Owner: | Railpower, Inc. | Number: | RPRX 5401 |
Built: | Sept.?, 2006 | Serial Number: | 2RPBHB20964000167 |
Hybrid History: | RPRX 5401 (2006-present) | Converted at: | Super Steel Schenectady, NY |
Donor Unit: | RMPX 9637 (GMD GP40-2LW) | Built: | 1976 |
Build No.: | A3432 | Frame No.: | |
Unit History: | Canadian National (CN) 9637 | ||
Railcar Limited (RMPX) 9637 (in GA, 2002) |
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Notes: | |
A |
RP20BH Prototype under construction at Super Steel Schenectady. Frame of CN 9637 cut down by Alstom Calgary and shipped to Super Steel 7-2005 for RP20BH prototype. From Extra 2200 South, #128, Pg. 21. |
B |
Prototype design finalized and expected to be ready by the end of 2006Q2. From Railpower 2006Q1 report. |
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According to Railpower, ex-CN 9637 was used for RP20BD prototype RPRX 5400. Donor unit for 5401 unknown. |
D |
Prototype unit spotted mid-August, 2006 at Super Steel by Dean Splittgerber. |
E |
Donor unit (NENE 9702) provided by Railpower. August, 2006. |
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History of NENE 9702 extracted from the builder's number cross-reference on the UNofficial EMD Homepage (http://www.trainweb.org/emdloco/) |
G |
Unit serial number posted on Locopohotos.com by Eric Aucoin. |
Photos: | |
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Nearly complete RPRX 5401 sits outside Super Steel in Glenville, NY. August, 2006. Photo by Dean Splittgerber. Click to enlarge. |
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Nearly complete RPRX 5401 sits outside Super Steel in Glenville, NY. August, 2006. Photo by Dean Splittgerber. Click to enlarge. |
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Nearly complete RPRX 5401 sits outside Super Steel in Glenville, NY. August, 2006. Photo by Dean Splittgerber. Click to enlarge. |
Nearly complete RPRX 5401 sits outside Super Steel in Glenville, NY. August, 2006. Photo by Dean Splittgerber. Click to enlarge. |
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A look at the other side of RPRX 5401 outside Super Steel in Glenville, NY. Sept., 2006. Photo by Dean Splittgerber. Click to enlarge. |
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RPRX 5401 at CP's St. Luc Yard in Montreal. Nov. 2006. Photo by Eric Aucoin. Click to enlarge. |
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RPRX 5401 at CP's St. Luc Yard in Montreal. Nov. 2006. Photo by Eric Aucoin. Click to enlarge. |
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