Donald C. Lewis' "Rail Canada Vol. 5" indicates the described scheme was the
final one used by CP Rail prior to the sale of the RDCs to VIA. Apparently
the white reflective stripes are 12" in width. There are photos of RDC-1
9055 and RDC-2 9105 in the book on page 69 taken in 1977 and 1978
respectively. The other detail on these units is the white frame stripe.
Rainer Auer
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From: Bill Miller <bmiller@...>
To: <C-P-R@...>
Sent: May 16, 1999 8:24 PM
Subject: [C-P-R] RDC end-striping
From: Bill Miller <bmiller@...>
So last night I'm lazing around and pick a book of the shelf to peruse
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-VIA RAIL CANADA - THE FIRST FIVE YEARS by Tom Nelligan-
On page 70 I noted a photo of CP RDC-1 #9067 taken in the early 1980's on
Vancouver Island with striping on the end much like the end of a locomotive,
45 degree red/white appearing to be about 8" maybe a little better.
I never knew of RDC's like this. Were there others or is this unique to
#9067 ??
