| Owner: | US Army | Number: | USAX 6000 |
| Built: | June 6, 2005 | Serial Number: | 2RPGGB20752000011 |
| Hybrid History: | USAX 6000 (2005-present) | Converted at: | Motivepower, Inc. (MPI) Boise, ID |
| Donor Unit: | Paducah & Louisville (PAL) 8324 (GP10) | Built: | April, 1956 |
| Build No.: | 21376 | Frame No.: | 5436-58 |
| Unit History: | Southern Pacific (SP) 5683 (EMD GP9) | ||
| SP 3516 | |||
| IC 8390 (Rebuilt to GP10 May, 1972) | |||
| Paducah & Louisville 8324 |
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| Notes: | |
A |
Three GG20B units built in June-July 2005 by Motive Power Inc. (Wabtec) in Boise, ID. First unit (6000) completed 6-13-2005 and shipped to Fort Lewis, WA (near Tacoma). From RailPower website. (http://www.railpower.com/usarmy.html) |
B |
6000 spotted at Tacoma and later Centralia, WA. En-route to Hill Air Force Base near Ogden, UT. 6000 reported at Hill AFB 3-26-2006 by Trainorders user Hawkeye. From discussion (http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?1,1129051) on Trainorders.com. |
C |
6000 was moved to Arsenal, UT for "modifications" (batteries?) in Feb and March 2006, returning to Ft. Lewis by late March. (From Trainorders discussions) |
D |
6000 reported to have injector problems April, 2006 and was awaiting motor servicing the following week. |
E |
Frame number verified off of unit April, 2006 by webmaster. April, 1956 original build date and that wild serial number from builder's plate on side of unit. Information confirmed in the last half of Item F below. |
F |
Unit history from Extra 2200 South, #127. Additional build info filled in from the Illinois Central All Time Dieslel Rosters (http://www.illinoiscentral.net/rosters/alltimeroster.html). History info filled in by cross-referencing the frame number using the data on the Unofficial EMD Home Page (http://www.trainweb.org/emdloco/). |
G |
USAX 6000 still at Fort Lewis in March 2009, out of service at the Railhead Stryker loading facility. Was told that the unit will be shipped to Hill AFB outside of Ogden, UT for rebuilding. Though he wasn't sure, the person there thought that it might be rebuilt as a genset locomotive. |
| Photos: | |
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USAX 6000 out of service in Fort Lewis, WA. The unit is awaiting shipment to Hill AFB in Utah for rebuild - possibly to a genset. March 30, 2009. Photo by Jody Moore. Click to enlarge. |
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USAX 6000 in Centralia, WA . Feb., 2006. Photo by Drew Mitchem. Click to enlarge. |
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USAX 6000 in Centralia, WA . Feb., 2006. Photo by Drew Mitchem. Click to enlarge. |
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USAX 6000 and 1873 in the engine shed at Ft. Lewis, WA. April, 2006. Photo by Jody Moore. Click to enlarge. |
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Cab view from USAX 6000. Ft. Lewis, WA. April, 2006. Photo by Jody Moore. Click to enlarge. |
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Back door view of USAX 6000 at Ft. Lewis, WA. April, 2006. Photo by Jody Moore. Click to enlarge. |
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Builder's Photo of 6000 in Boise, ID. 2005. Railpower Photo. Click to enlarge. |
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Builder's Photo of 6000 in Boise, ID. 2005. Railpower Photo. Click to enlarge. |
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Builder's Photo of 6000 in Boise, ID. 2005. Railpower Photo. Click to enlarge. |
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