IAIS 303 – Iowa Interstate

Rept Marks	From	To	Notes
PWSX 303	May 2005	Present	Present whereabouts unknown – may have been scrapped
IAIS 303	???	May 2005	Exact renumbering date unknown, likely 1987
IAIS 1703	Jun 1986	???
PNC 1703	???	Jun 1986
CO 6075	Aug 1956	???

Notes

303 was a GP9 with 16-567-BC engine derated to 1500 hp
303 had its short hood replaced with one off either IAIS 304 or IAIS 308 sometime between Oct 1987 and Jan 1988.
While never fully painted in any IAIS paint scheme, IAIS 303 did receive the IAIS stripe across both sides of the cab along with road numbers when it was partially repainted in Jun 2002. The cab sides had been rusty PNC green, and while 303 was in for a generator replacement, they repainted the cab sides IAIS yellow and added the stripe. When it was back for more generator work in Jan 2004, they repainted the yellow cab sides to green.
As the last high hood geep operating on Iowa Interstate, 303 became a fan favorite near the end of its service. It often got referred to as the “Green Bean” or the “Green Weenie”.