| Owner: | Union Pacific | Number: | UPY 2314 |
| Built: | Sept., 2006 | Serial Number: | 1RPGGB208650000633 |
| Hybrid History: | UPY 2314 (2006-present) | Converted at: | CAD Rail, Lachine, Quebec |
| Donor Unit: | NS? 3984 | Built: | 1979 |
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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. |
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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) |
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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. |
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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. |
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Spotted on a Chicago-bound CP train on Sept. 30, 2006. Expected to join the 2312 and 2313 in UP's Proviso Yard for break-in work. |
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UPY 2314 in the consist of a locat at Anaheim, CA. Nov., 2006. Photo by David Curlee. Click to enlarge.
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UPY 2314 in the consist of a local at Anaheim, CA. Nov., 2006. Photo by David Curlee. Click to enlarge.
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An NS rebuild plate on the front truck of UPY 2314. Nov., 2006. Photo by David Curlee. Click to enlarge.
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UPY 2314 at Proviso, IL. c. 2006. Photo by Ken Larson. Click to enlarge.
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UPY 2314 in Anaheim. Dec. 2006. Photo by Craig Walker. Click to enlarge.
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UPY 2313 and 2314 at Anaheim, CA. Dec. 2006. Photo by Craig Walker. Click to enlarge.
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UPY 2314 and 2313 bracket an RCL sled in Anaheim, CA. Dec. 2006. Photo by Matt Brown. Click to enlarge.
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UPY 2314 and 2313 bracket an RCL sled in Anaheim, CA. Dec. 2006. Photo by Matt Brown. Click to enlarge.
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