| Owner: | Union Pacific | Number: | UPY 2616 |
| Built: | Nov. 2006 | Serial Number: | |
| Genset History: | UPY 2616 (2006-present) |
Converted at: | Super Steel, Glenville, NY |
| Donor Unit: | Union Pacific 237 (GE B30-7A) | Built: | Jan. 1982 |
| Build No.: | 43588 | Frame No.: | |
| Unit History: | Missouri Pacific (MP) 4837 | ||
| UP 4837 (Retired Dec. 2001) |
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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. |
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UPY 2616 in transit with Y2614 and Y2611 on CSX in Illinois in late Dec. 2006 according to photo evidence. |
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Previous unit numbers supplied by Railpower with histories compiled from Don Strack's Modern Era UP Roster. |
| Photos: | |
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Charles Biel caught the 2616, 2655 and another RP20BD working a transfer job through Arlington, TX. Sept. 20, 2007. Click to enlarge.
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Additional photos needed and welcomed.
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