Uncertain Future
Iowa Pacific 103, still dressed in Wisconsin & Southern colors, rests on a hidden branch in an industrial park in Bensenville, IL, on this very cold early Spring day. Built as Union Pacific 957 in 1955, this unit went to Amtrak (430) and Alaska Railroad (2401) before landing at Wisconsin & Southern, where it's worn numbers 10A, 522, and 103. When WSOR disposed of their E-Units, it was picked up by Iowa Pacific. At some point in 2018, this unit was moved to another IPH property, the Grenada Railway in Batesville, Mississippi, where sister unit SLRG 515 resides. With the collapse of Iowa Pacific in early 2020, everything owned by Iowa Pacific is up for sale, and the future of this unit is uncertain.
Uncertain Future
Iowa Pacific 103, still dressed in Wisconsin & Southern colors, rests on a hidden branch in an industrial park in Bensenville, IL, on this very cold early Spring day. Built as Union Pacific 957 in 1955, this unit went to Amtrak (430) and Alaska Railroad (2401) before landing at Wisconsin & Southern, where it's worn numbers 10A, 522, and 103. When WSOR disposed of their E-Units, it was picked up by Iowa Pacific. At some point in 2018, this unit was moved to another IPH property, the Grenada Railway in Batesville, Mississippi, where sister unit SLRG 515 resides. With the collapse of Iowa Pacific in early 2020, everything owned by Iowa Pacific is up for sale, and the future of this unit is uncertain.