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Douglas Hildebrandt's Collection
 
7/23/2025
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Wisconsin Central
Model:EMD SD45Built As:BN 6498 (SD45)
Serial Number:37106Order No:5773
Frame Number:5773-1Built:5/1971
Notes:Ex-BN *Scrapped*
Other locos with this serial:  WC 7500(SD45) WC 6500(SD45) BN 6498(SD45) WC 6498(SD45)
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Wying the power
Title:  Wying the power
Description:  Wying the power before leaving town.
Photo Date:  9/15/2003  Upload Date: 2/11/2007 1:10:59 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  WC 7500(SD45) WC 7507(SD45) GCFX 6072(SD40-3)
Views:  1291   Comments: 0
406 departure
Title:  406 departure
Description:  Train 406 leaves town with four units! These were the days after the merger you could still SD45s everyday on the transfer.
Photo Date:  9/15/2003  Upload Date: 2/11/2007 1:09:02 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  WC 7507(SD45) WC 7500(SD45)
Views:  1100   Comments: 0
Class Unit
Title:  Class Unit
Description:  One of ym favorite WC SD45s rests by Apace Plaza on a crisp Sept morning. Notice the "eyes" drawn in on the number boards.
Photo Date:  9/22/2003  Upload Date: 2/28/2009 3:38:12 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  WC 7500(SD45)
Views:  761   Comments: 1
Two sets of WCs
Title:  Two sets of WCs
Description:  Two WC units wait to depart New Brighton, while another two sit in the spur.
Photo Date:  10/16/2003  Upload Date: 3/28/2009 12:54:43 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6550(SD45) WC 7500(SD45)
Views:  1042   Comments: 1
Waiting to leave
Title:  Waiting to leave
Description:  on a cold winter day the train and crew wait to depart from New Brighton
Photo Date:  2/15/2004  Upload Date: 4/29/2005 10:08:22 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Dauglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  WC 7500(SD45)
Views:  884   Comments: 0
WC 7500
Title:  WC 7500
Description:  This day, the transfer was broken into two trains. One going to Northtown and one going to Humboldt. The 7500 comes up from Humboldt with an IC trailing.
Photo Date:  6/30/2004  Upload Date: 11/27/2008 11:52:58 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  WC 7500(SD45)
Views:  613   Comments: 0
Maroon and Gold 45s
Title:  Maroon and Gold 45s
Description:  The 7500 and 7498 sit together at New Brighton before heading out on A406. I think this was the last time I shoot the 7500, my favorite WC unit.
Photo Date:  1/21/2006  Upload Date: 11/21/2009 1:22:25 AM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 7500(SD45) WC 7498(SD45)
Views:  861   Comments: 0


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