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Lease Units										Demonstrators
CEFX										DEMO

For the all-time SOO Line diesel roster, click here. This section of the Motive Power pages only lists SOO Line units that were acquired in the 1991 merger. Also listed are units of the Delaware & Hudson (D&H). Newly listed are the locomotives of the Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad (IC&E), and Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad (DM&E). These units became part of the CPR roster after these two roads merged with Canadian Pacific in late 2008.

Goal : To be the most comprehensive and informative roster type archive covering CPR diesel locomotives from the first unit until the last one.

General : The locomotives pictures are sorted by number series. On the individual pages for each unit you'll find the builder, year in which the unit was (re)built, serial number, paint scheme as shown on the photo, photographer of that photo, and special notes on dispositions, modifications, etc. When more than one photo is available, there is a chronological listing of photos, again with location, paint scheme, and photographer.

Updates : When a first photograph is uploaded, a picture is labelled, for instance, “CP 9500-1” . When additional photos are added, they will be labelled ”-2”, “-3” and so on. Due to the fact that there were some issues with downloadable .zip files in the past, these are no longer available for download. So when an update for a unit is listed on the Updates page, simply go to the page for that unit, move your mouse pointer over the hyperlinks, which are normally coloured blue, and look for the highest numbered picture. That one will be the latest addition to that page.

Contributing : Your photos are welcome to be added to the archive. However, they have to meet a few requirements. Minimum size should be 800 pixels wide. Preferrable are sharp, clean photos taken by yourself, showing the entire unit, front uncoupled, broadside, or at about a 45 degree angle. Rear and roof shots are also accepted on a limited basis. For modern day units, pictures should not be badly backlit, cropped or otherwise obstructed by poles, fences etc. This does not fully apply to older units, as there is no chance of photographing them again.

Be cautious with the use of enhancing tools, such as Adobe Photoshop® or any other similar photo editing program.

Crops of action photos are no longer accepted; exception is made for vintage photos. Labelled photos are preferred, but they can also be labelled for you. A date, location and/or photographer should be provided with the picture.

Don’t bother sending pictures that are not taken by you, or were scanned from a copyrighted book, or (scanned/downloaded) photos forwarded from another website, without the permission to do so from the copyright owner. Photos from a slide collection are accepted as long as you can provide the name of the original photographer.

If you feel to contribute to the website, please contact me first before sending photos. The email adress is found on the main roster page. Beyond photo contributing, updated written info on a specific unit is also appreciated (i.e. retirement dates, date of being repainted, etc. etc.).

Wanted : Most wanted are pictures of units that are long gone off the roster. Also wanted are rear end shots, shots of oddball paint schemes, photos of fresh repaints, wreck photos, and photos of former CP units now operating for leasing companies and other railways. Faded, yellowed and/or aged material will be considered for inclusion if they depict rare or historically significant events or subjects.

If you have any comments or questions regarding this Motive Power archive, don't hesitate to contact me at wilco [at] cprdieselroster.com.

The contents of the Motive Power archives wouldn't be possible without these contributors : A. Ross Harrison, Aaron Hirschfeld, Adam Meeks, Andrew Patterson, Bernie Goodman, Bill Sanderson, Bob Eley, Bob Heathorn, Brendan Frisina, Bruce Chapman, Bryan Martyniuk, Cam Leonard, Carter Fitzpatrick, Chris Davidson, Chris Slaney, Claude Prutton, Cor van Steenis, Cyrus Gillespie, Dale Miller, Dale Winkler, Darren Russell, Deane Motis, Doug Campbell, Doug Mackenzie, Earl Minnis, Earl Roberts, Greg Mostardi, Greg Sherwood, James Gamble, James A. Brown, James Brookman, James Lalande, Jim Brown, Jim van Horn, Jim Johnston, John Leeming, John Soehner, Joshua Slusser, Joy Mautner, Ken Garber, Ken Johnston, Ken Perry, Kevin McHugh, Mark Boesche, Manny Jacob, Mark Forseille, Mark Jackson, Mark Johnson, Mark Veis, Merrell Philippi, Michael Knapp, Mike McMahon, Nathan Dahms, Nick Acciavatti, Nigel Horsley, Norm Pascal, Peter McLaughlin, Peter Sansburn, Rainer Auer, Richard Parlby, Rick Briney, Robby Gragg, Roman Litarchuk, Ron 'Lumberjack" Visockis, Rick Nicholas, Ryan Osachoff, Steven Dzurek, Tim Mayhew, Tom Price, and Tom Twigge.