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Douglas Hildebrandt's Collection
 
7/25/2025
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Wisconsin Central
Model:EMD SD45Built As:ATSF 1851 (SD45)
Serial Number:32527Order No:5722
Frame Number:5722-22Built:11/1966
Notes:Ex-ATSF
Other locos with this serial:  WC 6598(SD45) ATSF 5551(SD45) ATSF 5408(SD45u) ATSF 5499(SD45u)
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Good old WC
Title:  Good old WC
Description:  Back in 03' it was still possible to see four WCs at New Brighton, now thats just a memory. All of the engines also still have good WC emblems too! The 7585 is in the spur. Picture taken with a wide angle lense.
Photo Date:  8/20/2003  Upload Date: 2/16/2006 1:18:50 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  WC 6550(SD45) WC 7527(SD45) WC 6598(SD45) WC 7585(SD45)
Views:  1369   Comments: 2
Classic Power
Title:  Classic Power
Description:  Thank god this shot turned out! Thanks to a guy at the camera store, only half this roll turned out, and those that did were sorqa grainy too. Anyway, WC 6598 leads three other units, the last unit is WC 7522. I would catch the 7522 three years later leading a train up Shoreham Hill.
Photo Date:  11/15/2003  Upload Date: 2/1/2009 1:01:19 AM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  WC 6598(SD45) WC 6605(SD45) GCFX 6046(SD40-3)
Views:  856   Comments: 1
WC 6941
Title:  WC 6941
Description:  The train is so long that they had to pull past the signal. The train was about 8,000 feet long. The 6616 & 7581 are behind the 6598, all WC SD45s in this picture are now gone. The train still has to pick up their cars. Photo was scanned in.
Photo Date:  4/21/2004  Upload Date: 12/21/2006 12:04:51 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  WC 6941(SD40-3) WC 6598(SD45)
Views:  812   Comments: 0
Great lashup
Title:  Great lashup
Description:  A great lashup waits for a crew before departing New Brighton.
Photo Date:  6/18/2004  Upload Date: 5/25/2009 11:15:59 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  WC 6616(SD45) WC 6598(SD45) WC 3017(GP40)
Views:  651   Comments: 0
Four Pack
Title:  Four Pack
Description:  Four classic EMDs provide the power for todays A406 as it waits for a crew. Fast forward to the present day, and all these units are gone, retired, or stored.
Photo Date:  3/11/2006  Upload Date: 11/27/2009 2:34:48 AM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  WC 6905(SD40-3) WC 7496(SD45) WC 6598(SD45) IC 6004(SD40-2R)
Views:  1082   Comments: 0
WC 6905
Title:  WC 6905
Description:  The 6905 leads three other classic EMDs at New Brighton on a cloudy day.
Photo Date:  3/11/2006  Upload Date: 11/27/2009 2:33:40 AM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6905(SD40-3) WC 7496(SD45) WC 6598(SD45)
Views:  860   Comments: 0


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