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Owner: Illinois Central
Model:Rebuilt EMD GP8Built As:IC 8960 (GP7)
Serial Number:17743Order No:6497
Frame Number:6497-3Built:3/1953
Other locos with this serial:  IC 7960(GP8) ICG 7960(GP8)
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IC GP8 7960
Title:  IC GP8 7960
Description:  Illinois Central GP8 7960 was in Meridian, Mississippi. This was one of only a few geeps which were rebuilt at Paducah and retained its high nose. It still had its builder's plate, serial number 17743 built in March 1953, and its frame number was confirmed as 6497-3.
Photo Date:  10/5/1980  Upload Date: 6/14/2009 9:59:00 PM
Location:  Meridian, MS
Author:  Michael Palmieri
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  IC 7960(GP8)
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