| Owner: | Union Pacific | Number: | UPY 2004 |
| Built: | Feb. 25, 2005 | Serial Number: | 2RPGGB208B020500005 |
| Hybrid History: | UPY 2004 (2005-present) | Converted at: | Alstom Ogden (Calgary) Shops |
| Donor Unit: | SOO 4001 (Fuel Tender on GP9 frame) | Built: | Feb. 1958 |
| Build No.: | 23529 | Frame No.: | 5543-? |
| Unit History: | Milwaukee Road (MILW) 2370 (EMD GP9) | ||
| MILW 262 | |||
| MILW 948 (EMD/MILW GP20 rebuild) | |||
| SOO Line 4001 (Rebuilt as Fuel Tender) |
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| Notes: | |
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UPY 2004 was built at Alstom Calgary in 2004 and sold to the UP in 2005. The core unit was former SOO Line GP9 SOO 4001. UP’s class for this unit is GG20GP as it uses an EMD GP unit as a core. From Don Strack’s UP Roster page (http://utahrails.net/all-time/upy-03.php#gg20gp-upy2000) |
B |
SOO 4001 was built in 2-1958 as MILW 2370, builder #23549, frame# 5545-3. The unit was later converted to use as a fuel tender by the SOO line, looking basically like a chopped down Geep with no cab. It was retired by CP and stored in Calgary before the hulk was sold to RailPower. SOO history from the Railroad Picture Archives Soo Photographic Roster (http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/locoPicture.aspx?id=10419) with additional comments by Trainorders.com user greendot. |
C |
Conflicting information on the build date from the Canadian Trackside Guide 2006 edition, which lists the build year as 2005, not 2004. Listing on page 1-133. |
D |
Unit in use in Fresno, CA. Photographed in April, 2006 by the webmaster. |
E |
Serial number from a photograph of the builder's plate in the Trains Magazine special issue "Locomotive", pg. 38. The same photo also showed the original build date of the donor unit as Dec., 1958, conflicting with the other sources of data for the original date. |
F |
Sent to CAD for upgrades in August 2007, then moved to TMS in Altoona, PA in July 2008. According to Railpower, this unit will be rebuilt by TMS into an RP20BD genset. |
| Photos: | |
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A hybrid nevermore. UPY 2004 in the midst of a heavy rebuild at TMS in Altoona. When she emerges again, the unit will be an RP20BD genset locomotive. Aug. 20, 2008. Photo by Lance Meyers. Click to enlarge. |
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UPY 2004 in Enola, PA enroute to Thoroughbred Mechanical Service in Altoona. July 17, 2008. Photo by James Kerr. Click to enlarge. |
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UPY 2004 in Dunsmuir, CA. July, 2005. Photo by Ryan Wilkerson. Click to enlarge. |
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UPY 2004 in Dunsmuir, CA. July, 2005. Photo by Ryan Wilkerson. Click to enlarge. |
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Cab view of UPY 2004 in Dunsmuir, CA. July, 2005. Photo by Ryan Wilkerson. Click to enlarge. |
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Some of the batteries that power UPY 2004. Dunsmuir, CA. July, 2005. Photo by Ryan Wilkerson. Click to enlarge. |
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Conductor's view back across UPY 2004 in Dunsmuir, CA. July, 2005. Photo by Ryan Wilkerson. Click to enlarge. |
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UPY 2004 in the Calgary sun. Photo by Doug Mackenzie. Date unknown. Click to enlarge. |
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UPY 2004 in the Calgary sun. Photo by Doug Mackenzie. Date unknown. Click to enlarge.
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UPY 2004 in Fresno. April, 2006. Photo by Jody Moore. Click to enlarge.
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