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Railpower RP20BD Demonstrator RPRX 5405

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RPRX 5405

Owner: Railpower, Inc. Number:

RPRX 5405

Built: Jan., 2007 Serial Number: 1RPBDB20265000185
Hybrid History: RPRX 5405 (Jan., 2007-present) Converted at: CAD Rail, Lachine, QB
       
Donor Unit: NS 3604 (GE B36-7) Built: Dec. 1983
Build No.: 44259 Frame No.:  
Unit History: Conrail (CR) 5008    
  NS (PRR) 3604    

 

 
Notes:  
A

RP20BD demonstrator constructed at Canadian Allied Diesel (CAD Rail) in Lachine, QB. Appearance is more similar to production RP20BD's than to prototype RPRX 5400.

B

RPRX 5405 entrained on CP train to Toronto on Jan. 23, 2007. Bound for BNSF in Chicago. Actual model unknown.

C
Donor unit number provided by anonymous sources, with history from RRPicture Archives roster page and the Conrail Technical Society.
D
Serial number and original manufacture date of Oct. 2006 provided by Eric Aucoin from visual inspection.
   
Photos:  
RPRX 5406 pre-conversion
RPRX 5405 at CP's St. Luc Yard. Photo by Eric Aucoin. Jan. 2007. Click to enlarge.
RPRX 5406 pre-conversion
NS 3604 (ex-Conrail) in the process of being cut down so the frame can be used in construction of RPRX 5405. May 2006 photo by Bill Kaufman. Click to enlarge.
 
Additional photos welcomed and appreciated.

For corrections, questions or to contribute photos, please e-mail me at: potb101@netscape.net. Thanks!

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