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WC 6904
Title:  WC 6904
Description:  2 "fake" WC SD40-3's accompany a CN SD50F out of the MNNR's yard.
Photo Date:  2/12/2006  Upload Date: 2/12/2006 12:38:47 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  WC 6904(SD40-3)
Views:  435   Comments: 0
Transfer
Title:  Transfer
Description:  What a lashup on todays transfer.
Photo Date:  8/3/2005  Upload Date: 8/4/2005 2:42:56 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  WC 7520(SD45) WC 6905(SD40-3) WC 7528(SD45)
Views:  899   Comments: 1
WC 6905
Title:  WC 6905
Description:  Wow, a nice nice lashup on the WC today! 4 engines are rare down here, and the two in the middle are the nicest surprise i could have gotten.
Photo Date:  3/11/2006  Upload Date: 3/11/2006 1:39:12 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  WC 6905(SD40-3)
Views:  557   Comments: 1
WC 6905
Title:  WC 6905
Description:  Same consist as Saturday, but this time without the 3007.
Photo Date:  3/27/2006  Upload Date: 3/27/2006 5:58:48 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6905(SD40-3)
Views:  447   Comments: 0
WC 6905
Title:  WC 6905
Description:  The Five unit Monster idles on the Foley wye with a real mess of traffic stopping the transfers progress.
Photo Date:  9/9/2007  Upload Date: 9/9/2007 5:46:32 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6905(SD40-3)
Views:  347   Comments: 0
WC 6905
Title:  WC 6905
Description:  One WC, 2 ICs, and 2 CNs wait for the East Main to clear up before bringing their train into Northtown.
Photo Date:  9/9/2007  Upload Date: 9/9/2007 5:47:13 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  WC 6905(SD40-3)
Views:  291   Comments: 0
Old School
Title:  Old School
Description:  Five forties sit together in the original Northtown Yard. SD40(3.SD40-3,SD40-2,SD40-2, and another SD40-2. Nice!
Photo Date:  9/15/2007  Upload Date: 9/18/2007 5:18:53 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6905(SD40-3) BNSF 8012(SD40-2)
Views:  601   Comments: 0
Waiting on the Highline
Title:  Waiting on the Highline
Description:  Back oh the transfer again, been coming down as WC 6905 since 2003/4 I believe. Coupled up to SD45s regularly, afraid thats not the case anymore.
Photo Date:  10/20/2007  Upload Date: 10/20/2007 5:50:59 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  WC 6905(SD40-3)
Views:  299   Comments: 0
Into the Sunset we go
Title:  Into the Sunset we go
Description:  WC 6906 shoves back past the diamond in the last minutes of light. WC 7519 trails.
Photo Date:  11/10/2006  Upload Date: 11/11/2006 6:00:15 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  WC 6906(SD40-3)
Views:  532   Comments: 0
WC 6907
Title:  WC 6907
Description:  An old CN unit heads up 2 sisters on the WC transfer this morning. Years ago, this would have been a much better consist....
Photo Date:  6/24/2007  Upload Date: 6/24/2007 9:01:08 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  WC 6907(SD40-3)
Views:  321   Comments: 0
WC 6910
Title:  WC 6910
Description:  The WC Transfer will wait much longer after this shot was taken to head back to New Brighton.
Photo Date:  7/6/2007  Upload Date: 7/10/2007 10:00:47 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6910(SD40-3)
Views:  441   Comments: 0
WC 6910
Title:  WC 6910
Description:  The fake WC heads past true Wisconsin Central rolling stock while coming down the wye.
Photo Date:  10/19/2007  Upload Date: 10/19/2007 3:34:36 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6910(SD40-3)
Views:  299   Comments: 0
WC 6911
Title:  WC 6911
Description:  Two WCs join IC 3120 on the transfer this morning.
Photo Date:  7/12/2007  Upload Date: 7/13/2007 2:40:13 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6911(SD40-3)
Views:  410   Comments: 0
WC 6913
Title:  WC 6913
Description:  CN heritage showing even more on this unit.... Notice the plow.
Photo Date:  4/21/2007  Upload Date: 4/21/2007 1:41:24 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holnes
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Locomotives:  WC 6913(SD40-3)
Views:  414   Comments: 1
WC 6914
Title:  WC 6914
Description:  Like I didn't see these enough on the WC Transfer! Well, actually I never saw this particular one, so Im happy to have shot it now.
Photo Date:  6/24/2007  Upload Date: 3/28/2009 9:44:47 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  WC 6914(SD40-3)
Views:  369   Comments: 0
WC 6916
Title:  WC 6916
Description:  WC 6916 leads WC 7496,6918,and 7638.
Photo Date:  10/16/2005  Upload Date: 10/16/2005 8:34:04 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  WC 6916(SD40-3)
Views:  535   Comments: 0
Sunset on the WC
Title:  Sunset on the WC
Description:  Ed Patten, an old Rock Island engineer, barrels out of New Brighton. Only a few more weeks for Ed, ane he'll be gone from the railroad forever.
Photo Date:  10/27/2006  Upload Date: 10/28/2006 1:51:12 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6916(SD40-3)
Views:  389   Comments: 0
WB 6916
Title:  WB 6916
Description:  As the conductors nap, 6916 idles with a C44-9W at 37th & Stinson.
Photo Date:  10/27/2006  Upload Date: 10/27/2006 5:36:34 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6916(SD40-3)
Views:  374   Comments: 1
WC 6916
Title:  WC 6916
Description:  An all EMD consist leaves town with the only ex Santa Fe SD45 still running in her WC colors.
Photo Date:  11/16/2006  Upload Date: 11/16/2006 10:03:27 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6916(SD40-3)
Views:  430   Comments: 0
WC 6918 ex GCFX , and WC 6503 ex BN
Title:  WC 6918 ex GCFX , and WC 6503 ex BN
Description:  The WC Northtown transfer engineered by Ed Patten, coast to the New Brighton yard office.
Photo Date:  6/20/2005  Upload Date: 7/1/2005 10:23:53 AM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6503(SD45) WC 6918(SD40-3)
Views:  806   Comments: 0
WC 6918
Title:  WC 6918
Description:  WC 6918 and IC 6001 carry the transfer up to New Brighton.
Photo Date:  4/4/2007  Upload Date: 4/5/2007 9:49:53 AM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6918(SD40-3)
Views:  480   Comments: 0
WC 6918
Title:  WC 6918
Description:  Just about the only kind of WC we get around here anymore....
Photo Date:  4/6/2007  Upload Date: 4/6/2007 12:33:47 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6918(SD40-3)
Views:  470   Comments: 0
WC 6919
Title:  WC 6919
Description:  A pair of spartan cabs are pouring out a nice mist of grey smoke as they pull their MNNR cut out of the yard.
Photo Date:  7/6/2006  Upload Date: 7/6/2006 11:05:18 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6919(SD40-3)
Views:  467   Comments: 0
WC 6919
Title:  WC 6919
Description:  All WCs on paper, but the middle unit *6605* is definately the special one in the group.
Photo Date:  11/12/2006  Upload Date: 11/12/2006 1:50:28 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6919(SD40-3)
Views:  517   Comments: 0
WC 6919
Title:  WC 6919
Description:  The 6605 still racking up miles on CN.
Photo Date:  11/18/2006  Upload Date: 11/18/2006 5:11:48 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6919(SD40-3)
Views:  454   Comments: 0
WC 6920
Title:  WC 6920
Description:  Three sublettered units come out of Shoreham and onto the Highline.
Photo Date:  6/14/2007  Upload Date: 6/14/2007 1:25:53 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6920(SD40-3)
Views:  408   Comments: 0
WC 6920
Title:  WC 6920
Description:  Notching it up on the hill, Charlie easily makes 30 MPH up to New Brighton.
Photo Date:  6/14/2007  Upload Date: 6/14/2007 1:26:31 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6920(SD40-3)
Views:  462   Comments: 0
WC 6922
Title:  WC 6922
Description:  Sitting behind the WC 6605 at New Brighton. This would be the last A406 to depart with a Wisconsin Central SD45 in the lead.
Photo Date:  12/20/2006  Upload Date: 12/31/2008 11:12:33 AM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6922(SD40-3)
Views:  363   Comments: 1
WC transfer pulling into New Brighton
Title:  WC transfer pulling into New Brighton
Description:  Getting ready to cut away after they get the pigs up to the switch.
Photo Date:  11/11/1959  Upload Date: 7/26/2005 2:22:46 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  WC 6924(SD40-3)
Views:  507   Comments: 0
WC 6924
Title:  WC 6924
Description:  A reject from railpics, WC 6924 shoves down the wye so the Coal empties can roll by.
Photo Date:  12/31/2005  Upload Date: 12/31/2005 10:49:12 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6924(SD40-3)
Views:  479   Comments: 1
WC 6924
Title:  WC 6924
Description:  WC 6924 sits back as the MNNR 1978 comes passed the diamond.
Photo Date:  1/6/2006  Upload Date: 1/7/2006 6:37:59 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  WC 6924(SD40-3)
Views:  398   Comments: 0
WC 6924
Title:  WC 6924
Description:  WC 6924 leads the WC 406 out of New Brighton with an IC SD40 and WC SD45 trailing.
Photo Date:  1/6/2006  Upload Date: 1/7/2006 6:38:27 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6924(SD40-3)
Views:  418   Comments: 0
WC 6924
Title:  WC 6924
Description:  A40681-21 leaving town with three units, 2 old SD40s and a Dash 8.
Photo Date:  6/21/2007  Upload Date: 6/22/2007 5:27:02 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  WC 6924(SD40-3)
Views:  404   Comments: 0
WC transfer
Title:  WC transfer
Description:  After they backed across the diamond at New Brighton, i snag a photo of this ex CN.
Photo Date:  11/11/1959  Upload Date: 7/26/2005 2:23:28 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  WC 6925(SD40-3)
Views:  491   Comments: 0
WC 6926
Title:  WC 6926
Description:  More junk on the transfer. But, i do prefer the old SD40s compared to the BNSF back there.
Photo Date:  9/1/2006  Upload Date: 9/2/2006 11:43:56 AM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  WC 6926(SD40-3)
Views:  462   Comments: 0
WC 6926
Title:  WC 6926
Description:  September 11th at the Depot. Too bad there wasnt a SD45.... Least those have American flags, fitting for the 5th Anniversary of 9/11.
Photo Date:  9/11/2006  Upload Date: 9/15/2006 6:05:11 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6926(SD40-3)
Views:  464   Comments: 0
WC 6933
Title:  WC 6933
Description:  A whopping four units pass Foley Wye. A pretty neat site now adays, three Grey units and an IC GP40 with the L Window still!
Photo Date:  7/22/2007  Upload Date: 7/24/2007 4:47:35 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6933(SD40-3)
Views:  381   Comments: 0
WC 6933
Title:  WC 6933
Description:  Three Grey units and an IC unit make up the transfer power.
Photo Date:  7/22/2007  Upload Date: 7/24/2007 5:17:41 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6933(SD40-3)
Views:  537   Comments: 1
WC 6933
Title:  WC 6933
Description:  A pair of WCs and an IC unit head up the High Line with plenty of HP.
Photo Date:  8/8/2007  Upload Date: 8/9/2007 9:42:34 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6933(SD40-3)
Views:  383   Comments: 0
WC 6934
Title:  WC 6934
Description:  Three SD40s are on the Transfer today. Ok, an SD40-3 and two SD40-2Rs, but it still looks good!
Photo Date:  7/15/2007  Upload Date: 7/15/2007 8:25:50 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6934(SD40-3)
Views:  432   Comments: 1
WC 6936
Title:  WC 6936
Description:  Steve Anderson negotiates the curve at Silver Lake Road, 3 miles away from CP University.
Photo Date:  5/26/2007  Upload Date: 5/26/2007 2:46:27 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6936(SD40-3)
Views:  617   Comments: 0
WC 6940
Title:  WC 6940
Description:  A very frigid morning finds 3 SD40s *well, once they were straight SD40s...* heading to Northtown.... With Snow!
Photo Date:  11/11/2006  Upload Date: 11/11/2006 6:00:48 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6940(SD40-3)
Views:  498   Comments: 1
Chilly New Year
Title:  Chilly New Year
Description:  Just a pair of SD40-3s, but the sound was still as good as, oh maybe, a pair of SD45s.
Photo Date:  1/1/2007  Upload Date: 1/1/2007 1:39:44 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  WC 6941(SD40-3)
Views:  553   Comments: 1
DMVW 6941
Title:  DMVW 6941
Description:  A lot of memories with these grey ghosts in my day. Cool to see them getting a new home.
Photo Date:  8/16/2010  Upload Date: 8/17/2010 1:59:25 PM
Location:  Kimball, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  DMVW 6941(SD40-3)
Views:  681   Comments: 0
WC 6943
Title:  WC 6943
Description:  Sun bursts through after rain in NOVEMBER!
Photo Date:  11/28/2005  Upload Date: 11/28/2005 6:17:37 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6943(SD40-3)
Views:  522   Comments: 0
WC 6943
Title:  WC 6943
Description:  Another grey SD40-3 down at New Brighton. These units have been in severe absence from the New Brighton lately.
Photo Date:  12/18/2005  Upload Date: 12/18/2005 6:31:54 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6943(SD40-3)
Views:  579   Comments: 0
WC 6948
Title:  WC 6948
Description:  No real WC units today, but still worth a picture.
Photo Date:  11/12/2005  Upload Date: 11/12/2005 9:22:26 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6948(SD40-3)
Views:  500   Comments: 0
WC 6948
Title:  WC 6948
Description:  With the sloppily patched Gec Alsthom shining through in its true colors, WC 6948 sits with 2 other units of SD40 variants.
Photo Date:  6/21/2006  Upload Date: 6/21/2006 8:35:09 AM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6948(SD40-3)
Views:  417   Comments: 0
WC 6948
Title:  WC 6948
Description:  One of the grey units that actually has something WC. The handbrake panel on the nose is from some WC unit, not sure what one it would have been though.
Photo Date:  8/13/2007  Upload Date: 8/14/2007 2:16:22 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6948(SD40-3)
Views:  287   Comments: 0
WC 6948
Title:  WC 6948
Description:  Charlie leans into em' pretty good. Had just over 3000 feet of pigs this day.
Photo Date:  8/13/2007  Upload Date: 8/14/2007 2:16:56 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6948(SD40-3)
Views:  330   Comments: 0


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