| Owner: | Modesto & Empire Traction | Number: | MET 2001 |
| Built: | Oct. 2008 | Serial Number: | |
| Hybrid History: | RPRX 2401 (Sept. 2004-Nov. 2008) | Converted at: | Alstom Ogden (Calgary) Shops (Sept. 2004) |
| Genset History: | MET 2001 (Dec. 2008-present) | Converted at: | TMS, Altoona, PA |
| Donor Unit: | Midsouth 1043 (EMD/IC GP10) | Built: | Dec. 1957 |
| Build No.: | 23822 | Frame No.: | 5553-23 |
| Unit History: | Illinois Central Gulf (ICG) 9322 (EMD GP9) | ||
| Illinois Central (IC) 9322 | |||
| IC 8322 (rebuilt to GP10, 1971) | |||
| Midsouth (MSRC) 1043, purchased 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. RPRX 2401 As RPRX 2401, 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 |
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 KCS Historical Society. |
C |
2401 moved to Texas in Aug., 2006. The unit is presumably serving as fill-in power for some of the UP units that have been incapacitated. |
D |
Sent to CAD for upgrades in August 2007, then moved to TMS in Altoona, PA in August 2008. According to Railpower, this unit will be rebuilt by TMS into an RP20BD genset. |
E |
When the 2401 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 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 2401 and 2403 awaits their turns at heavy rebuild at TMS in Altoona. When they emerge again, both units will be RP20BD genset locomotives. Aug. 20, 2008. Photo by Lance Meyers. Click to enlarge. |
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RPRX 2401 working in Wilmington, CA. Feb. 5, 2006. Photo by Chris Walker. Click to enlarge. |
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RPRX 2401 sitis at CADRail in Lachine, Quebec with tarps over her burned battery area. July, 2007. Photo by Michel Bourgeois. Click to enlarge. |
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RPRX 2401 on the Pacific Harbor Line in Wilmingon, CA. May 2006. Photo by Russell DuVall. Click to enlarge. |
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RPRX 2401 in Calgary, AB. March, 2005. Photo by Joshua Soles. Click to enlarge. |
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RPRX 2401 in Calgary, AB. March, 2005. Photo by Joshua Soles. Click to enlarge. |
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RPRX 2401 in Calgary, AB. Oct., 2004. Photo by Doug Mackenzie. Click to enlarge. |
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RPRX 2401 in Fort Worth, TX. Oct., 2005. Photo by Mike Murray. Click to enlarge. |
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