| Owner: | Union Pacific | Number: | UPY 2311 |
| Built: | June, 2006 | Serial Number: | |
| Hybrid History: | UPY 2311 (2006-present) | Converted at: | Alstom Ogden (Calgary) Shops |
| Donor Unit: | Union Pacific (UP) 7781 (GE B30-7) | Built: | March, 1980 |
| Build No.: | 42795 | Frame No.: | |
| Unit History: | Cotton Belt (SSW) 7781 | ||
| UP 7781 (renum. April 2004, ret. Feb. '05) |
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| Notes: | |
A |
UP 2310-2319 were the first large order for Railpower to be built without government funding. They were built using retired B30-7 and B30-7A units, and are classed by UP as GG20GE. From various sources. |
B |
Units 2310-2319 intended for service in California. From UP press release, August 15, 2005. (http://www.uprr.com/newsinfo/releases/environment/2005/0815_ggoat.shtml) |
C |
Units 2316-2319 built at Super Steel Schenectady, NY. From the Bytown Railway Society "Branchline", April 2006 issue, page 27. |
D |
The pool of units for conversion to UPY 2310-2319 is: UP 7774, 7781, 7786, 7812 and 262 (all GE B30-7) and UP 209, 211, 222, 239 and 257 (all GE B30-7A). From the Bytown Railway Society Branchline Magazine. April, 2006 issue, page 27. |
E |
UPY 2311 was shipped to Albina, OR in late June, 2006, and has been working since then in break-in service. From UP equipment trace and sightings by Robert Ulberg. |
F |
Several UPY GG20B's have been used in Albina, OR (Portland) as part of a break-in period. Locomotives used include the 2310, 2311, 2316 and 2317. From an article in the Portland Tribune, reprinted by Railpower. Unit numbers filled in from UP Equipment Traces and sightings. |
G |
UPY 2310 and 2311 are headed to Mira Loma, CA to work the auto loading facility there. From discussions on Trainorders.com, and confirmed by UP trace. |
H |
Original unit number confirmed from FRA Blue Card, with unit history filled in from Don Strack's Modern Era UP Roster (http://utahrails.net/all-time/modern-index.php) |
| Photos: | |
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UPY 2311 working a switch job at Albina, OR. July, 2006. Photo by Joe Hilsinger. Click to enlarge. |
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UPY 2311 passing through Jack London Square in Oakland, CA on the way to Mira Loma, CA. July, 2006. Photo by Bob Souter. Click to enlarge. |
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UP 7781 being stripped for conversion to UPY 2311. Calgary, AB. Photo by Doug Mackenzie. Click to enlarge. |
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