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CP 1561 AT ALYTH, CALGARY AB.

Built by : GMD

Built in : 1954 as CP 8483

Serial Number : A 681

Class : DS-17

Paint Scheme : CP Rail no-Multimark

This Photo : Bill Sanderson, 1993

Other Photos (chronological) :

1. CP 8483 at Thunder Bay, ON., painted in the CP Rail Large Multimark paint scheme. Photo by Ronald A. Plazzotta, 1976. From the Bill Sanderson collection;

2. CP 1561 at Alyth, Calgary AB., painted in the CP Rail paint scheme. Photo by Bill Sanderson, 1998.

Paint Data : CP Rail Small Multimark, 8" Stripes > CP Rail no-Multimark > CP Rail

Notes : Built by GMD as GP9 #8483 (1954). Rebuilt by CP as GP9u, chop-nosed and renumbered to #1561 (1983). Retired (9/30/2008). Sold to Rail & Motor International (8/2009) for scrap.

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