| Owner: | Union Pacific | Number: | UPY 2669 |
| Built: | June 2007 | Serial Number: | 2RPBDB20864000126 |
| Genset History: | UPY 2669 (2007-present) | Converted at: | Super Steel, Glenville, NY |
| Donor Unit: | Union Pacific (UP) 146 (GE B23-7) | Built: | Dec. 1979 |
| Build No.: | 42696 | Frame No.: | |
| Unit History: | Missouri Pacific (MP) 2335 | ||
| MP 4646 (Renumbered) | |||
| UP 146 (Merger, ret. for rbld in May '04) |
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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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Previous unit numbers and histories supplied by Railpower, with histories from Don Strack's Modern Era UP Roster. |
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Mike Murray found UPY 2669 in Galveston, TX on Oct. 29, 2007. Click to enlarge.
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Additional photos welcomed and encouraged.
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For corrections, questions or to contribute photos, please e-mail me at: potb101@aim.com. Thanks!
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