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Union Pacific GG20B UPY 2319

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UPY 2319

Owner: Union Pacific Number:

UPY 2319

Built: Sept., 2006 Serial Number:  
Hybrid History: UPY 2319 (2006-present) Converted at: Alstom Ogden Shops, Calgary, AB
       
Donor Unit: Union Pacific 7818 (GE B30-7) Built: April, 1978
Build No.: 41876 Frame No.:  
Unit History: Southern Pacific 7818 (GE B30-7)    
  UP 7818 (Retired 2005)    

 

 
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 to be built at Super Steel Schenectady, NY. From the Bytown Railway Society "Branchline", April 2006 issue, page 27. Units were actually built at Alstom Calgary.

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. Most of these turned out to be wrong.
E
UPY 2319 was delivered to Hinkle, OR on Oct. 7, and moved to Albina (Portland) on Oct. 9. From UP Equipment Trace.
F
Like the 2318, this unit was never spotted at Super Steel. I suspect that it was built at Alstom Calgary.
G
Original unit number and history from Don Strack's Modern Era UP Roster (http://utahrails.net/all-time/modern-index.php).
   
Photos:  
UPY 2319
UPY 2319 in Calgary. Photo by Josh Soles, Oct. 2006. Click to enlarge.
UPY 2319
UPY 2319 working UP's Albina Yard in Portland, OR. Photo by Robert Ulberg, Oct. 2006. Click to enlarge.
UPY 2319
UPY 2319 passes through Montclair, CA. Photo by Richard Sugg, Nov. 2006. Click to enlarge.
UPY 2319
UPY 2319 passes through Montclair, CA. Photo by Richard Sugg, Nov. 2006. Click to enlarge.
UPY 2319
UPY 2319 passes through Montclair, CA. Photo by Richard Sugg, Nov. 2006. Click to enlarge.
UPY 2319
UPY 2319 passes through Montclair, CA. Photo by Richard Sugg, Nov. 2006. Click to enlarge.

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