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CP Rail 1205 GM EMD SW9 diesel-electric locomotive

Soo Line 1548 GM EMD MP15AC diesel-electric locomotive, General American Transportation Leasing (GSCX) 7354 GM EMD SD40-2 diesel-electric locomotive, CP Rail 1205 GM EMD SW9 diesel-electric locomotive, and CP Rail 1206 GM EMD SW1200RS diesel-electric locomotive [distant] in the Bensenville locomotive yard. (SOO 1548, GSCX 7354, CP 1205, CP 1206, SOO, GM EMD MP15AC, SOO locomotives, Locomotives, GSCX, GM EMD SD40-2, Lease locomotives, CP, GM EMD SW9, CP locomotives, GM EMD SW1200, photographed on 11 November 1998 at Bensenville locomotive yard).     Image size ( 600 x 300; 46 KB ) is available.

CP 1205 is a 1,200 horsepower model SW1200RS, built between 1981 and 1985 by General Motors Electro Motive Division. [courtesy of The Official Locomotive Rosters & News, James W. Kerr, 2000 edition, ISBN 0-919295-32-0, August 1999]

CP 1205: Builder: GMD-CP, Model: SW9u, B/N: A494, RB/D: 1983, Paint: A8NM, Notes: 7405. Units 1200-1205 rebuilt from 7400-7405 series. Paint scheme A8NM, CP Rail (1968) "Action Red" variation, Action Red, 8" nose stripes, no multimark. SD40 #5513 was one of the first to appear in this scheme in late 1987. The only new deliveries in this scheme were SD40-2F’s #9000-9024. [source Canadian Pacific Railway Diesel Locomotive Roster, compiled by William D. Miller, January 2000]

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