| Owner: | Union Pacific | Number: | UPY 2305 |
| Built: | Oct. 31, 2005 | Serial Number: | |
| Hybrid History: | UPY 2305 (2005-present) | Converted at: | Alstom Ogden (Calgary) Shops |
| Donor Unit: | Union Pacific (UP) 7787 (GE B30-7) | Built: | April, 1980 |
| Build No.: | 42801 | Frame No.: | |
| Unit History: | St. Louis-Southwestern (SSW) 7787 | ||
| Union Pacific (UP) 7787 (Retired 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 |
Previous unit number from Extra 2200 South #128, pg. 23 with additional information from Don Strack's Modern Era Union Pacific Roster (http://utahrails.net/all-time/modern-index.php). |
D |
UPY 2300-2309 are 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. |
E |
Unit moved to CAD Rail in Lachine, Quebec in late 2007 for upgrade work to Gen. IV standards. Shipped back to UP in December, 2008. |
| Photos: | |
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UPY 2305 in Fort Worth, TX. Photo by Mike Murray. Dec. 3, 2005. Click to enlarge. |
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A roof shot of Gen. IV rebuilt UPY 2305 shortly after it left CADRail in Lachine, Quebec. Dec. 13, 2008. Photo by Michael Berry. Click to enlarge. |
More photos gladly accepted. |
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