EMD GP20C-ECO

The EMD GP20C-ECO is a 2000 horsepower B-B diesel-electric rebuild built by EMD for Canadian Pacific. It resembles the GP22ECO but follows Canadian Pacific's request for crashworthiness and EPA emission standards: the C in the designation marks a crashworthy cab, frame and fuel tank. Canadian Pacific asked for relaxed Tier 0+ emissions rather than Tier 2 to cut cost. The units use just enough rebuilt parts to count as rebuilds: a new frame; fuel tank; prime mover; long hood and cab are fitted while the railroad supplies trucks and alternators mostly from retired GP9u locomotives. The long hood resembles that of a GP60 and the nose is a sharper snoot that sets the cab back. As on the SD30C-ECO they have all-LED lighting except for the headlights and ditch lights. A total of 130 were built in three orders numbered 2200 to 2329.