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Canadian Pacific Railway Diesel Locomotive Roster

The all-time Canadian Pacific Railway diesel locomotive roster featured pretty much everything from EMDs and GEs to rarer Fairbanks-Morse and Baldwin-Lima models. For a current Canadian Pacific Railway diesel locomotive roster please click here. This list below of surviving CP diesel locomotives will be categorized by original numbers the railroad assigned its units and where they are today, whether in operation, cosmetically restored, or in some state of preservation at railroad museums and tourist railroads. Also, just as something to keep in mind if you are not aware, while some locomotives may be painted/preserved in CP colors this does not necessarily mean that they are of CP heritage (and likewise, some locomotives may be of CP heritage that are not in CP colors).

American Locomotive Company (Alco)

· Alco C424 #4237: Preserved by the Canadian Railway Museum as CP #4237.

· MLW M630 #4563: Preserved by the Canadian Railway Museum as CP #4563.

· MLW M636 #4723: On display in Furnham, Quebec as CP #4723.

· MLW M636 #4743: Currently in operation on the Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad as #3643.

· MLW M640 #4744: Preserved by the Canadian Railway Museum as CP #4744.

· Alco FA-2 #4090: Preserved by the Canada Museum of Rail Travel as CP #4090.

· Alco FB-2 #4469: Preserved by the Canada Museum of Rail Travel as CP #4469.

· MLW RS3 #8427: Preserved by the Western Vancouver Island Heritage Society as CP #8427.

· MLW RS18u #8779: In operation on the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad as #1822.

· MLW RS18u #8794: Preserved by the Railroad & Mining Museum as CP #1800.

· MLW RS23 #8015: Preserved by the Alberta Central Railway Museum as CP #8015.

· MLW RS23 #8032: On display in Fort Fairfield, Maine as CP #8032.

· MLW RSD17 #8921: Preserved by the Elgin County Railway Museum as CP #8921.

· MLW S2 #7077: Preserved by the Canadian Railway Museum as CP #7077.

· MLW S3 #6503: Preserved by the West Coast Railway Association as CP #6503.

· MLW S3 #6513: On display in Brandon, Manitoba as CP #6513.

· MLW S3 #6553: Preserved by the Western Development Museum as CP #6553.

· MLW S3 #6568: Preserved by the Saskatchewan Railway Association as CP #6568.

· MLW S3 #6591: Preserved by the Smith Falls Railroad Museum as CP #6591.

· Alco S11 #6611: Preserved by the Alberta Pioneer Railway Museum as CP #6611.

Baldwin Locomotive Works (BLW)

· BLW DS44-1000 #7069: Privately owned as CP #7069.

· BLW DS44-1000 #8000: On display at the WCRA (West Coast Railway Association) Railway Museum in Squamish, British Columbia.

Electro-Motive Division (EMD)

· GMDD SW1200RS #1229: Preserved by the Alberta Central Railway Museum as CP #1229.

· GMDD SW1200RS #8120: Preserved by the Lake of the Woods Railroaders Museum as CP #8120.

· GMDD FP7 #1409: Preserved by the Canadian Museum of Rail Travel as CP #1409.

· GMDD FP7 #1418: On display in Medicine Hat, Alberta as CP #1418.

· GMDD FP7 #1424: On display in Medicine Hat, Alberta as CP #1424.

· GMDD FP7 #4038: On display in Minnedosa, Manitoba as CP #4038.

· GMDD FP7 #4069: Preserved by the West Coast Railway Association as CP #4069.

· GMDD FP7 #4103: Preserved by the West Coast Railway Association as CP #4103.

· GMDD F7B #4459: Preserved by the West Coast Railway Association as CP #4459.

· EMD GP30 #5000: Preserved by the Canadian Rockies Museum Foundation as CP #5000.

· EMD SD40 #5500: Preserved by the Revelstoke Railway Museum as CP #5500.

Fairbanks-Morse (FM)

· FM CPA 16-4 #4104: Preserved by the Canadian Pacific as #4104 in Calgary.

· FM CPA 16-4 #4455: Stored near DeWinton, Alberta.

· FM CPA 16-4 #4456: Stored near DeWinton, Alberta.

· FM CPA 16-4 #7006: Preserved by the Canada Science & Technology Museum as CP #7006.

· FM H16-44 #8554: Preserved by the Locomotive & RR Historical Society of Western Canada as CP #8554.

· FM H16-44 #8905: Preserved by the Canadian Railway Museum as CP #8905.

Also, it should be noted that many former CP switcher and road units continue to remain in some state of operation and in active revenue service with Class Is, Regionals, shortlines, or leasing companies. To learn more about the disposition of these locomotives please click here to visit The Diesel Shop.

Thanks to Wayne Merlo for help with the information on this page.

While this list will continually be updated it certainly does not completely cover every surviving unit, which was on the Canadian Pacific Railway diesel locomotive roster. So, if you know of any other survivors out there, whether they are parked and gleaming in a museum or sitting out in the weeds along a forgotten siding please let me know so we can keep this list growing, and you will be given full credit for your help.

For more reading on the CP you may want to consider the book Canadian Pacific Railway from author Tom Murray, which gives an excellent general history of the railroad and is filled with historic, color photographs. You may also want to consider the book Evolution of the American Diesel Locomotive by author J. Parker Lamb. As the title implies the book looks at the history and development of the diesel locomotives, covering 200 pages, from its earliest beginnings to the newest designs and models operated today. If you're interested in perhaps purchasing either (or both) of these books please visit the links below which will take you to ordering information through Amazon.com, the trusted online shopping network.

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