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Union Pacific GG20B UPY 2301

GG20B Rosters

RPRX 2001

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UPY 2301

Built: Sept. 9, 2005 Serial Number:  
Hybrid History: UPY 2301 (2005-present) Converted at: Motive Power, Inc. (Wabtec) Boise, ID
       
Donor Unit: Union Pacific (UP) 204 (GE B30-7A) Built: Nov., 1981
Build No.: 43739 Frame No.:  
Unit History: Missouri Pacific 8404    
  UP 204 (retired May, 2004)    

 

 
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
UPY 2301 in Fort Worth, TX July, 2006. At FWWR yard getting batteries replaced in mid-July. Info from UP equipment trace, battery info from Railspot users Mike Murray and Ken Fitzgerald.
D
Original number supplied by check of Blue Card, augmented by Don Strack's Utah Rails website (http://utahrails.net/all-time/all-time-02.php#b23-100)
E

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.

F

Unit moved to CAD Rail in Lachine, Quebec in late 2007 for upgrade work to Gen. IV standards. Returned in November 2008 after upgrades. Spotted southbound on CP train 235/23 in Smiths Falls, ON on Nov. 24, 2008.

   
Photos:  
UPY 2301
UPY 2301 in Fort Worth, TX. Photo by Ken Fitzgerald. July, 2006. Click to enlarge.
UPY 2301
Getting new batteries in Fort Worth, TX. Photo by Mike Murray. July 2, 2006. Click to enlarge.
UPY 2301
UPY 2301 and 2302 in Fort Worth, TX. Photo by Ken Fitzgerald. July, 2006. Click to enlarge.
UPY 2301
UPY 2301 and 2302 in Fort Worth, TX. Photo by Ken Fitzgerald. July, 2006. Click to enlarge.
UPY 2301
UPY 2301 in Fort Worth, TX. Photo by Ken Fitzgerald. July, 2006. Click to enlarge.
UPY 2301
Cab view of UPY 2301 in Fort Worth, TX. Photo by Ken Fitzgerald. July, 2006. Click to enlarge.
UPY 2301
UPY 2301 passes through Smiths Falls, ON on CP train 235/23 after being upgraded to Gen. IV standards at CAD Rail. Photo by Bob Heathorn. Nov. 24, 2008. Click to enlarge.
UPY 2301
UPY 2301 passes through Smiths Falls, ON on CP train 235/23 after being upgraded to Gen. IV standards at CAD Rail. Photo by Bob Heathorn. Nov. 24, 2008. Click to enlarge.

For corrections, questions or to contribute photos, please e-mail me at: potb101@netscape.net. Thanks!

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