Caption:

seventies road power

four models, two builders

and three of the four were delivered to the CPR in maroon and gray livery.

SD40-2 CP Rail 5728 (GMD September 1975)

C-630M CP Rail 4504 (MLW 1968 )

GP35 CP Rail 5021 (GMD 1965 ), the future cab-slug 1128

SD40 CP Rail 5514 (GMD 1966 ), the future DM&E 6081

On a warm, sunny , spring 1977 Sunday, negative by S.Danko

What's interesting:

the different types and locations: classification lights, horn, radio antenna, manual brake wheel / lever

consistent location: the bell, dual sealed beam head lamp

old and new versions: CP Rail stripes

and the one constant: Canadian Pacific script lettering on the Agincourt water tower


CP Rail regularly paired big six axle power with smaller four axle,( witness here the C-630M / GP35 lashup ). More:

M – F lashup

M – RS lashup

M – GP – M – C lashup

GP – SD lashup

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