| Owner: | Union Pacific | Number: | UPY 898 |
| Built: | Dec. 2007 | Serial Number: | 1RPBDB20875000187 |
| Genset History: | UPY 898 (2008-present) | Converted at: | CAD, Lachine, QB |
| Donor Unit: | Union Pacific (UP) 3635 (EMD SD40-2) | Built: | Nov. 1979 |
| Build No.: | 786263-27 | Frame No.: | |
| Unit History: | UP 3635 (to UPB-cab deactivated 1992) | ||
| UPB 3635 (cab reactivated 1993, to UP) | |||
| UP 3635 (Ret. for conversion to RP20CD) |
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| Notes: | |
A |
UP's first order for four RP20CD locomoitves was announced by Railpower in a Sept. 12, 2007 press release. The units will go into service in Roseville according to other sources, and will be classed as RP20SD by UP. |
B |
Core unit numbers for the first four units was provided by Railpower in mid-Jan. 2008. According to Railpower, the group includes former UP SD40-2's UP 3728 (UPY 896), UP 7891 (UPY 897), UP 7916 (UPY 898) and UP 3635 (UPY 899). According to later info, the 3635 was to be 898, and 7916 to be UPY 899. |
C |
Previous unit data from Don Strack's UP rosters. (http://www.utahrails.net/all-time/modern-index.php). Unit history assumes that the later information is correct. As of April 2008 that was not yet confirmed. |
D |
UPY 897 and 898 were photographed together on CP train 233-24 in Smiths Falls, ON in late April 2008 en route to the US. After a break-in period, the 897, 898 and 899 were all photographed together in transit to California on the I-G2OA-6 in Cheyenne, WY in the early morning hours of June 8, 2008. |
E |
Builder's plate information checked by Bruno Berzins and verified by Ken Larson. Please don't send me angry e-mails telling me that the serial matches the 896. I am aware of that, and just as confused as you are. |
| Photos: | |
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UPY 898 on its way through Smiths Falls, ON on CP train 233-24. April 24, 2008. Photo by Bob Heathorn. Click to enlarge. |
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UPY 898 on its way through Smiths Falls, ON on CP train 233-24. April 24, 2008. Photo by Bob Heathorn. Click to enlarge. |
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UPY 898 on its way through Smiths Falls, ON on CP train 233-24. April 24, 2008. Photo by Bob Heathorn. Click to enlarge. |
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UPY 897 and 898 together on CP train 233-24 in Smiths Falls, ON. April 24, 2008. Photo by Bob Heathorn. Click to enlarge. |
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UPY 897 and 898 together on CP train 233-24 in Smiths Falls, ON. April 24, 2008. Photo by Bob Heathorn. Click to enlarge. |
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UPY 898 in Proviso, IL. May 5, 2008. Photo by Ken Larson. Click to enlarge. |
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UPY 897 and 898 together on CP train 233-24 in Smiths Falls, ON. April 24, 2008. Photo by Bob Heathorn. Click to enlarge. |
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UPY 898 in transit to California on train I-G2OA-6, stopped for a crew change in Cheyenne, WY in the early hours of June 8, 2008. Photo by Jody Moore. Click to enlarge. |
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UPY 898 in transit to California on train I-G2OA-6, stopped for a crew change in Cheyenne, WY in the early hours of June 8, 2008. Photo by Jody Moore. Click to enlarge. |
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UPY 899, 898 and 897 in transit to California on train I-G2OA-6. The train is stopped for a crew change in Cheyenne, WY in the early hours of June 8, 2008. Photo by Jody Moore. Click to enlarge. |
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