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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:  1299   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:  1227   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:  1344   Comments: 0
Heading Towards Stevens Point
Title:  Heading Towards Stevens Point
Description:  Two WC SD45s and an IC leave New Brighton.
Photo Date:  12/14/2004  Upload Date: 2/13/2007 2:14:42 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6497(SD45) WC 6614(SD45)
Views:  1106   Comments: 0
Northtown transfer
Title:  Northtown transfer
Description:  NS 9295 slowly heads though Northtown yard to get its cars
Photo Date:  11/5/2005  Upload Date: 12/15/2005 9:40:13 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6583(SD45) NS 9295(C40-9W) WC 6497(SD45)
Views:  1083   Comments: 1
Grinding up towards New Brighton
Title:  Grinding up towards New Brighton
Description:  WC transfer (train 405) grinds up Shoreham Hill creating a sound and bass like nothing else. This is why I like trains!
Photo Date:  11/5/2005  Upload Date: 12/15/2005 9:36:02 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9295(C40-9W) WC 6583(SD45) WC 6497(SD45)
Views:  1106   Comments: 0
WC 6503 & WC 6002
Title:  WC 6503 & WC 6002
Description:  Two WCs rest in the spur at New Brighton. They are either wait for a coal train or will run an extra later that night. You won't see any engines sitting in the spur anymore...
Photo Date:  10/16/2003  Upload Date: 1/19/2007 5:30:37 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6503(SD45) WC 6002(SD40-2)
Views:  1670   Comments: 2
WC 7581
Title:  WC 7581
Description:  Four units blast by at forty as the train enters Cardigan Jct.
Photo Date:  6/17/2005  Upload Date: 7/31/2005 10:55:35 AM
Location:  Shoreview, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 7581(SD45) WC 6620(SD45) WC 6503(SD45) GTW 6420(GP40-2)
Views:  1860   Comments: 1
Working up grade
Title:  Working up grade
Description:  WC 6918 and WC 6503 work hard up Shoreham Hill on their to New Brighton. Photo is grainy due to the fact I tried to save this image. The shutter was being troublesome with me.
Photo Date:  6/20/2005  Upload Date: 4/6/2007 3:06:32 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6918(SD40-3) WC 6503(SD45)
Views:  1246   Comments: 0
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:  1324   Comments: 0
Coming up the hill
Title:  Coming up the hill
Description:  WC 6521 comes up grade to finish a great day of railfanning. I caught this same train coming into Northtown earlier. Click on the 6604 to see the Northtown arrival shot. WC 7509 is in the middle.
Photo Date:  8/29/2004  Upload Date: 1/30/2009 9:41:25 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6521(SD45) WC 6604(SD45)
Views:  851   Comments: 1
Northtown Arrival
Title:  Northtown Arrival
Description:  The WC transfer arrives at Northtown Yard with some barges as cargo. The 6521 is the trailing unit. Too bad all of these units are now retired, truly an end to a great era.
Photo Date:  8/29/2004  Upload Date: 1/19/2007 5:09:03 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6604(SD45) WC 7509(SD45) WC 6521(SD45)
Views:  1248   Comments: 1
Two SD45s
Title:  Two SD45s
Description:  Two SD45s wait to leave New Brighton on a cold December day.
Photo Date:  12/13/2004  Upload Date: 2/13/2007 2:08:07 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6521(SD45) WC 7526(SD45)
Views:  1022   Comments: 1
WC 6529
Title:  WC 6529
Description:  This was a great lashup, even back when I shot this. The 6529 was one of four SD45s heading out of town today on A406.
Photo Date:  9/5/2003  Upload Date: 11/27/2009 2:51:35 AM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6529(SD45) WC 6625(SD45)
Views:  1108   Comments: 0
Back in the day.....
Title:  Back in the day.....
Description:  Ahh, the good old days right after the CN merger. We still saw consists of three or more engines, usually with a GCFX on the train. The 6550 is in the spur.
Photo Date:  5/12/2003  Upload Date: 2/16/2006 1:11:12 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GCFX 6042(SD40-3) WC 6550(SD45) WC 7637(SD45) WC 7505(SD45)
Views:  1696   Comments: 1
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
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6550(SD45) WC 7527(SD45) WC 6598(SD45) WC 7585(SD45)
Views:  1398   Comments: 2
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:  1066   Comments: 1
Late 405
Title:  Late 405
Description:  Train A405 was late getting into New Brighton this day, and is waiting for the WC to clear the diamond before setting out the MNNRs cars.
Photo Date:  2/23/2004  Upload Date: 2/28/2009 1:37:40 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GTW 5953(SD40-3) WC 6550(SD45) WC 6553(SD45)
Views:  1100   Comments: 1
WC 6550
Title:  WC 6550
Description:  Roster shot of WC 6550 as it comes into New Brighton.
Photo Date:  2/23/2004  Upload Date: 3/28/2009 12:54:19 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6550(SD45)
Views:  732   Comments: 0
Creeping up grade
Title:  Creeping up grade
Description:  A great picture of four WC SD45s. This was the last time I ever saw four WC SD45s together. The crossing in the foreground is Stinson Ave. NE.
Photo Date:  10/16/2004  Upload Date: 1/19/2007 5:12:20 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6584(SD45) WC 6550(SD45) WC 7505(SD45)
Views:  1850   Comments: 1
Battle up Shoreham Hill
Title:  Battle up Shoreham Hill
Description:  FOUR WC SD45s battle up Shoreham Hill at a mere 5mph.
Photo Date:  10/16/2004  Upload Date: 4/21/2005 8:35:04 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6550(SD45) WC 6584(SD45)
Views:  1473   Comments: 0
Waiting for a crew
Title:  Waiting for a crew
Description:  A pure WC train waits to head off to Stevens Point
Photo Date:  3/16/2004  Upload Date: 4/21/2005 8:52:18 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6553(SD45) WC 7525(SD45) WC 7527(SD45)
Views:  1632   Comments: 1
WC 7527
Title:  WC 7527
Description:  A trio of SD45s get ready to depart New Brighton on a dry March day back in 2004.
Photo Date:  3/16/2004  Upload Date: 5/29/2009 11:05:52 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 7527(SD45) WC 7525(SD45) WC 6553(SD45)
Views:  1407   Comments: 1
Sitting in the spur
Title:  Sitting in the spur
Description:  The 7512 has just coupled up to the 6555 and will begin to start picking up cars in the yard. This was the first time I took a picture of an SD45. Too bad they are all gone now...
Photo Date:  9/14/2002  Upload Date: 4/6/2007 9:19:21 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6555(SD45) WC 7512(SD45)
Views:  1283   Comments: 0
WC 6555
Title:  WC 6555
Description:  Charlie looks out the all weather window as he backs down the east leg of the wye.
Photo Date:  11/26/2005  Upload Date: 6/11/2009 9:05:37 AM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6555(SD45)
Views:  668   Comments: 0
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
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 7498(SD45) WC 7501(SD45) WC 6578(SD45)
Views:  1511   Comments: 1
Three SD45s waiting to go
Title:  Three SD45s waiting to go
Description:  Three SD45s wait to depart New Brighton in some freshly fallen snow. This was really cool to see.
Photo Date:  3/5/2004  Upload Date: 3/28/2009 12:41:22 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6578(SD45) WC 7507(SD45) WC 7505(SD45)
Views:  1109   Comments: 0
Two SD45s
Title:  Two SD45s
Description:  Two SD45s sit in the spur at New Brighton while two GP40s shove the transfer back into New Brighton.
Photo Date:  3/6/2004  Upload Date: 2/28/2009 1:03:27 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6578(SD45) WC 7495(SD45)
Views:  990   Comments: 1
Lots of power
Title:  Lots of power
Description:  Three WC SD45s and a GCFX wait to pick up their cars at New Brighton.
Photo Date:  4/20/2004  Upload Date: 12/21/2006 12:06:15 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 7509(SD45) WC 6578(SD45) WC 7495(SD45)
Views:  1270   Comments: 0
GCFX 6055
Title:  GCFX 6055
Description:  Two locomotive which don't exist anymore wait to depart New Brighton. (The 6055 was renumbered)
Photo Date:  6/15/2003  Upload Date: 4/6/2007 3:08:33 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GCFX 6055(SD40-3) WC 6582(SD45)
Views:  1144   Comments: 1
Cloudy day
Title:  Cloudy day
Description:  WC 6582 rests at New Brighton on a cloudy day.
Photo Date:  6/15/2003  Upload Date: 4/5/2007 10:56:08 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6582(SD45)
Views:  1019   Comments: 0
WC 6583
Title:  WC 6583
Description:  WC 6583 waits to depart with the 6616 and an IC. Date approx.
Photo Date:  6/12/2005  Upload Date: 10/19/2007 11:35:44 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6583(SD45)
Views:  868   Comments: 0
WC 6583
Title:  WC 6583
Description:  Waiting to depart"New Brighton.
Photo Date:  10/14/2005  Upload Date: 7/20/2007 9:04:30 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6583(SD45) NS 8755(C40-8)
Views:  900   Comments: 0
WC 6586
Title:  WC 6586
Description:  WC 6586 makes a rare visit to New Brighton. I only saw this unit once down here. Date Approx.
Photo Date:  1/17/2003  Upload Date: 5/30/2009 11:54:14 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6586(SD45)
Views:  753   Comments: 0
Rounding the curve
Title:  Rounding the curve
Description:  WC 6587 rounds the curve into New Brighton with GCFX 6042 and WC 7505 trailing. The geese happened to walk into the frame.
Photo Date:  6/3/2003  Upload Date: 12/13/2008 1:21:16 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GCFX 6042(SD40-3) WC 7505(SD45) WC 6587(SD45)
Views:  1127   Comments: 0
Making it upgrade
Title:  Making it upgrade
Description:  WC 6587 is on its knees as it trys to make it up grade. This is the first picture I ever took from this spot. I wish we still had this kind of power on the transfer.
Photo Date:  7/15/2004  Upload Date: 11/27/2008 11:28:19 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6587(SD45) WC 6597(SD45)
Views:  1018   Comments: 0
WC 6604
Title:  WC 6604
Description:  WC 6604 wait to leave New Brighton on A406. Photo was scanned in.
Photo Date:  4/16/2004  Upload Date: 12/21/2006 12:01:08 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6604(SD45) WC 6590(SD45)
Views:  917   Comments: 0
WC 7606
Title:  WC 7606
Description:  Three WC SD45s wait to leave New Brighton. Seeing three SD45s on the train was an everyday thing back thing. Photo was scanned in.
Photo Date:  4/16/2004  Upload Date: 12/21/2006 12:10:55 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 7606(SD45) WC 6590(SD45) WC 6604(SD45)
Views:  1255   Comments: 0
Going up the hill
Title:  Going up the hill
Description:  The transfer works its way up the hill on an earny January morning. This was one of the last times the 6590 and 6591 were down here. The two WC SD45s were retired about two weeks later.
Photo Date:  1/14/2006  Upload Date: 7/20/2007 9:07:56 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 6111(SD40-2) WC 6590(SD45) WC 6591(SD45)
Views:  1049   Comments: 0
Notch 8
Title:  Notch 8
Description:  Three EMDs grind up grade, they went into notch eight right about when I took this picture. The tall trees on both sides made the sound VERY loud.
Photo Date:  1/14/2006  Upload Date: 2/10/2006 7:21:29 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6590(SD45) WC 6591(SD45) IC 6111(SD40-2)
Views:  1068   Comments: 1
Lexington Ave at track speed
Title:  Lexington Ave at track speed
Description:  WC train 406 blasts past at track speed blowing her horn too! This is the same train I saw in NE Mpls a couple hours earlier.
Photo Date:  1/14/2006  Upload Date: 2/10/2006 7:31:12 PM
Location:  Shoreview, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6590(SD45) WC 6591(SD45) IC 6111(SD40-2)
Views:  1180   Comments: 0
Waking up Northeast
Title:  Waking up Northeast
Description:  WC SD45s 6590 and 6591 climb up Shoreham Hill at 8:30 AM, making a loud sound that could be heard for at least a few miles. This was the last time these two units were down here.
Photo Date:  1/16/2006  Upload Date: 2/10/2006 7:16:36 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6590(SD45) WC 6591(SD45)
Views:  837   Comments: 0
Fall day on MEA
Title:  Fall day on MEA
Description:  The WC transfer climbs up Shoreham Hill on a foggy October Day.
Photo Date:  10/20/2004  Upload Date: 11/6/2005 1:01:00 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6591(SD45) CN 5377(SD40-2) WC 6001(SD40)
Views:  1558   Comments: 1
Sunny Day
Title:  Sunny Day
Description:  Three great looking SD45s wait to depart New Brighton in mid March 2005. I love the big WC shield on the nose on the 7518. Date approx.
Photo Date:  3/15/2005  Upload Date: 4/6/2007 3:03:28 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 7518(SD45) WC 6591(SD45)
Views:  1175   Comments: 2
Off to Point
Title:  Off to Point
Description:  A great lashup of two SD45s and an SD40-3 head off to point on a clear Jan day.
Photo Date:  1/4/2006  Upload Date: 5/29/2009 11:37:04 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6936(SD40-3) WC 6591(SD45) WC 7514(SD45)
Views:  972   Comments: 1
Rounding the curve out ot New Brighton
Title:  Rounding the curve out ot New Brighton
Description:  WC 7514 leads two other units out of New Brighton with some snow accenting the picture.
Photo Date:  1/4/2006  Upload Date: 2/6/2006 7:36:09 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 7514(SD45) WC 6936(SD40-3) WC 6591(SD45)
Views:  1230   Comments: 0
Small pickup
Title:  Small pickup
Description:  The WC only had two cars out of the WC today, and is getting ready to shove back into New Brighton.
Photo Date:  9/17/2003  Upload Date: 2/28/2009 3:45:09 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GCFX 6058(SD40-3) WC 6593(SD45)
Views:  931   Comments: 0
Classic WC
Title:  Classic WC
Description:  This could almost pass as a mid 90s picture! I was very lucky to get the 7512 & 7518 on a train together with the old paint scheme! You can see some of the old BN pain coming through on the 7512 (under the cab).
Photo Date:  10/29/2003  Upload Date: 1/19/2007 5:33:05 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 7512(SD45) WC 6593(SD45) WC 7518(SD45)
Views:  1212   Comments: 1
SD45s
Title:  SD45s
Description:  Two SD45s wait at New Brighton on an early November Morning. The train is only made up of the Humboldt cars. It will later combine itself with the Northtown train.
Photo Date:  11/6/2003  Upload Date: 2/14/2007 2:17:53 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6593(SD45) WC 7520(SD45)
Views:  1074   Comments: 1
WC 6622, Johnson St. NE
Title:  WC 6622, Johnson St. NE
Description:  Another Shoreham Hill train creeping up at 10mph in run 8!
Photo Date:  7/14/2004  Upload Date: 4/21/2005 8:46:45 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 7528(SD45) WC 6622(SD45) WC 6593(SD45)
Views:  1465   Comments: 3

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