| Owner: | Union Pacific | Number: | UPY 2686 |
| Built: | April 2007 | Serial Number: | |
| Genset History: | UPY 2686 (2007-present) | Converted at: | Canada Allied Diesel (CAD), Lachine, QB |
| Donor Unit: | Union Pacific (UP) 158 (GE B23-7) | Built: | April 1980 |
| Build No.: | 42952 | Frame No.: | |
| Unit History: | Missouri Pacific (MP) 4658 | ||
| UP 158 (Merger, Retired May 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 2685-2688 were spotted at CAD in early May 2007. From photo evidence from several sources. They are the first of 15 units to be built at CAD (presumed to be UPY 2685 to UPY 2699). From Railpower annual report 2006. |
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Previous unit numbers supplied by Railpower with histories compiled from Don Strack's Modern Era UP Roster. |
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Bob Heathorn caught up with UPY 2686 at Smiths Falls, ON on its way to UP from CAD in Lachine. May 2007. Click to enlarge.
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Bob Heathorn caught up with UPY 2686 at Smiths Falls, ON on its way to UP from CAD in Lachine. May 2007. Click to enlarge.
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