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Douglas Hildebrandt's Collection
 
7/17/2025
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Wisconsin Central
Model:EMD SD45Built As:SLSF 929 (SD45)
Serial Number:35477Order No:7194
Frame Number:7194-1Built:9/1969
Notes:Ex-SLSF
Other locos with this serial:  WC 7498(SD45) WC 6677(SD45) NREX 6419(SD45) WC 6498(SD45) BN 6677(SD45)
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All WCs!
Title:  All WCs!
Description:  This was my first photo of a "pure" WC consist at New Brighton. The 7496 is behind me in the spur too! Four WCs at New Brighton, all are clean! I wish I could go back....
Photo Date:  10/12/2002  Upload Date: 6/25/2006 12:17:50 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  WC 7498(SD45) WC 7501(SD45) WC 6578(SD45)
Views:  1467   Comments: 1
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
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 7498(SD45) WC 6005(SD40-2) IC 6264(SD40-3)
Views:  1405   Comments: 0
Four SD45s
Title:  Four SD45s
Description:  WC 6497 leads an impressive lashup of four SD45s out of New Brighton on a nice September day back in 2003.
Photo Date:  9/5/2003  Upload Date: 11/27/2009 2:49:41 AM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6497(SD45) WC 7498(SD45) WC 6529(SD45) WC 6625(SD45)
Views:  1260   Comments: 0
WC 6497
Title:  WC 6497
Description:  Train 406 has its paper work and is ready to go, but they are waiting on the dispacther to give them the light. Conductor Steve Webber is talking to the conductor in the cab. The train had four SD45s on it!! Trailing units were 6529 and 6625.
Photo Date:  9/5/2003  Upload Date: 5/30/2007 8:51:20 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6497(SD45) WC 7498(SD45)
Views:  1185   Comments: 1
SD45 Quartet
Title:  SD45 Quartet
Description:  A very nice looking quartet of SD45s head out of town on A406. This would be one of the few times I would see four WC SD45s running together.
Photo Date:  9/5/2003  Upload Date: 11/27/2009 2:53:17 AM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6625(SD45) WC 6529(SD45) WC 7498(SD45) WC 6497(SD45)
Views:  1294   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:  845   Comments: 0
Cool power
Title:  Cool power
Description:  A very unique consist pulls through Northtown Yard. This was the last time I ever saw the 7498, it was also the first time I saw an SDP40 too.
Photo Date:  11/4/2006  Upload Date: 2/19/2007 6:58:02 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 509(B40-8W) WC 7498(SD45) BNSF 6327(SD40u)
Views:  1839   Comments: 1
A great catch!
Title:  A great catch!
Description:  I was so happy to see a WC SD45! The even better part was seeing the SDP40! D great consist indeed! The 7498 is holding up great(in WC paint.
Photo Date:  11/4/2006  Upload Date: 11/4/2006 3:53:02 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 6327(SD40u) WC 7498(SD45) BNSF 509(B40-8W)
Views:  1531   Comments: 1
SDP40!
Title:  SDP40!
Description:  An amazing catch. I think that only two SDP40s are left on BNSFs roster too. Nice to see a WC SD45 still roaming around. To bad it wasn't on todays transfer...6
Photo Date:  11/4/2006  Upload Date: 11/4/2006 3:54:49 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 6327(SD40u) WC 7498(SD45)
Views:  1240   Comments: 0


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