| Owner: | Union Pacific | Number: | UPY 2302 |
| Built: | Sept. 30, 2005 | Serial Number: | |
| Hybrid History: | UPY 2302 (2005-present) | Converted at: | Motive Power, Inc. (Wabtec) Boise, ID |
| Donor Unit: | Union Pacific (UP) 137 (GE B23-7) | Built: | Nov., 1979 |
| Build No.: | 42687 | Frame No.: | |
| Unit History: | Missouri Pacific (MP) 2326 | ||
| Missouri Pacific (MP) 4367 | |||
| UP 137 (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). |
B |
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) |
E |
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 aller 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. Released at the end of August 2008. This was thef first of the Gen. II to Gen. IV upgrades to be completed. The only exterior changes apparent are the upgrades to the battery compartment, as evidenced by the larger battery vents. |
| Photos: | |
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UPY 2302 passes through Smiths Falls, ON on CP train 235-31 after rebuild to Gen. IV. Photo by Bob Heathorn. Sept. 1, 2008. Click to enlarge. |
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UPY 2302 passes through Smiths Falls, ON on CP train 235-31 after rebuild to Gen. IV. Photo by Bob Heathorn. Sept. 1, 2008. Click to enlarge. |
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UPY 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 and 2302 in Fort Worth, TX. Photo by Ken Fitzgerald. July, 2006. Click to enlarge. |
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UPY 2302 in Fort Worth, TX. Photo by Ken Fitzgerald. July, 2006. Click to enlarge. |
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UPY 2302 in Fort Worth, TX. Photo by Ken Fitzgerald. July, 2006. Click to enlarge. |
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UPY 2302 in Fort Worth, TX. Photo by Ken Fitzgerald. July, 2006. Click to enlarge. |
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