IAIS 505

IAIS 505 at Rock Island, IL on 3-Jan-2011.
Erik Rasmussen photo
Unit Detail
ModelES44AC
BuiltJul 2008 (GE)
Rebuiltn/a
Horsepower4400
Frame #
Builders #59424
IAIS Acquired15 Oct 2008
IAIS PaintOct 2008 (Phase V)
IAIS 505 HISTORY
Rept MarksFromToNotes
IAIS 50515 Oct 2008Present

Notes

  • All of IAIS’s ES44ACs were built to CSX’s ES44AH “heavy” specification at 432,000 lbs, and includes the high traction software modifications.
  • Unit was shipped from Erie, PA, in primer on 15 Aug 2008. It was painted into IAIS Phase V paint at Mid-America Car in Kansas City, MO, during October 2008.
  • 505 arrived on IAIS and placed in service on 15 Oct 2008.
  • On Thursday, 11 Feb 2010, a Johnson County (Iowa) snowplow failed to yield at the Chambers Ave NW grade crossing outside Oxford, IA. 505, pulling BICB westbound, struck the plow truck in the passenger side. The two men in the plow survived with injuries, and IAIS 505 sustained significant front end damage including damage to the handrails, plow, cut lever, and lights. 505 was moved to NRE in Silvis for rebuilding and was returned to service on ???.
Standard Roster Shots
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Engineer’s Side
Engineer’s Side Front 3/4
Engineer’s Side Rear 3/4
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Conductor’s Side
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Conductor’s Side Front 3/4
Conductor’s Side Rear 3/4
Rear
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