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CP 8900 AT MONTREAL, QC.

Built by : CLC

Built in : 1955

Serial Number : 24L861-2900

Class : DRS-24a

Paint Scheme : Maroon & Grey "Block" paint scheme

This Photo : CPR photograph, 1955. From the Bill Sanderson collection

Other Photos (chronological) :

1. CP 8900 at Trail, B.C., painted in the Maroon & Grey "Block" paint scheme. Photo by Jim Hope, 1972. from the Ron Visockis collection;

2. CP 8900 at Alyth, Calgary AB., painted in the Maroon & Grey "Block" paint scheme. Photo by E.D. Motis, 1975.

Paint data : Maroon & Grey "Block" (long hood forward) > Maroon & Grey "Block" (short hood forward)

Notes : Built by Fairbanks Morse (1955), completed by CLC. Used in Hump service at Alyth, Calgary AB. (1974-1976). Retired (6/10/1976). scrapped at Ogden shops, Calgary AB. (8/1976). Engine block acquired by FM Engine Division, refurbished and sold to a gas station at Rockford, IL.

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