Our Canadian Pacific FP7A passenger locomotive 4069 was built by General Motors in London Ontario in 1952. Painted in classic CP maroon and gray, it’s used to head up our vintage CP passenger cars.

Watch for our historic operational locomotives, CP F7A #4069, CN FP9A #6520 and PGE #561. Visit the Car Shop to check out the Post Office car and Colonist Sleeper Car. Check out the Brightbill House, General Store and Fire Trucks in the PGE Firehall.

In April 1975 CP Rail FP7A 4069 leaves Windsor Station with a Lakeshore commuter train. The exact date is unknown. I traveled across Canada to see this locomotive, and was allowed into the shop for a close up look. I took several shots of one of my all-time favorites from the F Unit family, this fine-looking FP7.

Our North Pole Express train will be led by our 1950’s vintage FP9A passenger locomotives. CN #6520 and/or CP #4069. The train consist will include several of our restored CN coaches, and will feature our historic Canadian Pacific ‘Alberta’ Business Car with observation platform at the end of the train for boarding.

Renumbered back #4069 (11/1965). Sold to VIA Rail (1978), and renumbered to VIA #1425 (1979), then renumbered to VIA #6569 (1980). Acquired by the West Coast Railway Association (1994), restored to #4069 (2000), fully operational. Used for …

Former CP 4069 FP7 taken in June 2000 at the BC Rail shops in North Vancouver, BC. The 4069 replaced the CPR 2860 on the Squamish excusrion run since the 2860 was in disrepair while the CPR 2816 was being overhauled for the CPR in the BC Rail Steamshops.

Founded in 1961, the WCRA is a non-profit society dedicated to preserving British Columbia's railway heritage, presenting the story of how the railways were a catalyst in the creation of Western Canadian communities and their economies.

Dec 11, 2016 · WCRA 4069, a 1952 EMD FP7 pulls the Polar Express north, back towards the railway museum.

Looking up the history of this unit, I found it interesting as to how the unit was numbered between being 1425 and 4069 throughout it history, since it saw life in 1952. Here is a list of the numbers it carried between Via and CP: