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Douglas Hildebrandt's Collection
 
7/25/2025
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Wisconsin Central
Model:EMD SD40-2Built As:AC 187 (SD40-2)
Serial Number:A2956Order No:C357
Frame Number:Built:10/1973
Notes:Ex-ACR *Scrapped*
Other locos with this serial:  WC 6005(SD40-2) AC 187(SD40-2)
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Birthday Suprise
Title:  Birthday Suprise
Description:  On my way home from my grandparents, I was suprised to see the WC at New Brighton this late! First time I saw and shot the 6005.
Photo Date:  11/4/2002  Upload Date: 2/28/2009 12:23:44 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  WC 7498(SD45) WC 6005(SD40-2) IC 6264(SD40-3)
Views:  1421   Comments: 0
WC 6005
Title:  WC 6005
Description:  WC 6005 sits all by itself in the spur at New Brighton. It was just begging to have a roster taken of it.
Photo Date:  7/27/2003  Upload Date: 6/13/2009 12:25:48 AM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  WC 6005(SD40-2)
Views:  1017   Comments: 0
Sitting in the Spur
Title:  Sitting in the Spur
Description:  A GCFX and WC unit sit in the spur at New Brighton, and wait for the next call to duty. I would catch these units the next day with two SD45s.
Photo Date:  7/28/2003  Upload Date: 2/1/2009 12:28:44 AM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  GCFX 6046(SD40-3) WC 6005(SD40-2)
Views:  1095   Comments: 0
Rolling past the Depot
Title:  Rolling past the Depot
Description:  The transfer has just come up from Northtown and is now rolling past the depot.
Photo Date:  7/29/2003  Upload Date: 2/1/2009 12:19:14 AM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  WC 6005(SD40-2) GCFX 6046(SD40-3) WC 7585(SD45) WC 7520(SD45)
Views:  1232   Comments: 2
Heading up to the switch
Title:  Heading up to the switch
Description:  After picking up some paperwirk, the WC heads up to the switch so they can back into the yard to pick up their commercial cars.
Photo Date:  7/29/2003  Upload Date: 2/1/2009 12:24:36 AM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 7520(SD45) WC 7585(SD45) WC 6005(SD40-2) GCFX 6046(SD40-3)
Views:  1214   Comments: 0
Heading for Northtown
Title:  Heading for Northtown
Description:  The transfer has just put their Humboldt cars away, and are getting ready to depart for Northtown Yard.
Photo Date:  10/12/2003  Upload Date: 2/13/2007 12:42:42 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  WC 6005(SD40-2) CN 9540(GP40-2LW)
Views:  1291   Comments: 1
Coming up from Humboldt
Title:  Coming up from Humboldt
Description:  The WC is shoving their Northtown Cars back so the Humboldt cars (cars behind the 6005) can be put into the yard.
Photo Date:  10/12/2003  Upload Date: 1/19/2007 5:10:48 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6516(SD45) WC 6005(SD40-2) CN 9540(GP40-2LW)
Views:  1303   Comments: 0
Early morning 405
Title:  Early morning 405
Description:  WC train 405 picks up cars a New Brighton MN at around 9:45AM
Photo Date:  7/7/2004  Upload Date: 2/16/2005 12:34:10 AM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  WC 6005(SD40-2) CN 6021(SD40-2Q)
Views:  1725   Comments: 0
Waiting to get into Northtown
Title:  Waiting to get into Northtown
Description:  The WC transfer waits to get permission to get into the BNSFs northtown yard. Picture taken at 37th and Stinson Ave. NE.
Photo Date:  8/26/2004  Upload Date: 10/30/2005 12:55:13 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6593(SD45) WC 6005(SD40-2) WC 6940(SD40-3)
Views:  1407   Comments: 0
Just making it up the Hill
Title:  Just making it up the Hill
Description:  This shot of the WC transfer was taken near the top of Shoreham Hill. This train w`s about 1.5 miles long!
Photo Date:  8/26/2004  Upload Date: 4/29/2005 10:12:00 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6593(SD45) WC 6005(SD40-2) WC 6940(SD40-3)
Views:  1377   Comments: 0
Last days light...
Title:  Last days light...
Description:  Train A406 heads off to Wisconsin in a full sunset. The train was 159 cars long, which is about 8000 feet of train. Due to the trains length, the engines were working very hard and could be heard from very far away.
Photo Date:  4/5/2007  Upload Date: 4/6/2007 4:25:47 PM
Location:  Shoreview, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6005(SD40-2)
Views:  466   Comments: 1
A nice leader
Title:  A nice leader
Description:  WC 6005 leads the transfer as it curves off of Foley wye, while pumping up the air. Those round things are windmill loads, there was about 6000 feet of this on the train today.
Photo Date:  1/27/2008  Upload Date: 1/27/2008 11:34:53 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  WC 6005(SD40-2) CN 5762(SD75I)
Views:  1201   Comments: 0


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