IAIS GP8 #481

IAIS 481 at Walcott, IA on 21-Dec-2003
By: Nathan D. Holmes
UNIT DETAIL
Model:GP8
Built:Apr 1953 (EMD)
Rebuilt:Dec 1968
Horsepower:1600
Frame #:6496-14
Builders #:17740
IAIS Acqd:Oct 1984
IAIS Paint:Never
IAIS 481 HISTORY
Rept MarksFromToNotes
IAIS 4811987Dec 2009Last 400 on IAIS roster, left for Relco on 4 Dec 2009
IAIS 7981Oct 19841987 
ICG 7981Dec 1968Oct 1984Rebuilt to GP8 at Paducah and renumbered to 7981
IC 8981Apr 1953Dec 1968Built as GP7

Notes:

  • 481 was the last 400-series unit on the IAIS roster, sitting around Council Bluffs until 4 Dec 2009.
  • On 4 Dec 2009, 481 was shipped out on CBBI-04 to be sent to Relco in Albia, IA, for conversion to a slug similar to the IAIS 466 to IAIS 650 conversion. The new slug is numbered IAIS 651, and IAIS 721 serves as its mother unit.
Standard Roster Shots
Rear
IAIS 481 at Wilton, IA on 09-Aug-2004
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IAIS 481 at Council Bluffs, IA on 03-Nov-2001
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Conductor's Side
IAIS 481 at Atalissa, IA on 09-Aug-2004
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Conductor's Side, Front 3/4
IAIS 481 at Walcott, IA on 21-Dec-2003
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IAIS 481 at Altoona, IA on 22-Jan-1994
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Conductor's Side, Rear 3/4
IAIS 481 at Moscow, IA on 09-Aug-2004
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IAIS 481 at Altoona, IA on 27-Nov-1996
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IAIS 481 at Davenport, IA on 26-Dec-2003
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Additional Roster / Detail Shots
IAIS 481 at Council Bluffs, IA on 03-Nov-2001
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IAIS 481 at Council Bluffs, IA on 03-Nov-2001
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IAIS 481 at Council Bluffs, IA on 03-Nov-2001
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IAIS 481 at Council Bluffs, IA on 03-Nov-2001
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IAIS 481 at Council Bluffs, IA on 03-Nov-2001
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IAIS 481 at Council Bluffs, IA on 03-Nov-2001
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IAIS 481 at Council Bluffs, IA on 03-Nov-2001
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IAIS 481 at Council Bluffs, IA on 03-Nov-2001
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IAIS 481 at Council Bluffs, IA on 03-Nov-2001
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IAIS 481 at Council Bluffs, IA on 03-Nov-2001
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IAIS 481 at Council Bluffs, IA on 03-Nov-2001
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IAIS 481 at Council Bluffs, IA on 03-Nov-2001
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IAIS 481 at Council Bluffs, IA on 03-Nov-2001
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IAIS 481 at Council Bluffs, IA on 03-Nov-2001
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IAIS 481 at Council Bluffs, IA on 03-Nov-2001
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IAIS 481 at Council Bluffs, IA on 03-Nov-2001
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IAIS 481 at Council Bluffs, IA on 03-Nov-2001
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IAIS 481 at Council Bluffs, IA on 03-Nov-2001
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IAIS 481 at Council Bluffs, IA on 03-Nov-2001
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IAIS 481 at Council Bluffs, IA on 03-Nov-2001
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IAIS 481 at Council Bluffs, IA on 03-Nov-2001
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IAIS 481 at Council Bluffs, IA on 03-Nov-2001
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IAIS 481 at Council Bluffs, IA on 03-Nov-2001
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IAIS 481 at Council Bluffs, IA on 03-Nov-2001
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IAIS 481 at Council Bluffs, IA on 03-Nov-2001
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IAIS 481 at Council Bluffs, IA on 03-Nov-2001
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IAIS 481 at Council Bluffs, IA on 03-Nov-2001
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IAIS 481 at Council Bluffs, IA on 03-Nov-2001
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Leaving for Relco / Slug Conversion
IAIS 481 Conductor side rear. West Liberty, IA. 5-Dec-2009.
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IAIS 481 Conductor side rear. West Liberty, IA. 5-Dec-2009.
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IAIS 481 Conductor side front. West Liberty, IA. 5-Dec-2009.
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IAIS 481 Conductor side front. West Liberty, IA. 5-Dec-2009.
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IAIS 481 over the Cedar River at Moscow, IA. 5-Dec-2009.
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IAIS 481 over the Cedar River at Moscow, IA. 5-Dec-2009.
By: Erik Rasmussen
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