| Owner: | Union Pacific | Number: | UPY 2301 |
| Built: | Sept. 9, 2005 | Serial Number: | |
| Hybrid History: | UPY 2301 (2005-present) | Converted at: | Motive Power, Inc. (Wabtec) Boise, ID |
| Donor Unit: | Union Pacific (UP) 204 (GE B30-7A) | Built: | Nov., 1981 |
| Build No.: | 43739 | Frame No.: | |
| Unit History: | Missouri Pacific 8404 | ||
| UP 204 (retired May, 2004) |
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| Notes: | |
A |
UP 2300-2309 were funded by the Texas Emissions Reduction Program (TERP) and built at MPI Boise, ID using General Electric B23-7A core units. As such, they are classed by UP as GG20GE. From Don Strack’s UP Roster page (http://utahrails.net/all-time/upy-03.php#gg20gp-upy2000). |
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UP 2300-2309 are designated for use in the Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth area. From Union Pacific’s Low Emissions Projects page (http://www.uprr.com/she/emg/programs/paper09_05/emissions.shtml) |
C |
UPY 2301 in Fort Worth, TX July, 2006. At FWWR yard getting batteries replaced in mid-July. Info from UP equipment trace, battery info from Railspot users Mike Murray and Ken Fitzgerald. |
D |
Original number supplied by check of Blue Card, augmented by Don Strack's Utah Rails website (http://utahrails.net/all-time/all-time-02.php#b23-100) |
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UPY 2300-2309 were the only Gen. II green goats built. They can be distinguished from earlier Gen. I green goats by the electrical cabinet. On the Gen. I units, it is slightly taller than the back of the hood. On the Gen. II units, it is not. |
F |
Unit moved to CAD Rail in Lachine, Quebec in late 2007 for upgrade work to Gen. IV standards. Returned in November 2008 after upgrades. Spotted southbound on CP train 235/23 in Smiths Falls, ON on Nov. 24, 2008. |
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UPY 2301 in Fort Worth, TX. Photo by Ken Fitzgerald. July, 2006. Click to enlarge. |
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Getting new batteries in Fort Worth, TX. Photo by Mike Murray. July 2, 2006. Click to enlarge. |
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UPY 2301 and 2302 in Fort Worth, TX. Photo by Ken Fitzgerald. July, 2006. Click to enlarge. |
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UPY 2301 and 2302 in Fort Worth, TX. Photo by Ken Fitzgerald. July, 2006. Click to enlarge. |
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UPY 2301 in Fort Worth, TX. Photo by Ken Fitzgerald. July, 2006. Click to enlarge. |
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Cab view of UPY 2301 in Fort Worth, TX. Photo by Ken Fitzgerald. July, 2006. Click to enlarge. |
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UPY 2301 passes through Smiths Falls, ON on CP train 235/23 after being upgraded to Gen. IV standards at CAD Rail. Photo by Bob Heathorn. Nov. 24, 2008. Click to enlarge. |
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UPY 2301 passes through Smiths Falls, ON on CP train 235/23 after being upgraded to Gen. IV standards at CAD Rail. Photo by Bob Heathorn. Nov. 24, 2008. Click to enlarge. |
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