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CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY
Paint Schemes
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CP Rail (1968) "Action Red" variations:
A5L Action Red, 5" nose/cab front stripes, large multimark. This was the first "CP Rail" paint scheme. The last unit delivered in this scheme was SD40-2 #5717 in 1975.
A5M Action Red, 5" nose/cab front stripes, small multi. This version was applied only to GM hood units. Units so painted had a red area above the height of the multimark on the rear of the long hood.
A5Mc Action Red, 5" nose/cab stripes, multi on cab (endcab switchers only). In all likelihood, all switchers with 5" stripes had multimarks on the cab and road numbers on the hood.
A8Lf Action Red, 8" nose stripes, large multi, white frame stripe. SD40-2 #5700 was the prototype unit (1975) in this scheme followed by SD40-2's #5718-5777.
A8L Action Red, 8" nose stripes, large multi. 1977-78 deliveries came in this scheme including SD40-2's 5837-64, 5778-99, 5900-14.
A8M Action Red, 8" nose stripes, small multi. After 1979 and beginning with SD40-2 #5915, the white frame stripe was dropped.
A8Mc Action Red, 8" nose stripes, multi on cab (endcab switchers only).
A8Mh Action Red, 8" nose stripes, multi on hood immediately in front of the cab (endcab switchers only).
A8NM 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.
CP Rail System (1993) variations:
C/DF Candy Apple Red, Full "CP Rail System" lettering and "Dual Flag" logo. First unit repainted was SD40-2 #6034 in April 1993. The only new deliveries in this scheme were AC4400CW’s #9500-9582 and rebuilt SD40M-2's #5490-5499.
CPRS Candy Apple Red, "CP Rail System" lettering but no "Dual Flag" logo. This variation was intended for yard units only.
CCP Candy Apple Red, but lettered "CP Rail" only. This was an interim variation applied to very few units during the summer of 1997 while CPR was trying to develop an identity, but after they had dropped the "Dual-Flag" logo.
Canadian Pacific Railway (1997) variations:
CPR Candy Apple Red, "Canadian Pacific" lettering with Beaver Logo on hood. First units repainted were AC4400CW #9581 and GP38-2 #3069 in September 1997. First new deliveries were AC4400CW’s #9583-9683.
CPRx Candy Apple Red, "Canadian Pacific" lettering without Beaver Logo. A few units were outshopped without logos just prior to unveiling of the "Beaver" logo as CPR was attempting to keep the design secret.
CPRc Candy Apple Red, "Canadian Pacific" lettering with Beaver Logo on cab. Mainly used for yard engines.
CPR/EX Candy Apple Red, "EXPRESSWAY" logo on hood, CP on nose.
** These schemes variously used solid white or red/white-dashed frame stripes.
Interim schemes
xUP Union Pacific yellow with red CP markings (Units 5422,5424-5426,5428-5431 only.)
xKCS Kansas City Southern white with red CP markings (Units 670-676 and 5416,5417 only.)
xNS Norfolk Southern black with white CP markings (Units 3244-3254 and 5484,5485 only.)
PRIM Primer with CP or STLH markings (Units 5447-5449 only.).
xB&M B&M blue with CP markings (Units 4651/4657 only.)
xGTI Guilford gray with CP markings (Units 4650,4652-4656 only.)
xSOOr SOO red with CP markings.  (Units 6619 and 6623 only.)
xSOOw SOO white with CP markings.  (Units 6618, 6620, 6621 and 6622 only.)
** These are the major variations. Minor variations are included as notes.
St.Lawrence & Hudson (1995)

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