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 |
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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. |
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RPRX 5405 entrained on CP train to Toronto on Jan. 23, 2007. Bound for BNSF in Chicago. Actual model unknown. |
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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 5405 at CP's St. Luc Yard. Photo by Eric Aucoin. Jan. 2007. Click to enlarge. |
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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. |
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Additional photos welcomed and appreciated. |
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