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Douglas Hildebrandt's Collection
 
7/4/2025
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern
Model:EMD SD40-2Built As:BN 7206 (SD40-2)
Serial Number:A3915Order No:C423
Frame Number:Built:5/1980
Notes:"City of Highmore", Ex-BN
Other locos with this serial:  BNSF 7206(SD40-2) DME 6056(SD40-2) BN 7206(SD40-2)
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DME 6056
Title:  DME 6056
Description:  Third out on 277 is DM&E 6056, a former BN SD40-2.
Photo Date:  3/24/2012  Upload Date: 3/27/2012 8:52:29 PM
Location:  Homer, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  DME 6056(SD40-2)
Views:  251   Comments: 0
All Blue and Gold 277
Title:  All Blue and Gold 277
Description:  A matched set of three blue and gold ICE/DME units lead 277 down the River Sub. This was the first of three all DME/ICE trains this day.
Photo Date:  3/24/2012  Upload Date: 3/27/2012 8:35:47 PM
Location:  Homer, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  ICE 6216(SD40-2) DME 6069(SD40-3) DME 6056(SD40-2)
Views:  294   Comments: 0
Blue and Gold Trio!
Title:  Blue and Gold Trio!
Description:  After seeing the Dresser Turn getting lined back into town, I figured I'd go take a look and hope it had good power. Was I ever happy to see this trio running together like this!!
Photo Date:  7/16/2012  Upload Date: 7/18/2012 12:32:35 AM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  DME 6055(SD40-3) DME 6056(SD40-2) ICE 6454(SD40-2)
Views:  382   Comments: 2
DME 6056
Title:  DME 6056
Description:  Second out on a blue and gold trio as it raced down to Humboldt before dying on hours.
Photo Date:  7/16/2012  Upload Date: 7/18/2012 12:33:20 AM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  DME 6056(SD40-2)
Views:  183   Comments: 0
Rolling Through Iowa
Title:  Rolling Through Iowa
Description:  CP 270 rolls through a beautiful Iowa country side as it starts its approach to Marquette.
Photo Date:  2/3/2013  Upload Date: 3/16/2013 9:15:05 PM
Location:  Harpers Ferry, IA
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  DME 6056(SD40-2) CP 6256(SD60)
Views:  564   Comments: 1
Sweet 270
Title:  Sweet 270
Description:  After doing more then my fair share of excessive speeding to get 270, I caught up with it at Lansing and was able to fire off this shot just south of Harpers Ferry. Great power and well worth the chase!
Photo Date:  2/3/2013  Upload Date: 3/16/2013 9:17:20 PM
Location:  Harpers Ferry, IA
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  DME 6056(SD40-2)
Views:  208   Comments: 0
Switching out cars
Title:  Switching out cars
Description:  DM&E 6056 pulls ahead for some head room after switching out some cars. In just a few minutes, it'll tie onto its train again and be on the move.
Photo Date:  2/3/2013  Upload Date: 3/16/2013 9:33:12 PM
Location:  Marquette, IA
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  DME 6056(SD40-2)
Views:  199   Comments: 0
Heading out
Title:  Heading out
Description:  After doing some work at Marquette, 270 gets moving again and snakes through the small town of McGregor, IA.
Photo Date:  2/3/2013  Upload Date: 3/16/2013 9:41:45 PM
Location:  McGregor, IA
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  DME 6056(SD40-2)
Views:  290   Comments: 0


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