CP paint schemes

Model Railroader Prototype information for the modeler
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When did CP start switching from the Maroonm and Gray paint scheme yo the actob red pacman scheme?

2

Google is your friend to answer all of your questions.

Rich

3

They know all…

https://www.facebook.com/groups/ClassicCanadianPacific

4

This source:

https://waterlooregionmodelrailwayclub.ca/2023/02/genesis-of-the-action-red-era-part-1/

Says that the decision was made in 1968. The transition took a few years, well into the 1970s IIRC.

Simon

5

Thanks for the info. I tried to look at the webb page you listed but the black lettering over the dark maroon background was impossible for me to read.