By Tony Cook
Rebuilt by Electro-Motive Diesel/Progress Rail from GP9 donors (though few parts beyond the recycled units’ rebuilt DOFASO trucks saw use from those first-generation Geeps), sporting a  ,000-hp 710G3A prime mover, with new hoods, cab, and frame, the GP20C-ECO delivered to Canadian Pacific (CP) in 2013. The goals of this project included CP’s desire for meeting U.S. Government
EPA emission standards and enhanced crashworthiness levels for cab, frame, and tanks (the first “C” in the unit’s designation refers to these features). The railroad received a relaxed emission standard (Tier 0+), similar to the road’s 63 SD30C-ECO units (offered recently by Bowser as a limited-production HO release) built around the same time. The first 30 (2200–2229) were followed by two more CP orders for 40 (2230–2269) and 60 (2270–2329) additional units. The 130 GP20C-ECOs are exclusive to the CPKC roster. CP 2213, shown below on New Year’s Day 2024 at the west end of Knoche Yard, is from the initial GP20C-ECO production.  — Tony Cook photo

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