| Owner: | Union Pacific | Number: | UPY 2664 |
| Built: | June 2007 | Serial Number: | 2RPBDB20464000121 |
| Genset History: | UPY 2664 (2007-present) | Converted at: | Super Steel, Glenville, NY |
| Donor Unit: | Union Pacific (UP) 211 (GE B30-7A) | Built: | Nov. 1981 |
| Build No.: | 43746 | Frame No.: | |
| Unit History: | Missouri Pacific (MP) 4811 | ||
| UP 211 (Merger, ret. Feb. 2005) |
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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. |
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UPY 2664 in Willard, OH on CSX on its way to UP in Texas. Photo by Tom Boylan. June 2007. Click to enlarge.
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UPY 2663, 2664 and 2662 in Willard, OH on CSX on thier way to UP in Texas. Photo by Tom Boylan. June 2007. Click to enlarge.
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Additional photos welcomed and encouraged.
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