CP Rail

GP9 Upgraded road switchers

Part of the Ten-Year Locomotive Program

Early rebuilds 8200-8204 under original numbers.

8205-8249 main allotment.

8250-8252 renumbered yard units (1572, 1616, 1619) that had retained transition thus capable of road speeds.

8200 (ex 8615 rebuilt 9/1981) Note extended rear sand box.
Note too the rerailer (yellow) a pair (one each side) was standard practice.

New paint scheme minus Multimark. Rerailers removed.
White reflective stripe replaces small dots for better level crossing night visibility.

Sold 6/2015 LTEX 8200 .

8201 ex 8619 GP9 GMD A959 8/1956
(Note 8619 chop nose and upgraded Angus 9/1977 after fire).
Rebuild outshopped Odgen 9/11/1982
Sold 4/2015 Metro East (D). Became 1/2016 FTRL 8201

8202 (ex 8518 r/b 4/15/1983). GMD A716 12/1954. Retired 5/16/1983 and scrapped.
St.Luc. 4/20/1983 Bruce Chapman

8203 (ex 8530 rebuilt 12/1983) GMD A689 5/1955 Subsequent owner RSSX 8203.

8204:2nd (ex 8492) GMD A690 10/1954 Rebuilt Ogden 5/30/1984 without extended rear sandbox.

8204 in new paint scheme without Multimark but with RCMP Musical Ride logo. Retired 5/2013.
Huntingdon, BC 9/22/1998

Main program begun with 8205 (ex 8648) outshopped 4/26/1988 to
8241 outshopped 3/29/1990.
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Also, 8242-8249 outshopped 3/16/1988 to 12/14/1989
Note: 8250, 8251, 8252 ex 1572, 1616, 1619 which had
retained their transition thus permiting 65 mph speed.

8208 in new paint scheme. Subsequent owner BTR 8208.

8210 (ex 8631) GMD A971 10/1956 Rebuilt 9/1988. Sold 8/2015 CCGX 4024.

8212 (ex STLH 8212 nee 8804) GMD A1456 1/1958 Rebuilt 9/1988 8212
Sold 8/2015 subsequent owner CCGX 8212 re# 4023

8218 with TEC train. Rebuilt 11/1988 ex 8678. GMD A1134 8/1957
Thunder Bay 1/01/2008.

8241 (ex 8681 A1137 7/1957) r/b 3/1990 and 8247 (ex 8836 A1727 8/1959)
r/b 12/1986 GP9's (53) rebuilt for road service. St.Luc 9/11/1999 Kermit Geary Jr.

8242 (r/b 3/1988 ex 8835) GMD A1726 8/1959. Retired 9/30/2021 WD (Waiting Disposal) St.Luc 3/25/2012

8246 (ex 8825) GMD A1716 7/1959 Rebuilt 11/1988
CP red paint scheme with golden beaver emblem.
Smiths Falls July 30, 2001 Bob Heathorn

8248 (ex 8826) GMD A1717 7/1959. Rebuilt 9/1989. Sold 8/2015 CCGX 4022

8250 ex 1572 re# 10/1997, r/b/ Angus 3/1984, nee 8516. GMD A714 11/1954
Re# 8250 10/1997 Hamilton 5/10/2008

Subsequent owner: Sold 6/2015 LTEX 8250 resold Fall 2017 PESX 8250

Heavy Haul - US

8263, 8264, 8270, 8275
Ex SOO/nee WC 2404, 2405, 2411, 2555

Note: These 4 GP9 units were not upgraded rebuilds.
Units simply renumbered when repainted in CP paint scheme.
Other models of SOO power retained their three digit SOO numbers.

8275 renumbered 1996 (ex SOO 2555) GP9 EMD 19084 1955. Greenwood, MN 9/23/1999