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Railpower RP20BH Prototype RPRX 5401

GG20B Rosters

RPRX 2001

Owner: Railpower, Inc. Number:

RPRX 5401

Built: Sept.?, 2006 Serial Number: 2RPBHB20964000167
Hybrid History: RPRX 5401 (2006-present) Converted at: Super Steel Schenectady, NY
       
Donor Unit: RMPX 9637 (GMD GP40-2LW) Built: 1976
Build No.: A3432 Frame No.:  
Unit History: Canadian National (CN) 9637    
  Railcar Limited (RMPX) 9637 (in GA, 2002)    

 

 
Notes:  
A

RP20BH Prototype under construction at Super Steel Schenectady. Frame of CN 9637 cut down by Alstom Calgary and shipped to Super Steel 7-2005 for RP20BH prototype. From Extra 2200 South, #128, Pg. 21.

B

Prototype design finalized and expected to be ready by the end of 2006Q2. From Railpower 2006Q1 report.

C
According to Railpower, ex-CN 9637 was used for RP20BD prototype RPRX 5400. Donor unit for 5401 unknown.
D
Prototype unit spotted mid-August, 2006 at Super Steel by Dean Splittgerber.
E
Donor unit (NENE 9702) provided by Railpower. August, 2006.
F
History of NENE 9702 extracted from the builder's number cross-reference on the UNofficial EMD Homepage (http://www.trainweb.org/emdloco/)
G
Unit serial number posted on Locopohotos.com by Eric Aucoin.
   
Photos:  
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Nearly complete RPRX 5401 sits outside Super Steel in Glenville, NY. August, 2006. Photo by Dean Splittgerber. Click to enlarge.
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Nearly complete RPRX 5401 sits outside Super Steel in Glenville, NY. August, 2006. Photo by Dean Splittgerber. Click to enlarge.
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Nearly complete RPRX 5401 sits outside Super Steel in Glenville, NY. August, 2006. Photo by Dean Splittgerber. Click to enlarge.
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Nearly complete RPRX 5401 sits outside Super Steel in Glenville, NY. August, 2006. Photo by Dean Splittgerber. Click to enlarge.
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A look at the other side of RPRX 5401 outside Super Steel in Glenville, NY. Sept., 2006. Photo by Dean Splittgerber. Click to enlarge.
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RPRX 5401 at CP's St. Luc Yard in Montreal. Nov. 2006. Photo by Eric Aucoin. Click to enlarge.
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RPRX 5401 at CP's St. Luc Yard in Montreal. Nov. 2006. Photo by Eric Aucoin. Click to enlarge.

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