| Owner: | Union Pacific | Number: | UPY 2656 |
| Built: | June 2007 | Serial Number: | |
Genset History: |
UPY 2656 (2007-present) | Converted at: | Super Steel, Glenville, NY |
| Donor Unit: | Union Pacific (UP) 7833 (GE B30-7) | Built: | Feb. 1979 |
| Build No.: | 42218 | Frame No.: | |
| Unit History: | Southern Pacific (SP) 7833 | ||
| UP 7833 (Merger, ret. May 07 for rebuild) |
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| Notes: | |
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UP's first group of RP20BD locomoitves was built on the frames of retired B30-7 and B30-7A units, and are classed by UP as RP20GE. From photographic evidence. |
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UP's order for 80 RP20BD models and 18 RP20BH locomotives is funded by TERP. The units are to be depoloyed in San Antonio (9 units), Houston (43 units) and Fort Worth (46 units). From a Railpower press release and the release of a Union Pacific presentation on Genset switchers in Sacramento, CA July, 2006. |
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Previous unit numbers and histories supplied by Railpower, with histories from Don Strack's Modern Era UP Roster. |
| Photos: | |
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UPY 2656 crossing CSX in Willard, OH. Photo by Tom Boylan. June 2007. Click to enlarge. |
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UPY 2656 in Roanoke, TX. Photo by Mike Murray. June 24, 2007. Click to enlarge. |
Additional photos welcomed and encouraged.
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