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WC 6497
Title:  WC 6497
Description:  Shoving down the wye to pickup the commercials. These days you would be hard pressed to even find a standard cab on the 405/406 trains, much less a WC.
Photo Date:  11/5/2005  Upload Date: 6/10/2008 12:48:41 AM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  WC 6497(SD45)
Views:  300   Comments: 0
Veteran about to clear the crossing
Title:  Veteran about to clear the crossing
Description:  An ex BN SD45 is the trailor as it takes the wye for the MNNR pickup.
Photo Date:  11/5/2005  Upload Date: 11/5/2005 7:48:14 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  WC 6497(SD45)
Views:  363   Comments: 0
WC 6497
Title:  WC 6497
Description:  WC 6497 trails the train today. On this engine is a "auto start" equipped sticker on both sides. Something that few WC units have.
Photo Date:  11/5/2005  Upload Date: 11/5/2005 7:49:36 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  WC 6497(SD45)
Views:  397   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
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Locomotives:  WC 6503(SD45) WC 6918(SD40-3)
Views:  590   Comments: 0
Triples
Title:  Triples
Description:  Taking the way-back machine once again, here we find three WC SD45's all in different paint schemes. The 6553 is in the standard pine tree scheme, the 7525 is in an OLS variant, and the 7524 is in the original V Stripe scheme. Date Approx, photo scanned.
Photo Date:  3/5/2004  Upload Date: 5/26/2009 10:34:34 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  WC 6553(SD45)
Views:  701   Comments: 1
WC 6555
Title:  WC 6555
Description:  Thanks for bringing this thing down! Nice to see an ex High hood SD45.
Photo Date:  11/24/2005  Upload Date: 11/25/2005 11:00:56 AM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  WC 6555(SD45)
Views:  348   Comments: 0
WC 6555
Title:  WC 6555
Description:  Back again, this time with only one other unit.
Photo Date:  11/26/2005  Upload Date: 11/27/2005 5:31:02 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  WC 6555(SD45)
Views:  300   Comments: 0
WC 6555
Title:  WC 6555
Description:  Water was being guzzled ,but it wasnt a leak. Engineer thinks it was all going to the crank case. They turned the power on the wye, so CN 6008 led it out of town. CN doesnt maintain anything anyway, doesnt surprise me.
Photo Date:  11/26/2005  Upload Date: 11/27/2005 5:31:23 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  WC 6555(SD45)
Views:  470   Comments: 1
WC 6555
Title:  WC 6555
Description:  CN's maintanence is at an all time low, or so it seems. Nothing runs anymore, and the engineer is trying to fix the water problem.
Photo Date:  11/26/2005  Upload Date: 11/27/2005 5:33:24 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6555(SD45)
Views:  375   Comments: 0
WC 6555
Title:  WC 6555
Description:  WC 6555 back again on the transfer, but with a nice surprise trailing.
Photo Date:  12/27/2005  Upload Date: 12/27/2005 2:18:20 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  WC 6555(SD45)
Views:  510   Comments: 0
CSX 8161
Title:  CSX 8161
Description:  Passing the old SOO bridge, the train continues on towards Cardigan Jct.
Photo Date:  12/27/2005  Upload Date: 12/27/2005 2:18:58 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 8161(SD40-2) WC 6555(SD45)
Views:  418   Comments: 0
WC 6578
Title:  WC 6578
Description:  A pair of SD45's sit back to back in the spur at New Brighton. This was the class unit for the 65XX ex Santa Fe units.
Photo Date:  3/6/2004  Upload Date: 5/26/2009 8:43:37 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  WC 6578(SD45)
Views:  307   Comments: 0
Welcome back
Title:  Welcome back
Description:  Long time no see for this SD45, this particular one hasnt been down here for a very long time.
Photo Date:  8/22/2005  Upload Date: 8/25/2005 11:07:29 AM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  WC 6582(SD45)
Views:  443   Comments: 0
Unrebuilt
Title:  Unrebuilt
Description:  ex Santa Fe earning its keep, but for how much longer?
Photo Date:  9/18/2005  Upload Date: 9/19/2005 5:56:34 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  WC 6582(SD45)
Views:  449   Comments: 0
Pulling out of the Minnesota Commercials yard
Title:  Pulling out of the Minnesota Commercials yard
Description:  Second day in a row with a CN SD40-2W, but today we also had some real power, WC SD45 6583.
Photo Date:  8/3/2005  Upload Date: 8/3/2005 12:41:48 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 5329(SD40-2W) IC 6134(SD40-2) WC 6583(SD45)
Views:  640   Comments: 0
WC SD45
Title:  WC SD45
Description:  WC SD45 in the trailing position on todays transfer.
Photo Date:  8/3/2005  Upload Date: 8/3/2005 12:42:01 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  WC 6583(SD45)
Views:  326   Comments: 0
WC 6583
Title:  WC 6583
Description:  Continuing to pull off the wye to couple to the rest of the train, then take it to cardigan .
Photo Date:  8/3/2005  Upload Date: 8/3/2005 12:42:12 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6583(SD45)
Views:  311   Comments: 0
WC
Title:  WC
Description:  Pulling past the wye to head into the Commercial yard.
Photo Date:  8/3/2005  Upload Date: 8/5/2005 4:03:20 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6583(SD45)
Views:  270   Comments: 0
WC
Title:  WC
Description:  The WC transfer at New Brighton with a visitor in the trailing position.
Photo Date:  8/3/2005  Upload Date: 8/5/2005 4:03:33 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  WC 6583(SD45) IC 6134(SD40-2) CSX 7625(C40-8)
Views:  696   Comments: 2
Nose
Title:  Nose
Description:  Nose shot
Photo Date:  8/3/2005  Upload Date: 8/5/2005 4:03:48 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6583(SD45)
Views:  284   Comments: 0
WC 6583
Title:  WC 6583
Description:  WC 6583 blasts past over 35W while WC 7638 idles in the spur.
Photo Date:  10/12/2005  Upload Date: 10/16/2005 12:26:03 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  WC 6583(SD45)
Views:  407   Comments: 0
WC 7512 sitting with fellow WC work horses.
Title:  WC 7512 sitting with fellow WC work horses.
Description:  WC 7512, still in origional paint, shows signs of wear, and a whole lot of it.
Photo Date:  6/18/2005  Upload Date: 7/1/2005 10:27:12 AM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  WC 7512(SD45) WC 7508(SD45) WC 6584(SD45)
Views:  516   Comments: 0
WC 6590
Title:  WC 6590
Description:  Woofta, been a while since ive added to this album. WC 6590 along with sister 6591 and an IC SD40-2 throttle up past Johnson St.
Photo Date:  1/14/2006  Upload Date: 1/14/2006 12:51:47 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  WC 6590(SD45)
Views:  509   Comments: 3
WC 6590
Title:  WC 6590
Description:  Ex MILW flats lay dormant in the spur as the transfer shoves past.
Photo Date:  1/14/2006  Upload Date: 1/14/2006 12:57:16 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  WC 6590(SD45)
Views:  207   Comments: 0
WC 6590
Title:  WC 6590
Description:  And todays transfer comes to a close as the crew for 406 will take this train back to point.
Photo Date:  1/14/2006  Upload Date: 1/14/2006 12:56:23 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  WC 6590(SD45)
Views:  253   Comments: 0
WC 6590
Title:  WC 6590
Description:  A day to remember. WC 6590 will lead sister 6591 out of New Brighton. These two were retired less than a month later.
Photo Date:  1/16/2006  Upload Date: 2/2/2008 9:06:56 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  WC 6590(SD45)
Views:  553   Comments: 2
WC 6591
Title:  WC 6591
Description:  With nice red heralds instead of the faded white ones, the WC 6591 sits in the middle of the 7514 and the 6936.
Photo Date:  1/4/2006  Upload Date: 1/4/2006 5:01:54 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  WC 6591(SD45)
Views:  331   Comments: 0
WC 6591
Title:  WC 6591
Description:  A herald that looks superb especially since its been 4 some years since the WC has passed.
Photo Date:  1/4/2006  Upload Date: 1/4/2006 5:04:12 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  WC 6591(SD45)
Views:  281   Comments: 0
The Good Times
Title:  The Good Times
Description:  WC 6904 leads the WC 7496 and the WC 6595 at New Brighton. Once crewed, this train would be on its daily journey to Stevens Point.
Photo Date:  10/10/2005  Upload Date: 1/19/2008 9:58:09 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  WC 6595(SD45)
Views:  337   Comments: 0
WC Transfer
Title:  WC Transfer
Description:  Coming back from the BNSF interchange, they come to the T Yard to pick up , while Josh Nason is about ready to jump on.
Photo Date:  10/21/2005  Upload Date: 10/21/2005 1:34:38 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6596(SD45)
Views:  332   Comments: 0
WC 6596
Title:  WC 6596
Description:  After Josh hops on, Engineer Steve Anderson throttles up to their cut at NorthTown. Other units are IC 6250, WC 7638.
Photo Date:  10/21/2005  Upload Date: 10/21/2005 1:35:04 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  WC 6596(SD45)
Views:  385   Comments: 0
Up we go
Title:  Up we go
Description:  Tractive Effort is the key here, and they are sure trying to make it work.
Photo Date:  10/21/2005  Upload Date: 10/21/2005 2:00:03 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6596(SD45)
Views:  386   Comments: 1
WC 6596
Title:  WC 6596
Description:  Pouring it on. But, they still have to pick up cars at Central, so once the rear clears the switch, back they go.
Photo Date:  10/21/2005  Upload Date: 10/21/2005 2:00:54 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6596(SD45)
Views:  324   Comments: 1
WC 6596
Title:  WC 6596
Description:  "Im in the clear, take em ahead." "roger", this is after the made the joint at Central Ave, the gates come down at Johnson Street.
Photo Date:  10/21/2005  Upload Date: 10/21/2005 2:01:17 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  WC 6596(SD45)
Views:  342   Comments: 0
Notch 8
Title:  Notch 8
Description:  With the GLB at Johnson Street ( Gates, Lights , Bells ) they continue on the steep grade coming off the High Line.
Photo Date:  10/21/2005  Upload Date: 10/21/2005 2:01:35 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6596(SD45)
Views:  403   Comments: 1
True WC
Title:  True WC
Description:  One of 4 nicest engineers on the CN in my opinion, Steve Anderson gives a friendly wave as he crosses Johnson St.
Photo Date:  10/21/2005  Upload Date: 10/21/2005 2:01:58 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6596(SD45)
Views:  372   Comments: 0
WC 6596
Title:  WC 6596
Description:  Just two units. Two units that by early 06' may be gone forever. Which is why i charish these lashups
Photo Date:  11/19/2005  Upload Date: 11/20/2005 9:39:30 AM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6596(SD45)
Views:  487   Comments: 0
WC 6596
Title:  WC 6596
Description:  6596 has been frequenting the transfer for some time now, no different today. But I'd rather see this everyday then what CN has.
Photo Date:  11/21/2005  Upload Date: 11/21/2005 8:23:46 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6596(SD45)
Views:  366   Comments: 0
WC 6598
Title:  WC 6598
Description:  WC 6598 waits with the 6006 and 7527 before departing New Brighton. Nowadays the "feel" just isn't the same with SD75I's, etc. Scanned, Date approx.
Photo Date:  4/25/2004  Upload Date: 8/19/2009 10:59:27 AM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6598(SD45)
Views:  251   Comments: 0
WC 6598
Title:  WC 6598
Description:  A look at the tired SD45. Sadly, these locomotives are dropping like flies, CN is just about done with them. The 7509 was sent down to Woodcrest within the past day.
Photo Date:  3/9/2006  Upload Date: 3/10/2006 9:41:58 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6598(SD45)
Views:  425   Comments: 0
WC 6598
Title:  WC 6598
Description:  A roster shot of the WC 6598. One of the rare 65**'s still around.
Photo Date:  3/9/2006  Upload Date: 3/10/2006 9:44:02 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  WC 6598(SD45)
Views:  243   Comments: 0
WC 6598
Title:  WC 6598
Description:  Back again, but this time there is equal lighting on all parts of the engine.
Photo Date:  3/11/2006  Upload Date: 3/11/2006 1:39:59 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6598(SD45)
Views:  281   Comments: 0
WC 6604
Title:  WC 6604
Description:  Its been months since i have seen this unit. Nice to see it back at New Brighton.
Photo Date:  10/2/2005  Upload Date: 10/2/2005 6:57:10 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6604(SD45)
Views:  253   Comments: 0
WC 6605
Title:  WC 6605
Description:  This unit was on the NS for the longest time. Nice to see it back on its old stomping grounds.
Photo Date:  11/19/2005  Upload Date: 11/20/2005 9:40:07 AM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6605(SD45)
Views:  319   Comments: 0
WC 6605
Title:  WC 6605
Description:  THEE only unit of Santa Fe heritage, and the only 66XX left on the whole CN system, idles on A406. Couldn't have asked for much more.
Photo Date:  11/12/2006  Upload Date: 11/12/2006 1:48:31 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6605(SD45)
Views:  322   Comments: 0
SD45!!!
Title:  SD45!!!
Description:  One of three unrebuilt SD45s left running, thanks to CN, the 66XX unit visits New Brighton on A405.
Photo Date:  11/12/2006  Upload Date: 11/12/2006 1:51:22 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6605(SD45)
Views:  345   Comments: 0
WC 6605
Title:  WC 6605
Description:  6605 still sticking on the transfer. A very welcomed visitor!
Photo Date:  11/18/2006  Upload Date: 11/20/2006 9:06:51 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6605(SD45)
Views:  286   Comments: 0
WC 6605
Title:  WC 6605
Description:  Leading the train into Northtown is the last SD45 of Santa Fe heritage on the CN. Ironicly, the engineer once worked at the ATSF.
Photo Date:  11/23/2006  Upload Date: 11/24/2006 11:43:28 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6605(SD45)
Views:  274   Comments: 0
WC 6605
Title:  WC 6605
Description:  The 6605 on the transfer again.
Photo Date:  12/20/2006  Upload Date: 12/20/2006 1:33:34 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6605(SD45)
Views:  405   Comments: 1
WC 6614
Title:  WC 6614
Description:  A nice lashup, that by todays standard would probably make you keel over, waits at New Brighton under morning clouds. The trailing units were WC 7585, IC 6071, and WC 2005. All are now retired or scrapped except for the 2005. I swear this must have been 400 speed film...... Date Approx, photo scanned.
Photo Date:  11/1/2004  Upload Date: 5/26/2009 10:36:16 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6614(SD45)
Views:  344   Comments: 0

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