| Owner: | Railpower Technologies, Inc. | Number: | RPRX 1705 |
| Built: | Nov. 2006 | Serial Number: | |
| Hybrid History: | Canadian Pacific 1705 (never delivered) | Converted at: | Alstom (former CPR) Calgary, AB shops |
| Railpower 1705 (Nov., 2006-present) | |||
| Donor Unit: | St. Lawrence & Atlantic 68 (GMD GP9) | Built: | June, 1956 |
| Build No.: | 21457 | Frame No.: | 5443-9 |
| Unit History: | Grand Trunk (GT) 1776 (EMD GP9) | ||
| GT 4450 | |||
| Central Vermont (CV) 4450 | |||
| St. Lawrence & Atlantic (SLR) 1768 | |||
| SLR 68 |
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| Notes: | |
A |
Can be called a Phase III body style, with larger vents over the batteries. There are some minor component differences as well. |
B |
CP 1705 is among the first of a 35-unit order by Canadian Pacific. CP 1700-1706 were to be constructed in 2005 for testing. If the tests of the first seven units is satisfactory, the remaining 28 units (CP 1707-1734) were to go into production between 2006-2008. From CP Railway press release 3-14-2005. |
C |
CP 1705 reported to be built from StL&A 68. From Extra 2200 South #129, page 11. |
D |
Donor unit information from the unofficial EMD homepage (http://www.trainweb.org/emdloco/). Conflicting information from the Canadian Trackside Guide, 2004 ed., pg. 1-151 and other sources has St. Lawrence & Atlantic 68 as being ex-GT/CV 4445. But the EMDLoco site has that unit as being StLA 1766, which was wrecked and scrapped in 1995. |
E |
CP 1704 and 1705 built with 500kW genset. Unit built but never delivered to CP. Placed into storage after termination of the CP contract. From observations by Doug Mackenzie and others. Reported in 2007 to be on Lease/Demo at NovaChem in Joffre, AB. |
F |
According to Railpower, the 1705 will be leased then sold to the Virginia International Terminal as part of their three-unit order for one GG20B and two RP20BD's, which was announced on July 31, 2008. Unit was delivered to Newport, VA on the weekend of Oct. 18-19, 2008. |
| Photos: | |
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RPRX 1705 inside Alstom's Ogden Shops in Calgary, AB. Photo by Doug Mackenzie. Dec. 2006. Click to enlarge. |
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RPRX 1705 outside Alstom's Ogden Shops, Calgary, AB. Photo by Josh Soles. April 2007. Click to enlarge. |
Additional photos welcomed. |
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