| Owner: | Union Pacific | Number: | UPY 2684 |
| Built: | July 2007 | Serial Number: | |
| Genset History: | UPY 2684 (2007-present) | Converted at: | Super Steel, Glenville, NY |
| Donor Unit: | Southern Pacific (SP) 7803 (GE B30-7) | Built: | Jan. 1978 |
| Build No.: | 41639 | Frame No.: | |
| Unit History: | SP 7803 (Merger, Retired prior to 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. |
B |
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. |
C |
UPY 2602-2684 were built at Super Steel in Glenville, NY. From Railpower info, visual confirmation, and other sources. |
D |
UPY 2684 was the final unit built in the initial UP RP20BD order, as UPY 2685-2699 were built at CAD, and the final units in that portion were delivered prior to the 2681-2684 |
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Previous unit numbers supplied by Railpower with histories compiled from Don Strack's Modern Era UP Roster. SP 7803 was to be renumbered UP 7748, but was retired in Nov. 2003 before being patched. |
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