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MotivePower MP21B prototype MPEX 244

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MPEX 244

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MPEX 244

Built: Jan. 2008? Serial Number: 0107-1
Genset History: MPEX 244 (2008-present) Built at: Boise, ID
       
Donor Unit: None. Built on new frame.    

 

 
Notes:  
A

Prototype unit under development in Boise, ID. From article in the Feb. 2007 issue of Railway Age and a mention in the Dec. 2007 issue of Trains Magazine.

B
First spotted in Jan. 2008. Actual build date unconfirmed. Expected to test on Idaho, Northern & Pacific after completion, and an unmentioned class I after that. From a Feb. 15 news brief in Railway Gazette. From an unnamed source, it is believed that the Class I will be Canadian Pacific.
C
2008 demonstrations include: Idaho, Northern & Pacific, Nampa, ID (July 2008), Canadian Pacific, Calgary, AB (July-Nov. 2008); enroute to Norfolk Southern in late Nov. 2008.
D
Builder's info checked by Ken Lanovich in Chicago. Order number 2020-1, weight 270,000 lbs.
   
Photos:  
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MPEX 244 prior to commissioning at MPI in Boise, ID. Photo by Stephen Faulkner. Feb. 17, 2008. Click to enlarge.

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MPEX 244 prior to commissioning at MPI in Boise, ID. Photo by Stephen Faulkner. Feb. 17, 2008. Click to enlarge.

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MPEX 244 sits in Nampa, ID between tests on the Idaho, Northern and Pacific RR. Photo by Casey S. Carlson. July 4, 2008. Click to enlarge.

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MPEX 244 sits in Calgary, AB. Photo by Doug Mackenzie. July 22, 2008. Click to enlarge.

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The cab of MPEX 244 as the unit sits in Calgary, AB. Photo by Doug Mackenzie. July 22, 2008. Click to enlarge.

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MPEX 244 in Calgary, AB. Photo by Cor van Steenis. July 20, 2008. Click to enlarge.

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MPEX 244 in Calgary, AB. Photo by Cor van Steenis. Aug. 24, 2008. Click to enlarge.

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MPEX 244 and RPRX 5407 at Alyth yard in Calgary, AB. Aug. 19, 2008. Photo by Doug Mackenzie. Click to enlarge.
 

Additional photos needed and appreciated.

For corrections, questions or to contribute photos, please e-mail me at: potb101@aim.com. Thanks!

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