| Owner: | Union Pacific | Number: | UPY 2312 |
| Built: | Sept., 2006 | Serial Number: | 1RPGGB20265000060 |
| Hybrid History: | UPY 2312 (2006-present) | Converted at: | CAD Rail, Lachine, Quebec |
| Donor Unit: | Union Pacific (UP) 7814 (GE B30-7) | Built: | March, 1978 |
| Build No.: | 41872 | Frame No.: | |
| Unit History: | Southern Pacific (SP) 7814 (To UP merger) | ||
| UP 7814 (Retired Dec., 2001) |
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| Notes: | |
A |
UP 2310-2319 were the first large order for Railpower to be built without government funding. They were built using retired B30-7 and B30-7A units, and are classed by UP as GG20GE. From various sources. |
B |
Units 2310-2319 intended for service in California. From UP press release, August 15, 2005. (http://www.uprr.com/newsinfo/releases/environment/2005/0815_ggoat.shtml) |
C |
Units 2312-2315 built at CAD Rail in Lachine, Quebec. The pool of units for conversion to UPY 2310-2319 is: UP 7774, 7781, 7786, 7812 and 262 (all GE B30-7) and UP 209, 211, 222, 239 and 257 (all GE B30-7A). From the Bytown Railway Society "Branchline", April 2006 issue, page 27. |
D |
Reported in Canadian Railway Observations May, 2006 edition that these units are going to be RP20BD, not GG20B, and that their numbers are unknown. This information appears to be incorrect. |
E |
Spotted in Montreal, Quebec on Sept. 1, 2006. Working in UP's Proviso Yard as of early Sept., 2006. |
F |
Unit history from Don Strack's Modern Era UP Roster (http://utahrails.net/all-time/modern-index.php). |
| Photos: | |
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UPY 2312 in Montreal, Quebec. Photo by Eric Aucoin. Sept. 1, 2006. (Click to enlarge.)
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UPY 2312 and 2313 working in Proviso Yard, IL. Photo by Rob Schreiner. Sept., 2006. Click to enlarge. |
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An absolutely horrible photo (by yours truly) of UPY 2312 in train at Evanston, WY in the black of night. Photo by Jody Moore. Nov., 2006. Click to enlarge. |
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UPY 2312 in Proviso, IL. Photo by Ken Larson. Nov., 2006. Click to enlarge. |
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