| Owner: | Union Pacific | Number: | UPY 2317 |
| Built: | June, 2006 | Serial Number: | |
| Hybrid History: | UPY 2317 (2006-present) | Converted at: | Super Steel, Schenectady, NY |
| Donor Unit: | Union Pacific (UP) 7774 (GE B30-7) | Built: | March, 1980 |
| Build No.: | 42788 | Frame No.: | |
| Unit History: | Cotton Belt (SSW) 7774 | ||
| UP 7774 (renumbered 2002, retired 2005) |
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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 2316-2319 built at Super Steel Schenectady, NY. From the Bytown Railway Society "Branchline", April 2006 issue, page 27. |
D |
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 Magazine. April, 2006 issue, page 27. |
E |
UPY 2317 was in Calgary in late June, and shipped to Albina, OR in early July, 2006. From UP equipment trace and sightings by Robert Ulberg. |
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In Roseville, CA in mid-August, 2006. From UP Equipment Trace. |
G |
Original unit number from Extra 2200 South #129, pg. 21 with additional information from Don Strack's Modern Era UP Roster (http://utahrails.net/all-time/modern-index.php). |
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UPY 2317 in Portland, OR. Photo by Robert Ulberg. July 11, 2006. Click to enlarge.
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UPY 2317 in Portland, OR. Photo by Robert Ulberg. July 12, 2006. Click to enlarge.
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UP 7774 at Alstom's shop in Calgary, AB prior to conversion to UPY 2317. Photo by Bob Mackenzie. Click to enlarge.
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