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Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive Roster and Photo Archives
CP 8921
CP 8921 Ottawa West, ON - 1965-09-24 W. R. Linley


CP 8921 Model Model
(as built)		 B/N O/N
RSD-17 RSD-17 81603 4901
History (chronological): Owner Number Date
Built by MLW as demo: CP 7007 1957-05
demonstrated as: CN 3899 1957-12
demonstrated as: PGE 624 1958-04
Sold to: CP 8921 1959-09
Notes:
Originally designated as an RSD-15M, this was an MLW demonstrator that carried the full colours of the railroad it was demonstrating on.   It worked as CP 7007 from 1957-05-24 to 1957-12-02, then went to CN as CN 3899 from 1957-12-19 to 1958-03-24, and finally tried out as PGE 624 from 1958-04-01 to 1958-10-05.   It was repainted and sold to CP as CP 8921 1959-09-14.  CP chop-nosed it in 1988.
Disposition:
Donated to Elgin County Railway Museum, St.Thomas, ON (1997).
Other Photos Available:
1. CP 8921 at St.Luc, QC (1994-09-20) chop-nosed.


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