These black and red GP9s have white diagonal stripes on their sides with yellow refl ectors and “wet noodle” logo on front and rear ends. The GMD GP9 is a 4-axle diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between January 1954 and August 1963. General Motors Diesel, Ltd., was created in 1949 as the Canadian subsidiary of the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors located in the United States. Tariffs protected Canadian manufacturers against imported goods, thus many companies wanting to do business in Canada set up controlled or wholly-owned subsidiaries in Canada.