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GG20B Rosters

UPY 2317

Owner: Union Pacific Number:

UPY 2317

Built: June, 2006 Serial Number:  
Hybrid History: UPY 2317 (2006-present) Converted at: Super Steel, Schenectady, NY
       
Donor Unit: Union Pacific (UP) 7774 (GE B30-7) Built: March, 1980
Build No.: 42788 Frame No.:  
Unit History: Cotton Belt (SSW) 7774    
  UP 7774 (renumbered 2002, retired 2005)    

 

 
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 2317 was in Calgary in late June, and shipped to Albina, OR in early July, 2006. From UP equipment trace and sightings by Robert Ulberg.
F
In Roseville, CA in mid-August, 2006. From UP Equipment Trace.
G
Original unit number from Extra 2200 South #129, pg. 21 with additional information from Don Strack's Modern Era UP Roster (http://utahrails.net/all-time/modern-index.php).
   
Photos:  
Photo 5
UPY 2317 in Portland, OR. Photo by Robert Ulberg. July 11, 2006. Click to enlarge.
Photo 5
UPY 2317 in Portland, OR. Photo by Robert Ulberg. July 12, 2006. Click to enlarge.
Photo 5
UP 7774 at Alstom's shop in Calgary, AB prior to conversion to UPY 2317. Photo by Bob Mackenzie. Click to enlarge.

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

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