| Owner: | Union Pacific | Number: | UPY 2697 |
| Built: | July 2007 | Serial Number: | |
| Genset History: | UPY 2697 (2007-present) | Converted at: | Canada Allied Diesel (CAD), Lachine, QB |
| Donor Unit: | Sothern Pacific (SP) 7829 (GE B30-7) | Built: | Feb. 1979 |
| Build No.: | 42214 | Frame No.: | |
| Unit History: | SP 7829 (UP Merger, ret. May 04 no 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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Previous unit numbers supplied by Railpower with histories compiled from Don Strack's Modern Era UP Roster. SP 7829 was to be renumbered UP 7758 after the merger, but was retired in May 2004 before being renumbered. |
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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 2698). From Railpower annual report 2006. |
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A Bob Heathorn shot of UPY 2697 in Smiths Falls, ON. July 2007. Click to enlarge.
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Additional photos welcomed and encouraged.
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