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CPKC Releases New Paint Scheme

CPKC employees voted on a new paint scheme that was released on Wednesday. Image Courtesy of CPKC.

CPKC Releases New Paint Scheme

By Railfan & Railroad Staff

Canadian Pacific Kansas City released its new locomotive livery on Wednesday, more than two months after the Class I was created by the merger of Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern. 

Earlier this spring, CPKC let employees vote on the new scheme from a handful of options. Most of which were a combination of CP and KCS’ colors of red, white, yellow and black. 

A digital rendering of the winning paint scheme is very similar to CP’s current scheme, except with angled bands of yellow and black at the rear. The railroad’s beaver logo is on the long hood as well as “CPKC” in white. The nose also says “CPKC.” Below the cab windows are three flags, representing the three nations the railroad operates in. 

It was unclear when the first CPKC unit would roll out of the paint shop. 

This article was posted on: June 28, 2023