Parent railroad, canadian national donoted the engine to the lake superior transportation museum in 2007, where plans call for it to be cosmetically restored as np 3617. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. Up in talks to sell burnham rail yard to colorado dot read more midwest rail shippers group elects 2020 officers read more twin cities metro transit to increase. Midwest rail shippers group elects 2020 officers read more. In addition, we received valuable data from extra 2200 south magazine. Iais iowa interstate locomotive roster railroad picture archives. This is a comprehensive roster of diesel locomotives every rail fan should have in his collection. The history of the iowa interstate railroad is a fascinating one. The diesels consisted of 22 newly rebuilt gp382s and. New and exciting for this year will be the addition of 3 train rides pulled behind a 2102 coal fired steam locomotive. Trains subscribers can download a pdf version of this roster data directly to your computer. Serving the railfan community since 1994 bnsfs diesel shop at alliance, nebraska on 21 july 2003. Iais 100, sd20, jul1996, 21jun2001, 5602b19, 25406, returned.
Andre kristopans provided major revisions and updates to the roster in july 2015. Ive always liked secondgeneration emd sds, so when llpx sd382s 2802, 2805, 2807, and 2809 were leased, and later purchased, by the iais, they became naturals as future modeling subjects with my iais locomotive roster projects winding down, one of the last remaining road units to build was sd382 2809. Puttman locomotive works is releasing ho scale alco t6 locomotive shell. However, the central iowas connection to the outside world, at hills, changed hands in 1980, when the trustees of the chicago, rock island and pacific railroad sold the rock islands 7mile line between hills and iowa city to the cedar rapids and iowa city railway. Currently the iowa interstates roster consists entirely of emd geeps save for a. The iowa interstate railroad is pleased to announce that al satunas has accepted the position of chief operating officer, reporting to joe parsons, general manager effective immediately. Iais gp382 707 leads the firemans special train through west liberty, ia on sept 30, 2017.
Click on a specific locomotive class to view its color scheme roster. Iowa interstate bolsters locomotive fleet trains magazine. One other story i have read states the rdc stopped running in 1959, another book states 1962. The rbmn provides freight service on 300 miles 480 km of track, with its mainline consisting of the reading division between reading and packerton and. Reading blue mountain and northern railroad wikipedia. The central iowa railways line never was brought back into service, and its rightofway largely reverted to adjacent farms.
The locomotives are listed include class 1 railroads, regional railroads, short line railroads and industrial railroads. Iais 6988 west, steam locomotive, on 9102011 youtube. The reading blue mountain and northern railroad reporting mark rbmn, sometimes shortened to reading and northern railroad, is a regional railroad operating in eastern pennsylvania, with headquarters located in port clinton. An update of the above will occur shortly, based on a roster contained in bill griffins 1994 book. Foursquare uses cookies to provide you with an optimal experience, to personalize ads that you may see, and to help advertisers measure the results of their ad campaigns. Fnm just kept very few locos, the rest of the fleet was given to ferromex, tfm, ferrosur and ferrovalle.
Texas northeastern railroad 475 gautney road garland, tx 75040 emergency phone number 802 5273499. Most of fnm\s alco\s were scrapped, others are in rr museums. After only two years production of oilelectric diesel locomotives built by the ageir consortium. The iowa interstate railroad reporting marks, iais, headquartered in cedar rapids, iowa, is a regional railroad based in the midwest and operates over 500 miles of trackage. Iais subsidiary rail traffic control formerly provided consulting services for dispatching and operating small to mediumsized railroads worldwide. Samurai, nobel prize in literature, emperors new clothes, book writer, japanese artists. Iais, when it was new, had a number of alcos all since sold. As the wag class became the defacto freightcarrying locos on electrified sections, and the bulk of freight was being moved by diesel anyway, a large number of wam4 locomotives were retrofitted to become dedicated passenger locos. Postageir geir boxcab diesel locomotive roster 05 mar 2005 source data may not be latest transcribed 15 jun 2006 by sb,iii.
Diesel locomotive rosters unknown binding january 1, 1992 see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. However, it will never look as good on a modern locomotive as it does on. On february 22, 1974, the central iowa railway took over operations of a 63. Indiana harbor belt railroad archive diesel locomotive. The iowa interstate railroad iais took over a large section of the former. I would love to see a heritage unit on iais or another exri railroad. Check out the investments we are making on our rail. The indiana rail road reporting marks, inrd, based in indianapolis, indiana is a regional operation that began in 1986 and currently operates over 500 miles of trackage in a rough x between louisville, kentucky and chicago northsouth and newton, illinois to indianapolis eastwest. They are the fastest and most powerful among all locomotives in india, hauling most of irs crack and premier trains. Mar 12, 2004 iais, when it was new, had a number of alcos all since sold. Does anyone know that status of james kerrs locomotive roster book. It was in partnership with real estate firm heartland rail corporation that the iais was able to operate. I have also read, which makes perfect sense, that occasionally adults would ride the rdc.
The central iowa operated in amishsettled country and had one locomotive. With my iais locomotive roster projects winding down, one of the last remaining road units to build was sd382 2809. It joins sisters 2802 and 2805, so i thought id include photos of all three in the post below for comparison. This is a list of various diesel rosters compiled on the diesel modelers mailing list. The qj steam locomotive, iais 6988, pulls a passenger excursion towards geneseo, illinois. After indian railways switched over to 25kv alternating current traction all over its network rendering dc traction and dc and acdc locomotives obsolete, ac electric locomotives are currently the reigning superstars of indian railways. Detailed roster info can be found at the unofficial iais photo archive and railfans guide.
Withers publishing book csx transportation locomotive. Greene this list has been compiled from a number of sources, and is based on a number of articles in the misc. The railroad book lists over 30,000 diesel locomotives. Trainweb hosted websites featuring roster photos sorted by url and not by title. Iaiss west end one more for the road model railroad.
Sold to pielet brothers 32587, then sold to wisconsin central that operated the locomotive as their no. According to a up roster book i have somewhere, the up has only one exri gp40. Safety is truly the iowa interstate railroad s number one priority. As i recall, when they got their first alcos, an iais executive was quoted as saying hed done it after discovering that a number of his shop personnel were excrip and had maintained crips uboats and if they could maintain those. Rock island blue posted by traingeek087 on sunday, july 11, 2004 11. Iais 154 iowa interstate railroad emd sd382 at iowa. Iais tests biodiesel in locomotives cedar rapids, iowa the iowa interstate railroad ltd. Between the years 2004 and 2007 the iais added thirty 2,000 horsepower locomotives to their roster.
The geneseo chamber of commerce organized the trains, which carried passengers several times during the. Joe obviously did his homework when building his loco roster. Book csx transportation locomotive directory 20042005 withers publishing 9592. The t stood for transfer, as the locomotive was built to be more of a road locomotive than their s counterparts. Mike danneman photo thanks to mike dannemans fine camera work we get a glimpse of the activity. Iais sponsors these runs to benefit the local emergency responders in online towns.
The wam4 also created an interesting conundrum in the indian railways. Iais 600, emd gp38, operation lifesaver paint, sits at the iais diesel shop in council bluffs iowa. The railroad was formed on november 2, 1984, using former chicago, rock island and pacific railroad tracks between chicago, illinois, and omaha, nebraska. Sep 11, 2011 the qj steam locomotive, iais 6988, pulls a passenger excursion towards geneseo, illinois. Most, if not all the gp382 that the ri had that went to the mopac are still around dont have the book near me, cant remember if any have been wrecked.
The iowa interstate railroad reporting marks, iais, headquartered in cedar. The conductor on the rdc was a veteran of 50 years, named lee hill. Ive decided to keep my current waybills as they are, especially since my wife and i put so much work into them. Iowa interstate west end in ho scale railroad model craftsman. I have the 2012 copy but it does not appear that a 20 edition ever came out.
Iais based in cedar rapids, iowa has begun testing the use of biodiesel blended fuel in some of its locomotives. The indiana rail road reporting marks, inrd, based in indianapolis, indiana is a regional operation that began in 1986 and currently operates over 500 miles of trackage in a rough x between louisville, kentucky and chicago northsouth and newton, illinois to. Peter arnold via loconotes, buddy burton, scott chatfield and simon belanger via loconotes, john drew green, daniel hanna, john komanesky, chris lastovich, ken rjr, kevin sadowski mark scott, jim tiroch and matt. Major updates in 20 courtesy of brc motive power department via sean grahamwhite and from kevin sadowskiwith help from sean grahamwhite, ken lanovich, chris lastovich and bill millers emd sd40 series document. Working with the renewable energy group reg plant in newton, iowa, testing began in june on one unit in the iais council bluffs yard. The just recently formed heartland rail corporation, whose owners consist of maytag, pioneer seed, crandic, pella rolscreen, and others, selected iowa interstate railroad iais, a separately owned company, as its operator. Reacting to more suggestions from the first operating session. Notes provided by kevin sadowski information from iowa interstate yahoo group all models built by emd unless otherwise noted. Click here to subscribe today and receive all of our online benefits. Providing the flexibility to ship by rail, truck, or ship vessel, iowa interstate railroad s intermodal team gives our customers another transportation solution.
Peter arnold via loconotes, buddy burton, scott chatfield and simon belanger via loconotes, john drew green, daniel hanna, john. Detailed roster info can be found at the unofficial iais photo archive and railfans guide thanks to the following contributors. Iais 600, emd gp38, operation lifesaver paint, sits description. The diesels consisted of 22 newly rebuilt gp382s and eight sd382s.
Ive decided to do something a little different with them however, which ill discuss in a second. The alco t6 was a hp locomotive produced from 1958 to 1969. The home to first generation locomotives photos, data and history, and central location for over 475 current locomotive rosters. The end of the wam era and the rise of the wap classes. The coo is responsible for the overall management of the transportation, engineering, locomotive and mechanical departments. The autumn of 2008 then saw the beginning of a new era on the iowa interstate with the arrival of 12 large brand new 4,400 horsepower widecab ge es44acs. Iais uses 42 locomotives and two slugs to power its trains. Mark hansen, locomotive superintendant, indiana harbor belt joe bissonnette, assistant chief dispatcher, indiana harbor belt andre kristopans, rail historian phil bedwell, omnisource corporation frank vollhardt, lte information source. As i recall, when they got their first alcos, an iais executive was quoted as saying hed done it after discovering that a number of his shop personnel were excrip and had maintained crips uboats and if they could maintain those unfavorable.
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