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Independent Locomotive Service

Based in Bethel and Thief River Falls they rebuild and lease locomotives to shortlines and industrial customers around the region and the continent.

ILSX 1381, Andy Inserra photo

They also are part owners of the Minnesota Northern and St Croix Valley and supply the Minnesota Southern with their fleet of locomotives

The ILS Lease Fleet -photos of the units on the road and at work in Minnesota
ILS Lease Fleet - Misc. photos
Minnesota Northern
St Croix Valley
Minnesota Southern
Dakota Northern

ILS shops - photos from their shops
Bethel shops
Thief River Falls shops

ILS projects and unit before-and-after comparisons
RaiLink BL20-2 Fleet
CP Rail contract work
Classic ILS images

ILS Roster

We need your help! If you can help fill in the blanks, add photos, etc. please email us. Thanks to Ken Ardinger for his help with creating this roster
Number Model History Current Location
9 SW1200 Indianapolis Coke 9, SSW 2252, SSW 1064 Bunge Corp - Waterloo, IN
13 SW1 Cargill 13, Inland Steel 80 Scoular Grain, Jerome, ID
143 SW900m Nucor Steel 143 MGP - Riga, MI
179 GP38AC HATX 179, CSX 2155 MNN
180 GP38AC HATX 180, CSX 2166 MNN
302 GP7 RETX 302, Amtrak 778, UP 110, 710 Red Trail Energy, Richardson, ND
320 SW1 Great Western Dock  320, Soo 320 GWD, St Paul MN
734 SW1 Amtrak 734, 247, CR 8475, PC 8475, NYC 678, 628 Southern Minnesota Sugar Beet Coop, Renville, MN
768 GP9 Amtrak 768 Verasun, Albion NE
900 SW8 WC 900, Algoma Central 140 Chicago Terminal Railroad
901 SW900 Buick City 818, GMD 0069 St Croix Valley
902 RS3m MN Power & Light 1  
904 SW1 Allis Chalmers 8 Malt One (Peavey) Mpls, MN
905 SW1200 SOO 328-was ILS 1374 Nucor Steel,  Norfolk, NE
906 TR2A BRC 501 Scherbenske & Son Inc Jamestown, ND
907 TR4A BRC 506 Tri-County Coop, Ulen, MN
908 TR4A BRC 503  
909 SW8 LT 821 MN Northern
910 TR4A BRC 505 - cow MN Northern
911 TR4B BRC 513 - calf MN Northern
912 SW1 ex ILS 904:1, Hercules Powder 92 General Mills "Soo" Elevator, Mpls, MN
913 SW9 Nucor Steel 9412 , B&O 9412, 637 Lehigh Portland Cement, Mason City, IA
914 SW1200 ex-Soo 2122 Nucor Steel - Norfolk, NE
915 TR2A BRC 502  
917 SW900 BRC MGP - Lakota, IA
918 SW1000 ex-BNSF 3636 Mid America Bio Energy -Madrid NE
919 SW9 ILSX 10, Inland Line and Stone 10 Elbow Lake (MN) Coop
920 SW1   Bunge - Decatur IN
921 SW1500 NJT 503, SP 2675 Chicago Terminal
1001 GP10 PSP 1001 North Central Grain, Bisbee ND
1003 GP10 PSP 1003 Heron Lake Energy, Heron Lake MN
1009 NW2 WSOR, UMP, MP 1009 Northwest Grain, Warren, MN
1015 NW2 LT 1015 TRF Shops
1019 NW2 LT 1019  
1359 SW1 Amtrak 732, 245, PC 8431, NYC 605 Schreier Grain, Mpls MN
1360 GP5 BN 1360, GN 910 MN Northern
1361 GP9    
1362 GP5 BN 1362, GN 912 Prairie States Coop - Williston, ND
1363 GP9 BN 1828, GN 676 St Croix Valley
1364 SW1 BN 87, CBQ 9142 Xcel - Becker MN
1365 GP9 MILW 330 MN Southern
1366 SW1 BN 97, CBQ 9153 CHS Coop - Bottineau ND
1367 SW1 Berman Brothers 1, Johnstown & Stony Creek 471, Union RR 471 CHS Coop - Bottineau ND
1368 GP10 BN 1421, 1624, NP 550  
1369 GP9 BN 1915, NP 330 Scranton Equity - Scranton ND
1370 SW8 NS 3127, NW 3127, Wabash 127 Port Bunge - Savage, MN
1371 SW1 Amtrak 740, 253, PC 8528, PRR 9428 White Pine Copper [MI]
1373 SW7 IHB 8858 Farmer's Coop - TRF, MN
1374 SD9 DMIR 155 TRF shops
1378 SW1 RETX 1402, Guilford 1402, BM 1122 King Midas Flour, Sup. WI
1379 GP7 Amtrak 779, UP 129,729 MN Southern 
1380 GP9 Cedar Valley 9363 MN Northern
1381 GP7 NSSR 652, MKT 95, 1505 MN Northern
1382 GP9 BN 1868, NP 245 Dakota Quality Grain Coop, Parshall, ND
1383 GP9 BN 1898, NP 281 MN Northern
1384 SD9 BN 6197, CBQ 450 Finley Farmer's Coop, Finley, ND
1385 GP7u ATSF 2272 CHS-Drayton, ND
1386 GP35 WC 2061, 4013, 4003, MP 2605, 2507, TP 607 TNMR
1387 GP35 WC 2056, 4008, MP 2605, 2507, TP 607 WTLR
1388 GP35 WC 2051, 4002, MP 2603, 2505, TP 605 WTLR
1389 GP39-2 UP 2750, Kennecott 797 TCWR
1390 GP39-2 UP, Kennecott SLRG
1391 GP10 PAL 8602 Dakota Northern
1392 GP10 PAL 8603 Dakota Northern
1393 GP10 PAL 1978  
1395 GP10 PSP 1004 Verasun, Linden IN
1396 GP10 PSP 1002 Chicago Terminal
1398 SD7 TRRA 1751, CR 6999, PC 6999, PRR 8589 Red Trail Energy - Richardton, ND
1399 SD9 BNSF 1737 MNN
1907 GP9 BN 1907, NP 322 ConAgra (PA) Martin's Creek
2117 SW9 Soo 2117 CHS-Superior
3523 SW1200 BNSF 3523, BN 255, CB&Q 160 Prairie Coop, Glenwood MN
4551 GP9 DLSX, CNW 4551 Heron Lake Energy, Heron Lake MN
8353 GP10 P&W Scranton Equity, Scranton, ND
8758 SW1 Wisc. Public Service 8758 Bethel shops
       
Stored Power
510 TR2B BRC 510 Bethel shops
511 TR2B BRC 511 TRF shops
514 TR4B BRC 514 TRF shops
515 TR4B BRC 515 TRF shops
516 TR4B BRC 513 Bethel shops
750 SW8 Amtrak 750 Bethel shops
2118 slug Soo 2118 Bethel shops
5397 SD40-2 CP 5397 TRF shops
6615 FP9B VIA 6615 Bethel shops
       
New ILS number unknown (seen the at shops in former number)
1200 SW1200 Soo 1200 Bethel shops
       
       


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