| Owner: | Union Pacific | Number: | UPY 2610 |
| Built: | Dec., 2006 | Serial Number: | |
| Genset History: | UPY 2610 (2006-present) | Converted at: | Super Steel, Glenville, NY |
| Donor Unit: | Union Pacific 183 (GE B30-7A) | Built: | May 1981 |
| Build No.: | 43546 | Frame No.: | |
| Unit History: | Missouri Pacific (MP) 4683 | ||
| UP 183 (Retired Dec. 2004) |
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| Notes: | |
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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. |
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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 2610 was photographed at Super Steel in December, 2006. Interchanged to Guildford in early Dec. |
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Previous unit numbers supplied by Railpower with histories compiled from Don Strack's Modern Era UP Roster. |
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UPY 2610 at the Guidlford interchange in Glenville, NY. Dec. 10, 2006. Photo by Dean Splittgerber.
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UPY 2610 at the Guidlford interchange in Glenville, NY. Dec. 10, 2006. Photo by Dean Splittgerber.
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