| Owner: | Union Pacific | Number: | UPY 2300 |
| Built: | May, 2005 | Serial Number: | 2RPGGB20852000017 |
| Hybrid History: | UPY 2300 (2005-present) | Converted at: | Motive Power, Inc. (Wabtec) Boise, ID |
| Donor Unit: | Union Pacific (UP) 134 (GE B23-7) | Built: | Nov. 1979 |
| Build No.: | 42684 | Frame No.: | |
| Unit History: | Missouri Pacific (MP) 2323 | ||
| MP 4634 (renumbered) | |||
| UP 134 (retired May, 2004) |
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| Notes: | |
A |
UP 2300-2309 were funded by the Texas Emissions Reduction Program (TERP) and built at MPI Boise, ID using General Electric B23-7A core units. As such, they are classed by UP as GG20GE. From Don Strack’s UP Roster page (http://utahrails.net/all-time/upy-03.php#gg20gp-upy2000). |
B |
UP 2300-2309 are designated for use in the Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth area. From Union Pacific’s Low Emissions Projects page (http://www.uprr.com/she/emg/programs/paper09_05/emissions.shtml) |
C |
Possibly suffered a battery fire in early 2006. From Don Strack's Utah Rails website (http://utahrails.net/all-time/all-time-02.php#b23-100) Interchanged to CP in February, 2006. From UP equipment trace. |
D |
Original number from Extra 2200 South, #127. Augmented by Don Strack's Utah Rails website (http://utahrails.net/all-time/all-time-02.php#b23-100) |
E |
Reported at CAD Rail (Lachine, QB) in Feb., 2006 for repairs after an apparent battery fire. From Canadian Railway Observations April, 2006 issue. Also spotted by Marc Caya with primered hood over the battery compartment. Upgraded to Gen. IV and ready to ship from CAD to Fort Worth in early Nov. 2008. Shipped back to UP in December, 2008. |
F |
UPY 2300-2309 were the only Gen. II green goats built. They can be distinguished from earlier Gen. I green goats by the electrical cabinet. On the Gen. I units, it is slightly taller than the back of the hood. On the Gen. II units, it is not. |
| Photos: | |
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A roof shot of Gen. IV rebuilt UPY 2300 shortly after it left CADRail in Lachine, Quebec. Dec. 13, 2008. Photo by Michael Berry. Click to enlarge. |
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Robert Pierce took this superb shot of UPY 2300 in Houston, TX in Oct. 2005. Photo by Ken Larson. Click to enlarge. |
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UPY 2300 at Proviso on the way to CAD for repairs. Feb. 2005. Photo by Ken Larson. Click to enlarge. |
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UPY 2300 builder's plate. Photo by Ken Larson. Click to enlarge. |
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UPY 2300 sits at CAD in Lachine, QC. April 2007. Photo by Marc Caya. Click to enlarge. |
More photos gladly accepted. |
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