| Owner: | Union Pacific | Number: | UPY 2602 |
| Built: | Sept., 2006 | Serial Number: | |
| Hybrid History: | UPY 2602 (2006-present) | Converted at: | Super Steel, Glenville, NY |
| Donor Unit: | Unknown | Built: | |
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A |
UP's first group of RP20BD locomoitves was built on the frames of retired B30-7 and B30-7A units, and are classed by UP as RP20GE. From photographic evidence. |
B |
UP's order for 80 RP20BD models and 18 RP20BH locomotives is funded by TERP. The units are to be depoloyed in San Antonio (9 units), Houston (43 units) and Fort Worth (46 units). From a Railpower press release and the release of a Union Pacific presentation on Genset switchers in Sacramento, CA July, 2006. |
C |
UPY 2602 was spotted at Super Steel in mid-Sept. 2006 by Dean Splittgerber. It showed up later in some Railpower promotional photos. |
D |
The 2602 spent some time in October on the NS and NYS&W with RPRX reporting mark plates over the UPY markings From Dean Splittgerber and various photos and discussions. |
E |
UPY 2602 shown in a newspaper article at Super Steel in Nov. 2006. |
| Photos: | |
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UPY 2602 in primer at Super Steel. Photo by Dean Splittgerber. Sept., 2006. Click to enlarge. |
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UPY 2602 testing at Super Steel. Railpower photo. Sept., 2006. Click to enlarge.
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UPY 2602 in transit on Norfolk Southern with RPRX reporting marks. Photo by Stephen Tripptree. Oct. 6, 2006. Click to enlarge.
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