Union Pacific Railroad

General Notes:

1. UPY 1289, as SP 2691 was retired by SP in 1994 and sold to Progress Rail Services; then sold to OmniTRAX; then sold to Helm Financial and leased to UP.
2. Retired by UP and returned to owner Helm Financial; now in service as CalTrain 503 (along with ex UP 1290 which is Caltrain 504)

General Notes:

1. Original total of 12 SP units; nine units went to UP at merger; SP retired three units (SP 2691, 2692, and 2697) prior to the merger; SP sold 2691 and 2692 to Helm Financial and Helm later leased them to UP as UP 1290 and 1289.

Notes:

1. SP 2690 was retired by UP and sold to National Railway Equipment; rebuilt to GS14B Truck Engine Switcher (TES) UPY 2005, completed on 23 November 2005.
2. UP 1296 (ex SP 2698) was the only unit in this group to be repainted to the UP 1291-1299 group, completed on 14 May 1998.
3. UP 1296 (ex SP 2698) was originally assigned to UPY 1296, but that number was used in May 2008 for UP 1366, ex MP 1366.

General Notes:

1. Total of 62 MP units went to UP at merger, numbered MP 1530-1554 and 1356-1392; there was no MP15DC numbered either as MP 1555 or 1355; renumbered to UP 1330-1392 in January 1986 through November 1993 (UP 1363, ex MP 1363, was the first, completed on 24 January 1986; UP 1382, ex MP 1382, was the last, completed on 23 November 1993).
2. Of the original 62 units, 15 units (MP 1332, 1335, 1340, 1342, 1352, 1353, 1357, 1362, 1370, 1371, 1372, 1373, 1377, 1379, 1382) were repainted to UP yellow and gray, with Missouri Pacific lettering, in July 1984 through October 1985; relettered to UP in September 1986 through November 1993.
3. UPY 1296 was originally assigned UPY 1366; changed to UPY 1296 for unknown reason.

General Notes:

1. Former Pittsburgh & Lake Erie units; purchased second hand by UP in December 1984.
2. UP 1300-1309 were delivered to UP in mid-February 1985, and entered service as UP 1275-1284 series in February and March 1985; only UP 1277 and 1278 were repainted to full UP yellow in mid-April 1985, the other eight units carried their UP numbers in white cab side numerals on their original P&LE black paint; they were renumbered and repainted to the UP 1000-1014 series in May and June 1985.
3. UP 1310-1314 were delivered to UP in late April 1985, and entered service as UP 1000 series units, fully painted in yellow and gray, in May and June 1985.
4. UP added side handrails for improved safety.
5. All units renumbered to UP 1300-1314 series in May through December 1987.
6. Individual unit histories:

7. 	Road Number	First Number	Second Number	Third Number	Fourth Number	Fifth Number
   	UPY 1300	P&LE 1577	UP 1275	UP 1000	UP 1300
   	UPY 1301	P&LE 1576	UP 1276	UP 1001	UP 1301
   	UPY 1302	P&LE 1575	UP 1277	UP 1002	UP 1302
   	UPY 1303	P&LE 1583	UP 1278	UP 1003	UP 1303
   	UPY 1304	P&LE 1581	UP 1279	UP 1004	UP 1304
   	UPY 1305	P&LE 1580	UP 1280	UP 1005	UP 1305
   	UPY 1306	P&LE 1579	UP 1281	UP 1006	UP 1306
   	UPY 1307	P&LE 1574	UP 1574	UP 1282	UP 1007	UP 1307
   	UPY 1308	P&LE 1578	UP 1283	UP 1008	UP 1308
   	UPY 1309	P&LE 1582	UP 1284	UP 1009	UP 1309
   	UPY 1310	P&LE 1584	UP 1010	UP 1310
   	UPY 1311	P&LE 1587	UP 1011	UP 1311
   	UPY 1312	P&LE 1588	UP 1012	UP 1312
   	UPY 1313	P&LE 1596	UP 1013	UP 1313
   	UPY 1314	P&LE 1598	UP 1014	UP 1314

General Notes:

1. Original total of 15 C&NW units; 14 units went to UP at merger, numbered C&NW 1302-1316; C&NW retired 1313 prior to the merger.
2. Assigned UP 1315-1328 in June 1995, no units renumbered; assigned UPY 1315-1328 in December 1999.
3. Purchased by UP on 28 December 1999, upon expiration of original C&NW lease.

Notes:

1. UPY 1323 (ex C&NW 1310) was the first unit in this group to be renumbered, completed on 23 May 2000.
2. UPY 1326 (2nd) was renumbered from C&NW 1314 on 13 August 2001; UPY 1326 (1st) was an ex MKT SW1500 renumbered in error from UP 1326 (ex MKT 54) on 17 July 2001; the error was corrected when the first UPY 1326 was renumbered to UPY 1038 on 13 August 2001.

General Notes:

1. Total of four MKT units went to UP at merger, numbered MKT 52-55; renumbered to UP 1300 series in 1989 to 1993.
2. Built on EMD order number 7112.

Notes:

1. UPY 1326 (1st) was renumbered in error from UP 1326 on 17 July 2001; UPY 1326 was actually assigned to ex C&NW MP15 1314; the conflict was corrected when UPY 1326 (1st) was renumbered to UPY 1038 on 13 August 2001, with UPY 1326 (2nd) taking its new number on the same day.

General Notes:

1. Total of 62 MP units went to UP at merger, numbered MP 1530-1554 and 1356-1392; there was no MP15DC numbered either as MP 1555 or 1355; renumbered to UP 1330-1392 in January 1986 through November 1993 (UP 1363, ex MP 1363, was the first, completed on 24 January 1986; UP 1382, ex MP 1382, was the last, completed on 23 November 1993).
2. UP 1330-1334 are identical to Alton & Southern MP15DC 1522, owned by UP, leased to A&S.
3. Of the original 62 units, 15 units (MP 1332, 1335, 1340, 1342, 1352, 1353, 1357, 1362, 1370, 1371, 1372, 1373, 1377, 1379, 1382) were repainted to UP yellow and gray, with Missouri Pacific lettering, in July 1984 through October 1985; relettered to UP in September 1986 through November 1993.
4. UP 1335, 1341, 1343, 1346, 1349, 1350, 1354 are equipped as yard slug control units.
5. The number 1355 is blank and not used; reserved for use by A&S 1522 upon that unit's return to UP.

Notes:

1. UPY 1348 (ex UP 1348, nee MP 1348) was the first unit in this group to be renumbered, completed on 13 January 2000.

General Notes:

1. Total of four MKT units went to UP at merger, numbered MKT 56-59.

General Notes:

1. Built as Milwaukee Road 434-465, to Soo Line 1500-1531 through merger in 1985; lease to Soo Line expired on 1 April 1991; returned to lessor, American Financial Group (AFG); stored until sale to UP; UP 1397-1406 were purchased second hand from American Financial Group; UP 1407-1428 were leased on long-term lease until purchased on 18 December 1996.

Notes:

1. UP 1418 built as Milw 448, to Soo Line 1514, to AFG 1 in September 1992 for display at the Railway Supply Association Chicago show, 24 September 1992; painted green with yellow stripes by Conrail's Juniata Locomotive Shop, Altoona, Pa.

General Notes:

1. Built as Kennecott Minerals (KMC) units; used at copper mine and mills of Utah Copper Division.
2. Both units were owned by Kennecott until the end of an 18-year lien/lease period, ending in January 1997, at which time Kennecott took full ownership; both units were sold to Helm Financial and leased to Union Pacific.
3. UPY 1429, as KMC 122 was fitted with an extended (13 inches) engineer's cab side for car dumper service at Magna, Utah; upon sale to Helm Financial and lease to UP, cab extension on KMC 122 was removed.
4. Both units were leased to UP beginning on June 18, 1997. (photo as UP 1429, with extended cab intact and still in KMCX geen paint, at VMV on April 22, 1997) (photo as fully painted UP 1429, without extended cab, at VMV in June 1997)
5. Renumbered from UP 1429, 1430 in October 2001.
6. Upon the expiration of the five-year operating lease, both units were returned to Helm in March 2002.

General Notes:

1. Original total of 58 SP units; 57 units went to UP at merger; SP retired 2723 prior to the merger.
2. UPY 1460-1463 (ex SP 2732-2735) are equipped as yard slug control units to operate with yard slugs S1-S3 (ex SP 1010, 1012, 1013).

Notes:

1. UPY 1432, as UP 1432 (ex SP 2703) was the first of this group to be repainted to Union Pacific, completed on 8 July 1997.
2. UPY 1456 (ex SP 2728) was the first unit in this group to be renumbered, completed on 22 March 2000.
3. UPY 1475, as SP 2747, was the first in-service SP unit (not new or remanufactured by M-K) to be painted in SP's speed lettering paint scheme, completed in October 1993.

General Notes:

1. UPY 1488 was previously in service on UP as UP 1013, then as UP 1329, from 1988 to 1994; leased from Helm Financial Corp.
2. UPY 1488 was built as EMD plant switcher 115; sold to Helm; leased to Georgetown Railroad (GRR) as its 1013. Georgetown 1013 was wrecked (crushed cab) and returned to Helm; wreck damage repaired by National Railway Equipment; in nationwide lease service as NHL 1013; leased to UP as UPL (UP Leased) 1013 in April 1988; painted yellow and gray and became UP 1329 on 25 August 1989; lease expired on 31 March 1994; returned to Helm and used in national lease fleet for three years as HLCX 1000; leased to UP as UP 1488, 12 July 1997.
3. UPY 1488 was one of the few UP switching locomotives to receive the small winged shield logo, applied to the front end.
4. UPY 1488 was assigned to the Chicago area for much of its time on UP, and was assigned for maintenance to the former C&NW M-19A locomotive shop.
5. UPY 1488 was retired by Union Pacific on May 16, 2016, after being sold during a large auction held at Metro-East Industries in East St. Louis, Illinois, on May 5, 2016. Sold to Juniata Terminal 9615.
6. Unit history:

7. 	Road Number	First Number	Second Number	Third Number	Fourth Number	Fifth Number	Sixth Number	Seventh Number
   	UPY 1488	EMD 115	GRR 1013	NHL 1013	UPL 1013	UP 1329	HLCX 1000	UP 1488

General Notes:

1. UP's "Green Goats" (low emissions, diesel hybrid switching locomotive) were designed by Railpower, and built under contract by GEC Alstom (former CP Rail Ogden Shops) at Calgary, Alberta, as Railpower's contractor, because at the time, Railpower did not yet have its own manufacturing facility.
2. Railpower model designation is GG-20B; UP model designation is GG20GP, meaning Green Goat, 2000 horsepower, underframe from EMD GP core unit (retired GP9 units).
3. As Green Goat battery powered unit, UPY 2004 was equipped with a Caterpillar C9 290-horsepower truck engine, used to charge the special batteries.
4. UPY 2004 is owned by Railpower, and leased to UP.
5. UPY 2004 was completed on 25 February 2005, as one of five Railpower Green Goat demonstrators, numbered as Railpower (RPRX) 2402-2405, and UPY 2004, along with the Green Goat GG-20B prototype, RPRX 2401. All were manufactured at GEC Alstom Calgary in 2004 and 2005.
6. Initial assignment for UPY 2004 was Fresno, California, arriving there in mid March 2005 (seen en route at Roseville, California, on 10 March 2005), and entering service on April 8, 2005.
7. Unit history:

8. 	Road Number	First Number	Second Number
   	UPY 2004	MILW 2370 (GP9)	SOO Fuel Tender 4001

Notes:

1. UPY 2004 was moved in from Fresno to Montreal in August 2007; stored at Canada Allied Diesel (CAD,) Lachine, Que., until June 2008; moved to NS's Juniata Shops ("Thoroughbred Mechanical Services") in early July 2008 for conversion from battery power to RP20BD three-engine genset.
2. UPY 2004 retired by UP on 7 August 2008; Railpower (RPRX) GG20GP 2406 leased to UP on 8 August 2008 to replace UPY 2004; UPY 2004 may not return to UP after conversion.

General Notes:

1. Built by National Railway Equipment at its facility at Mount Vernon, Ill, using ex SP MP15DC 2690 as the core unit. (SP 2690 was assigned UP 1291, then UPY 1291, but was retired for this rebuild effort, prior to being renumbered.)
2. Known as both "Truck Engine Switcher" and as "Gen-Set Locomotive".
3. Equipped with two Cummins 700 horsepower truck engines that meet the strictest EPA Tier 2 emissions standard. The formal Cummins designation is "QSK19 Tier 3 Off-Road Compliant engine".
4. Assigned to a location in California; seen on November 29, 2008 in storage at West Colton.
5. Returned to NRE in August 2010 to have its components upgraded to match the NRE-built units in the UPY 2700 series, retaining its twin Cummins engines rather than the larger units' three Cummins engines. UPY 2005 received remote control at the same time.
6. Retired by UP in November 2018 and sold to S&S Sales and Leasing (SSRX) in November 2018 (formally retired by UP on January 16, 2019); moved to UP's yard in Villa Grove, Illinois; still there in 2020 with all UP markings painted out.

General Notes:

1. UP model designation is MP20GP; MPI model designation is MP20B-3.
2. Converted from retired ex MP GP50 locomotives by Motive Power Industries at Boise, Idaho.
3. Built as MP 3500-3529 in November 1980 to January 1981; assigned UP 50-79 in December 1985, 12 units renumbered; assigned UP 960-989 in February 1989, all 30 units renumbered; assigned UP 5558-5587 in December 1996, 17 units renumbered; assigned UP 1658-1687 in December 1999, 18 units renumbered.
4. Equipped with Caterpillar 3516C diesel engine, with Tier 2 compliance, which includes EFI fuel injection and aftercooling.
5. Assigned for work in Texas, in and around Houston.
6. UPY 2105 was briefly in service as UPY 1660.
7. Individual unit histories:

8. 	Road Number	First Number	Second Number	Third Number	Fourth Number	Fifth Number	Date Core Unit Retired By UP
   	UPY 2100	MP 3514	UP 64	UP 974			30 Nov 2004
   	UPY 2101	MP 3518	UP 978				28 Jun 2005
   	UPY 2102	MP 3527	UP 987				30 Dec 2004
   	UPY 2103	MP 3526	UP 76	UP 986	UP 5584	UP 1684	7 Jun 2006
   	UPY 2104	MP 3528	UP 78	UP 988	UP 1686		27 May 2005
   	UPY 2105	MP 3502	UP 962	UP 5560	UP 1660	UPY 1660	30 Jun 2006
   	UPY 2106	MP 3500	UP 50	UP 960	UP 5558	UP 1658	27 May 2005
   	UPY 2107	MP 3504	UP 964				30 Sep 2004
   	UPY 2108	MP 3501	UP 961	UP 5559	UP 1659		20 Dec 2006
   	UPY 2109	MP 3509	UP 969				19 Dec 2006
   	UPY 2110	MP 3505	UP 965				19 Dec 2006
   	UPY 2111	MP 3508	UP 968	UP 5566	UP 1666		8 Jun 2007
   	UPY 2112	MP 3506	UP 966	UP 5564	UP 1664		20 Dec 2006

General Notes:

1. UP's "Green Goats" (low emissions, battery-diesel hybrid switching locomotive) were designed by Railpower Technologies, Inc.; built under contract by at least three separate locations: Motive Power Industries, Boise, Idaho; Canada Allied Diesel (CAD,) Lachine, Que.; Ogden Shops, Calgary.
2. Railpower model designation is GG-20B; UP model designation is GG20GE, meaning Green Goat, 2000 horsepower, underframe from GE core unit (retired B23-7 and B30-7 units); equipped with GE 752AF traction motors.
3. Builder number shown is actually just a portion of each unit's actual builder number, which follows the 17-digit standard used by vehicle manufacturers. All have a 8-digit prefix of 1RPGGB20 denoting a U. S. company (1), RailPower as the manufacturer (RP), Green Goat as the product (GG), riding on four-wheel trucks (B) with 2000 horsepower (20). A ninth digit (not shown) is a computer check digit. In the eight digits shown above, the first two digits denote Super Steel as the builder (6), with 2005 as the model year (5). The remaining six digits are a simple sequence of serial numbers. (Example, from UP 2315: 1RPGGB20665000062)
4. Initial assignment was Houston, Texas, with funding from a public grant from the Texas Emissions Reduction Program (TERP); UPY 2300 arrived in Houston in early September 2005.
5. See Extra 2200 South, Issue 128, page 21 for additional background information on the design of these units.
6. UPY 2313 and 2314 arrived in West Anaheim yard in Southern California in late November 2006, for use on local trains to Marlboro, Costa Mesa and Huntington Beach.
7. UPY 2315 was rebuilt from NS B23-7 3981, which was cut down earlier in 2006 at RMDI and frame and trucks shipped out. It was one of over a dozen Dash 7 units being cut down at Pittston, Pa., and Utica, N.Y. for Railpower's GG20B program. NS 3981 was built for the Southern in January 1979, b/n 41990.
8. Individual unit histories:

9. 	Road Number	Core Unit	Core Unit Model	Date Core Unit Retired By UP	Date To UPY Service
   	UPY 2300	UP 134 (MP 4634)	B23-7	4 May 2004	24 Aug 2005
   	UPY 2301	UP 204 (MP 4804)	B30-7A	4 May 2004	17 Sep 2005
   	UPY 2302	UP 137 (MP 4637)	B23-7	4 May 2004	4 Oct 2005
   	UPY 2303	UP 148 (MP 4648)	B23-7	30 Nov 2004	12 Oct 2005
   	UPY 2304	SP 7861	B30-7	16 Aug 2004	27 Oct 2005
   	UPY 2305	UP 7787 (SSW 7787)	B30-7	30 Sep 2004	1 Nov 2005
   	UPY 2306	UP 109 (MP 4609)	B23-7	4 May 2004	11 Nov 2005
   	UPY 2307	SP 7883	B30-7	28 Feb 2002	21 Nov 2005
   	UPY 2308	UP 221 (MP 4821)	B30-7A	28 Feb 2002	12 Dec 2005
   	UPY 2309	UP 175 (MP 4675)	B23-7	4 May 2004	23 Dec 2005
   	UPY 2310	UP 262 (SSW 7776)	B30-7A	19 Dec 2001 28 Feb 2005	3 Jun 2006
   	UPY 2311	UP 7781 (SSW 7781)	B30-7	28 Feb 2005	11 Jun 2006
   	UPY 2312	UP 7814 (SP 7814)	B23-7	26 Dec 2001	11 Sep 2006
   	UPY 2313	CSXT 3127	B30-7		29 Aug 2006
   	UPY 2314	BDLX 3984 (NS 3984)	B23-7		5 Oct 2006
   	UPY 2315	BDLX 3981 (NS 3981)	B23-7		20 Nov 2006
   	UPY 2316	UP 7774 (SSW 7774)	B30-7	31 Jan 2005	24 Jun 2006
   	UPY 2317	UP 7786 (SSW 7786)	B30-7	28 Feb 2005	8 Jul 2006
   	UPY 2318	UP 257 (MP 4667)	B23-7M	28 Jun 2005	29 Sep 2006
   	UPY 2319	UP 7818 (SP 7818)	B30-7	28 Feb 2005	6 Oct 2006

General Notes:

1. Railpower model designation is RP-20BD; UP's model designation is RP20GE, denoting that the units were built using retired GE units as core units. Some of the frames were being "prepared" for Railpower by Metro East Industries (MEI) in St. Louis.
2. Builder number shown is actually just a portion of each unit's actual builder number, which follows the 17-digit standard used by vehicle manufacturers. All have a 8-digit prefix of 2RPBDB20 denoting a Canadian company (2), RailPower as the manufacturer (RP), Battery Diesel as the product (BD), riding on four-wheel trucks (B) with 2000 horsepower (20). A ninth digit (not shown) is a computer check digit. In the eight digits shown above, the first two digits denote Super Steel as the builder (6), with 2004 as the model year (4). The remaining six digits are a simple sequence of serial numbers.
3. These low emissions, diesel switching locomotives were designed by Railpower Technologies, Inc.
4. All units built under contract for Railpower: UPY 2602-2684 were built for Railpower by Super Steel Schenectady, Inc., Glenville, N.Y.; UPY 2685-2698 built by Canada Allied Diesel (CAD), Lachine, Que.
5. Equipped with three stand-alone Deutz generator sets (known as Gen-Sets), each producing 673 horsepower a piece, for a total of 2000 horsepower.
6. Initial assignment will be Houston, Texas, with funding from a public grant from the Texas Emissions Reduction Program (TERP).
7. UPY 2600 and 2601 are blank and not used.

General Notes:

1. National Railway Equipment (NRE) model designation is 3GS21B; UP's model designation is GS21B.
2. These units were built by NRE using all-new frames and trucks, unlike the UPY 2600-series units built by Railpower using frames and trucks from retired GE four-axle units.
3. Built at all four of NRE's facilities: Dixmoor (near Chicago), Illinois; Mount Vernon, Illinois; VMV at Paducah, Kentucky; and Silvis (near Rock Island), Illinois
4. Equipped with three stand-alone generator sets (known as Gen-Sets), each producing 700 horsepower, for a total of 2100 horsepower.
5. Initial assignment was in the Los Angeles basin.

General Notes:

1. Individual unit histories:

2. 	Road Number	First Number	Second Number	Third Number	Date To SD40-2H	Date Returned To 3200 Series
   	UPY 3200	UP 3238
   	UPY 3201	UP 3240
   	UPY 3202	UP 3244	UP 8004	UP 3244	May 1976	Jun 1981
   	UPY 3203	UP 3255	UP 8015	UP 3255	May 1976	Jun 1981
   	UPY 3204	UP 3258	UP 8018	UP 3258	Apr 1976	Apr 1981
   	UPY 3205	UP 3275
   	UPY 3206	UP 3285	UP 8045	UP 3285	Apr 1976	Aug 1976
   	UPY 3207	UP 3294

General Notes:

1. UPY 3831 was converted to remote control for yard switching service, from standard SD40-2 3831.