Motive Power
IAIS uses 47 locomotives and two slugs to power its trains:
- 14 GE ES44AC (Numbered 500-513); unit 513 is painted in a Rock Island commemorative scheme.
- 8 EMD SD38-2 (Numbered 150-157)
- 22 EMD GP38-2 (Numbered 700-721)
- 1 EMD GP38 (Numbered 601)
- 2 Slugs (Numbered 650 and 651)
721 and 651 are permanently mated, as are 601 and 650
- 2 QJ 2-10-2 (Numbered 6988 and 7081), used for special excursions
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