| Owner: | Modesto & Empire Traction (MET) | Number: | MET 2000 |
| Built: | Oct. 2008 | Serial Number: | |
| Hybrid History: | RPRX Demo 2404 (Feb. 2005-Nov. 2008) | Converted at: | Alstom Ogden (Calgary) shops. |
| Genset History: | MET 2000 (Nov. 2008-present) | Converted at: | TMS, Altoona, PA |
| Donor Unit: | Midsouth (MSRC) 1060 (EMD/IC GP10) | Built: | Jan. 1957 |
| Build No.: | 22312 | Frame No.: | 5480-40 |
| Unit History: | Gulf & Mississippi (GMSR) 8247 (EMD GP9) | ||
| Illinois Central Gulf (ICG) 8247 | |||
| Illinois Central (IC) 8247 | |||
| IC 9247 (rebuilt to GP10 1970) | |||
| Midsouth Rail 1060 (Aquired in 2003) |
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| Notes: | |
A |
Originally one of five Green Goat demonstrators built in 2004 and 2005 and demonstrated all over the country. As RPRX 2404, this unit was built to Gen. I standards, and was retired in the summer of 2008 and sent to TMS in Altoona, PA for conversion to an RP20BD genset. |
B |
RPRX 2403-2404 reported in demonstration service with Norfolk Southern 12-2005. From Extra 2200 South #128, page 21. RPRX 2403 and 2404 working in Mira Loma, CA as of June, 2006. From UP Equipment Traces. |
C |
Unit history from the Canadian Trackside Guide 2006 edition (published by the Bytown Rail Society of Ottawa, Ontario), pg. 1-133. Additional information from the Kansas City Southern Historical Society. |
D |
Sent to CAD for upgrades in August 2007, then moved to TMS in Altoona, PA in July 2008. According to Railpower, this unit will be rebuilt by TMS into an RP20BD genset. |
E |
When the 2404 emerged from TMS, it had been converted to an RP20BD genset as expected, and set up for sale to Modesto & Empire Traction. Their order for two RP20BD's was first announced in a press release on Oct. 16, 2008. |
F |
Build date from the Modesto & Empire Traction's website, and reflects the remanufacture date for the unit when converted from hybrid to genset. Serial number is not yet verified. |
| Photos: | |
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MET 2000 working around the McClure Road crossing on the east side of Modesto, CA just after delivery. This might even have been its first run. Photo by Lynn Powell. Dec. 20, 2008. Click to enlarge. |
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MET 2000 struts her stuff around the McClure Road crossing on the east side of Modesto, CA just after delivery. This might even have been its first run. Photo by Lynn Powell. Dec. 20, 2008. Click to enlarge. |
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MET 2000 struts her stuff around the McClure Road crossing on the east side of Modesto, CA just after delivery. This might even have been its first run. Photo by Lynn Powell. Dec. 20, 2008. Click to enlarge. |
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MET 2001 and 2000 passing through Chesterton, IN on the way to California. Photo by Lawrence Campbell, Jr. Dec. 7, 2008. Click to enlarge. |
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RPRX 2404 awaits a heavy rebuild at TMS in Altoona. When it emerges again, the unit will be an RP20BD genset locomotive. Aug. 20, 2008. Photo by Lance Meyers. Click to enlarge. |
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RPRX 2404 in Enola, PA enroute to Thoroughbred Mechanical Service in Altoona. July 17, 2008. Photo by James Kerr. Click to enlarge. |
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RPRX 2404 in East St. Louis, IL. Photo by Keith B. Click to enlarge. |
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RPRX 2404 in East St. Louis, IL. Photo by Keith B. Click to enlarge. |
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RPRX 2404 in East St. Louis, IL. Photo by Keith B. Click to enlarge. |
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RPRX 2404 in East St. Louis, IL. Dec. 2005. Photo by Keith B. Click to enlarge. |
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RPRX 2404 in East St. Louis, IL. Photo by Keith B. Click to enlarge. |
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RPRX 2404 in Winnipeg, MB. Photo by Geordie Savoy. Click to enlarge. |
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RPRX 2403 and 2404 in Colton, CA. Jan. 2007. Photo by Dave Toussaint. Click to enlarge. |
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RPRX 2403 and 2404 in Colton, CA. Jan. 2007. Photo by Dave Toussaint. Click to enlarge. |
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RPRX 2403 and 2404 in Colton, CA. Jan. 2007. Photo by Dave Toussaint. Click to enlarge. |
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RPRX 2403 and 2404 in Colton, CA. Jan. 2007. Photo by Dave Toussaint. Click to enlarge. |
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