| Number | Class | Built | | Retired | Notes |
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| 6500 | GPA-17a, | September 1954 | | 25 May 1972 | - wrecked 21 January 1972 while leading 6611 and 6515,
struck a mudslide near Vaveby BC (mile 49.9 Clearwater Subdivision) - scrapped by CN at Transcona MB
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| 6501 | GPA-17a, | October 1954 | | 31 March 1978 | - transferred to VIA • sold by VIA to 8 March 1995 to Ohio Central Railroad, Coshocton OH
- remained in Montreal after sale to Ohio Central until mid-1997 before being moved to Ohio;
- reportedly refused by CSX for onward movement to Ohio Central due to missing rear drawbar
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| 6502 | GPA-17a, | October 1954 | | 31 March 1978 | - transferred to VIA •sold by VIA 20 February 1995 to Wisconsin Central for use on Algoma Central
- refurbished and numbered Algoma Central 1750
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| 6503 | GPA-17a, | November 1954 | | 10 December 1974 | - wrecked 28 September 1974 while leading 6609 and 6600 in head-on collision with SD40 5151 and 5080
near McMurphy BC (mile 34.5 of the Clearwater Subdivision) - scrapped by CN at Transcona MB
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| 6504 | GPA-17a | November 1954 | | 31 March 1978 | - transferred to VIA • sold by VIA 23 February 1995 to Independent Locomotive Sales, Bethel MN
- purchased by Kansas City Southern in August 1995 for business car fleet renumbered KCS 2 and named Shreveport
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| 6505 | GPA-17a | November 1954 | | 31 March 1978 | - transferred to VIA
- sold by VIA 8 March 1995 to Locomotive Fifteen Corporation, North Conway NH for use on the Conway Scenic Railroad
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| 6506 | GPA-17a | December 1954 | | 31 March 1978 | - transferred to VIA• painted as "Amrail" 6506 in 1983 for use in movie "Next to Last Train Ride" filmed in southern Alberta;
- returned to VIA service for a short time wearing this paint
- sold by VIA 20 February 1995 to Wisconsin Central for use on Algoma Central refurbished and numbered Algoma Central 1751
- sold to Pioneer Rail, shipped to Gettysburg Scenic Railroad, 2003
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| 6507 | GPA-17a | December 1954 | | 31 March 1978 | - transferred to VIA • sold by VIA to 8 March 1995 to Ohio Central Railroad Coshocton OH
- purchased by Kansas City Southern in August 1995 for business car fleet renumbered KCS 4 and named Vicksburg
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| 6508 | GPA-17a, | December 1954 | | 31 March 1978 | - transferred to VIA • rebuilt by CN for VIA in 1984 and renumbered to VIA 6305
- sold by VIA 29 December 1994 to Les Trains Touristiques du Saint-Laurent ("Tortillard"), Clermont QC
- following bankruptcy of Les Trains Touristiques du St-Laurent, purchased at auction 13 June 1997
by Waterloo-St Jacobs Railway, Waterloo ON
restored to original yellow and green CN colours, renumbered 6508 and named Spirit of St Jacobs - moved to Toronto for storage December 2000 when WSJR encountered financial difficulties
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| 6509 | GPA-17a | December 1954 | | 31 March 1978 | - repainted 20 December 1966 into special paint scheme and numbered 1967 along with repainted
CP unit 1867 (former 1411), pulled the special Centennial Train across Canada in 1967 - restored to CN paint and renumbered 6509 14 December 1967
- transferred to VIA • rebuilt by CN Pointe St Charles shops for VIA in 1984 and renumbered to VIA 6304
- modified by VIA in 1997 to remove steam generator and install head end power generator
- based in Winnipeg and used on Churchill run • sold to IFS Leasing in Saugus CA, 2002
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| 6510 | GPA-17a | January 1955 | | 31 March 1978 | - transferred to VIA • sold by VIA 15 December 1994 to the City of Thunder Bay
for display purposes in a riverside park near present CP station
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| 6511 | GPA-17a | January 1955 | | 31 March 1978 | - transferred to VIA
- painted as "Amrail" 6511 in 1983 for use in movie "Next to Last Train Ride" filmed in southern Alberta
- returned to VIA service for a short time wearing this paint
- sold by VIA 20 February 1995 to Wisconsin Central for use on Algoma Central refurbished and numbered Algoma Central 1752
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| 6512 | GPA-17a | January 1955 | | 31 March 1978 | - involved in grade crossing incident 11 October 1973, with truck at Clover Bar AB (just east of Edmonton at mile 259
of the Wainright Subdivision) while leading 6601 and 6607; not seriously damaged - transferred to VIA • sold by VIA to 8 March 1995 to Ohio Central Railroad, Coshocton OH
- purchased by Kansas City Southern in August 1995 for business car fleet renumbered KCS 1 and named Meridian
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| 6513 | GPA-17b | February 1955 | | 31 March 1978 | - transferred to VIA • sold by VIA to 8 March 1995 to Ohio Central Railroad, Coshocton OH
- resold by Ohio Central for scrap to Larry's Truck and Electric, McDonald OH;
6513 was never on OCRR property
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| 6514 | GPA-17c | January 1957 | | 31 March 1978 | - transferred to VIA • sold by VIA 20 February 1995 to Wisconsin Central
for use on Algoma Central refurbished and numbered Algoma Central 1753 - retired again by CN on 1 November 2001, shortly after CN's acquisition of Wisconsin Central
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| 6515 | GPA-17c | January 1957 | | 31 March 1978 | - transferred to VIA • rebuilt by CN Pointe St Charles shops for VIA in 1984 and renumbered to VIA 6307
- modified by VIA in 1997 to remove steam generator and install head end power generator
- based in Montreal and used in passenger service to northern Quebec
- derailed August 30 2000 near Hervey QC upon striking large dump truck at private crossing;
suffered dented nose and ruptured fuel tank; repaired, repainted and returned to service - sold to Ohio Central Railroad, 4 April 2002 and shipped to NRE-Alco in Capreol ON
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| 6516 | GPA-17c | January 1957 | | 31 March 1978 | - transferred to VIA • involved in level crossing accident shortly after transfer to VIA
- repaired using portions of nose from F7A 9162 and returned to service
- last un-rebuilt FP9A used by VIA as part of an A-B set when it lead train 1 January 1990, an extra from Gaspe to Montreal
- sold by VIA 8 March 1995 to Locomotive Fifteen Corporation, North Conway NH for use on the Conway Scenic Railroad
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| 6517 | GPA-17c | February 1957 | | 30 April 1960 | - wrecked 13 February 1960 while leading 6608 in head on collision with
GP9s 4564 and 4583, near Osawin ON (mile 32.0 of the Caramat Subidivision, 32 miles west of Hornepayne).
The two F-units were pulling the westbound Super Continental passenger train (No 1).
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| 6518 | GPA-17c | February 1957 | | 31 March 1978 | - transferred to VIA • sold by VIA to 8 March 1995 to Ohio Central Railroad, Coshocton OH
- resold by Ohio Central for scrap to Larry's Truck and Electric, McDonald OH but 6518 was never on OCRR property
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| 6519 | GPA-17c | February 1957 | | 31 March 1978 | - transferred to VIA • sold by VIA to 8 March 1995 to Ohio Central Railroad, Coshocton
- OH resold by Ohio Central for scrap to Larry's Truck and Electric, McDonald OH; 6519 was never on OCRR property
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| 6520 | GPA-17c | March 1957 | | 31 March 1978 | - transferred to VIA • rebuilt by CN Pointe St Charles shops for VIA in 1984 and renumbered to VIA 6306
- sold by VIA 29 December 1994 to Les Trains Touristiques du Saint-Laurent ("Tortillard"), Clermont QC
- following bankruptcy of Les Trains Touristiques du St-Laurent, purchased at auction 13 June 1997
by Waterloo-St Jacobs Railway, Waterloo ON restored to original yellow and green CN colours,
renumbered 6520 and named Pride of Waterloo - moved to Toronto for storage December 2000 when WSJR encountered financial difficulties
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