| Owner: | Union Pacific | Number: | UPY 2644 |
| Built: | March 2007 | Serial Number: | |
| Genset History: | UPY 2644 (2007-present) | Converted at: | Super Steel, Glenville, NY |
| Donor Unit: | Southern Pacific (SP) 5111 (GE B23-7) | Built: | June 1980 |
| Build No.: | 42990 | Frame No.: | |
| Unit History: | SP 5111 (Retired Sept. 04 prior to UP re#) |
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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 2644 was spotted at Super Steel in March 2007. From photo evidence. |
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Previous unit numbers and histories supplied by Railpower, with histories from Don Strack's Modern Era UP Roster. SP 5111 was to be renumbered UP 195, but was retired prior to renumbering in April 2004. |
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UPY 2644 almost ready to go at Super Steel in Glenville, NY. Photo by John Kilmer. March 2007. Click to enlarge. |
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UPY 2644, 2649, 2648 and 2647 in transit on CSX at Union Grove, IL. Photo by Randy Williams. May 2007. Click to enlarge. |
Additional photos welcomed and encouraged.
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