Owner: | Union Pacific | Number: | UPY 2640 |
Built: | March 2007 | Serial Number: | |
Genset History: | UPY 2640 (2007-present) | Converted at: | Super Steel, Glenville, NY |
Donor Unit: | Union Pacific (UP) 155 (GE B23-7) | Built: | April 1980 |
Build No.: | 42992 | Frame No.: | |
Unit History: | Missouri Pacific (MP) 4655 | ||
UP 155 (Merger, ret. April 2007) |
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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 2640 was spotted at Super Steel in March 2007. From photo evidence. |
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Previous unit numbers supplied by Railpower with histories compiled from Don Strack's Modern Era UP Roster. |
Photos: | |
Kermit Geary, Jr. caught UPY 2639 at Super Steel courtesy of John Kilmer. Feb. 2007. Click to enlarge.
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Mike Murray caught UPY 2640 working in Fort Worth, TX. July 7, 2007. Click to enlarge.
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Additional photos welcomed and encouraged.
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