957

Serial Number : A 1135

Class : DRS-17d

Paint Scheme : CP Rail Small Multimark

This Photo : Claude Prutton, 1979

 

Other Photos (chronological) :

1. CP 8679 at Revelstoke, B.C., painted in the Maroon & Grey "Block" paint scheme. Photo by Bob Loat, 1962. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

2. CP 8679 at Field, B.C., painted in the Maroon & Grey "Script" paint scheme. Photo by D.R. Philips, 1969. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

3. CP 8679 at Alyth, Calgary AB., painted in the CP Rail Large Multimark paint scheme. Photo by D.R. Phillips, 1974. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

4. CP 8679 at Montreal, QC., painted in the CP Rail Large Multimark paint scheme. Photo by P.A. Patenaude, 1974. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

5. CP 1575 at Alyth, Calgary AB., painted in the CP Rail Small Multimark paint scheme. Photo by Bill Sanderson, 1993.

 

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

 

Notes : Built by GMD (1957). Rebuilt by CP as GP9u, chop-nosed and renumbered to #1575 (5/16/1984).

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