Owner: | US Army | Number: | USAX 6002 |
Built: | June 24, 2005 | Serial Number: | |
Hybrid History: | USAX 6002 (2005-present) | Converted at: | Motivepower, Inc. (MPI) Boise, ID |
Donor Unit: | Texas-Mexican (TM) 855 (EMD GP18) | Built: | Jan. 1963 |
Build No.: | 27857 | Frame No.: | 5646-2 |
Unit History: | TM 855 (orig. number, only prev. owner) |
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Notes: | |
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Three GG20B units built in June-July 2005 by Motive Power Inc. (Wabtec) in Boise, ID. First unit (6000) completed 6-13-2005 and shipped to Fort Lewis, WA (near Tacoma). From RailPower website. (http://www.railpower.com/usarmy.html) |
B |
6002 completed June 24, 2005 and Deployed to the US Marines Corps Logistics Base in Yermo, CA. From Extra 2000 South #128, page 21. |
C |
Unit number of Green Goat at Yermo confirmed by Trainorders.com user missedcall. |
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Unit history from Extra 2200 South, #127. Additional build info filled in from the Kansas City Southern Historical Society rosters used with much appreciation. |
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Actual unit number confirmed by frame number verification by Bob Lehmuth Dec. 2006 with much thanks. |
Photos: | |
USAX 6002. c. 2005. Railpower photo. Click to enlarge. |
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