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By:SDfourD Photography
Dates:8/3/2005 - 8/31/2005
Album Info:WC,CN,UP all at New Brighton.
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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:  717   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
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6583(SD45)
Views:  378   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:  359   Comments: 0
UP 8260
Title:  UP 8260
Description:  About to rattle the diamond at New Brighton.
Photo Date:  8/3/2005  Upload Date: 8/3/2005 5:00:34 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 8260(SD9043MAC)
Views:  331   Comments: 0
UP empty
Title:  UP empty
Description:  Getting ready to go home.
Photo Date:  8/3/2005  Upload Date: 8/3/2005 5:00:47 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 8260(SD9043MAC)
Views:  330   Comments: 0
UP 8260
Title:  UP 8260
Description:  As they bring it to a stop, the recrew trakes place, CN crew get off, UP crew gets on.
Photo Date:  8/3/2005  Upload Date: 8/3/2005 5:00:58 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 8260(SD9043MAC)
Views:  390   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
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 7520(SD45) WC 7528(SD45)
Views:  741   Comments: 1
Basking in the sun
Title:  Basking in the sun
Description:  WC 7520 waiting for its crew at New Brighton
Photo Date:  8/3/2005  Upload Date: 8/4/2005 2:43:25 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 7520(SD45)
Views:  343   Comments: 0
Special Unit
Title:  Special Unit
Description:  A closer look at the once proud WC emblem on the nose, and notice how nicely the "anniversary" text is holding up.
Photo Date:  8/3/2005  Upload Date: 8/4/2005 2:43:43 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 7520(SD45)
Views:  381   Comments: 0
WC's
Title:  WC's
Description:  WC 7528's mug shot.
Photo Date:  8/3/2005  Upload Date: 8/4/2005 2:43:57 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 7528(SD45)
Views:  367   Comments: 0
Trailing
Title:  Trailing
Description:  WC 7528, being the absolute trailor shows off its old style paint.
Photo Date:  8/3/2005  Upload Date: 8/4/2005 2:44:12 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 7528(SD45)
Views:  375   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:  317   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
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6583(SD45) IC 6134(SD40-2) CSX 7625(C40-8)
Views:  772   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:  328   Comments: 0
NS 8429
Title:  NS 8429
Description:  Air Testing the commercials at New Brighton.
Photo Date:  8/3/2005  Upload Date: 8/9/2005 1:06:59 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  475   Comments: 0
Junk
Title:  Junk
Description:  After shoving across the diamond at New Brighton, a ex Conrail poses.
Photo Date:  8/3/2005  Upload Date: 8/9/2005 1:07:19 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  477   Comments: 0
FRA t-16
Title:  FRA t-16
Description:  Test car hitchin a ride
Photo Date:  8/3/2005  Upload Date: 9/25/2005 2:02:38 AM
Location:  La Junta, CO
Author:  Mevin Farlow
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  360   Comments: 0
CSX 8435
Title:  CSX 8435
Description:  Air testing the Commercials at New Brighton.
Photo Date:  8/7/2005  Upload Date: 8/9/2005 1:06:43 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 8435(SD40-2)
Views:  586   Comments: 0
Coming past the Depot
Title:  Coming past the Depot
Description:  Quality? I think not.......
Photo Date:  8/8/2005  Upload Date: 8/11/2005 11:36:48 AM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  489   Comments: 1
UP 3256
Title:  UP 3256
Description:  After the UP guys go into the depot, the heavily warn UP unit sits idle in MNNR's yard.
Photo Date:  8/10/2005  Upload Date: 8/10/2005 9:53:30 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3256(SD40-2)
Views:  437   Comments: 0
CN 9424
Title:  CN 9424
Description:  Pulling out of MNNR's yard.
Photo Date:  8/16/2005  Upload Date: 8/16/2005 3:48:53 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 9424(GP40-2LW)
Views:  427   Comments: 0
Old timer
Title:  Old timer
Description:  An old IAIS GP10 sits in the MNNR's yard.
Photo Date:  8/16/2005  Upload Date: 8/16/2005 3:50:52 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PWSX 431(GP10)
Views:  482   Comments: 3
PWSX 431
Title:  PWSX 431
Description:  cab of the ex IAIS engine.
Photo Date:  8/16/2005  Upload Date: 8/16/2005 3:51:49 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PWSX 431(GP10)
Views:  334   Comments: 0
PWSX 431
Title:  PWSX 431
Description:  Looking on at the yard.
Photo Date:  8/16/2005  Upload Date: 8/16/2005 3:53:36 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PWSX 431(GP10)
Views:  357   Comments: 0
Pair O Geeps
Title:  Pair O Geeps
Description:  After picking up some cars in the commercials yard, the day is over for Engineer Ed Patten.
Photo Date:  8/16/2005  Upload Date: 8/16/2005 3:54:37 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 9424(GP40-2LW)
Views:  469   Comments: 0
Recrew
Title:  Recrew
Description:  Waiting to wye into the commercial yard.
Photo Date:  8/18/2005  Upload Date: 8/18/2005 9:01:05 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 6027(AC44CWCTE)
Views:  333   Comments: 0
UP 6027
Title:  UP 6027
Description:  Pulling hard coming out of the MNNR's yard.
Photo Date:  8/18/2005  Upload Date: 8/18/2005 9:01:19 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 6027(AC44CWCTE)
Views:  308   Comments: 0
Coal Empty's
Title:  Coal Empty's
Description:  About to cross County Road E at New Brighton
Photo Date:  8/18/2005  Upload Date: 8/18/2005 9:01:38 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 6027(AC44CWCTE)
Views:  332   Comments: 0
Notching up
Title:  Notching up
Description:  To patch, or not to patch. Well looks like UP found a way to get there name on the loco.
Photo Date:  8/18/2005  Upload Date: 8/18/2005 9:01:54 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 196(AC44CW)
Views:  479   Comments: 0
Sandwiched
Title:  Sandwiched
Description:  Only good engine in the consist yet its trailing!
Photo Date:  8/21/2005  Upload Date: 8/25/2005 11:01:21 AM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6620(SD45)
Views:  609   Comments: 2
Air test
Title:  Air test
Description:  After biking down the path to get a shot of todays transfer, Ed has to stop right in the shadows!
Photo Date:  8/22/2005  Upload Date: 8/25/2005 11:02:57 AM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 7496(SD45)
Views:  511   Comments: 1
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
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6582(SD45)
Views:  492   Comments: 0
UP 6808
Title:  UP 6808
Description:  CN Conductor Chris Filtz hangs on to the EOT at New Brighton
Photo Date:  8/25/2005  Upload Date: 8/26/2005 11:21:24 AM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 6808(AC44CW)
Views:  308   Comments: 0
SOO
Title:  SOO
Description:  The Dresser Turn comes into New Brighton at 7 AM .
Photo Date:  8/28/2005  Upload Date: 8/28/2005 9:18:47 AM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOO 6021(SD60)
Views:  373   Comments: 0
SOO 6021
Title:  SOO 6021
Description:  An old relic of a sign captured here as the SOO Dresser Turn throttles up over the MNNR diamond.
Photo Date:  8/28/2005  Upload Date: 8/28/2005 9:19:00 AM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOO 6021(SD60)
Views:  435   Comments: 0
CN and CP
Title:  CN and CP
Description:  Leaving the WC depot behind as the train heads to Humboldt yard.
Photo Date:  8/28/2005  Upload Date: 8/28/2005 9:19:11 AM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOO 6021(SD60)
Views:  418   Comments: 0
Coal Loads
Title:  Coal Loads
Description:  In the MNNR's yard, ready to head to Weston.
Photo Date:  8/28/2005  Upload Date: 9/4/2005 9:25:49 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 6602(AC44CW)
Views:  360   Comments: 1
UP
Title:  UP
Description:  Rear helpers on the UP to CN coal empty's
Photo Date:  8/28/2005  Upload Date: 9/4/2005 9:26:05 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 1011(GP38-3)
Views:  304   Comments: 0
Flared
Title:  Flared
Description:  Flared without the notch nose.
Photo Date:  8/28/2005  Upload Date: 9/4/2005 9:27:08 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3961(SD70M)
Views:  297   Comments: 0
Ex CNW
Title:  Ex CNW
Description:  Best unit in the consist is a ex CNW SD40-2 with the gong bell.
Photo Date:  8/28/2005  Upload Date: 9/4/2005 9:27:21 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3057(SD40-2)
Views:  277   Comments: 1
Sunrise
Title:  Sunrise
Description:  With the the WC logo aluminated, the soon to be rare seen gets captured forever.
Photo Date:  9/6/2005  Upload Date: 9/6/2005 8:54:25 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 7638(SD45)
Views:  447   Comments: 2
Early
Title:  Early
Description:  Early mo'nin on the transfer!
Photo Date:  9/6/2005  Upload Date: 9/6/2005 8:55:43 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 7638(SD45)
Views:  382   Comments: 0
Transfer
Title:  Transfer
Description:  WC 7528, in the origional Maroon and cream paint is in charge of WC 406.
Photo Date:  9/17/2005  Upload Date: 9/18/2005 1:37:06 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 7528(SD45)
Views:  375   Comments: 0
Trio of 45's
Title:  Trio of 45's
Description:  As they throttle past the Rebarb spur, they display an image that is harder and harder to find on the CN.
Photo Date:  9/18/2005  Upload Date: 9/19/2005 5:54:04 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 7514(SD45)
Views:  404   Comments: 1
OLS
Title:  OLS
Description:  The only paintscheme to come close to the F45's.
Photo Date:  9/18/2005  Upload Date: 9/19/2005 5:55:29 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 7638(SD45)
Views:  508   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
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6582(SD45)
Views:  502   Comments: 0
WC 7514
Title:  WC 7514
Description:  Trio of 645's make this WC Transfer unforgettable! Being a WC fan (if you havent noticed) this is the best consist on the CN , PERIOD.
Photo Date:  9/18/2005  Upload Date: 9/19/2005 5:57:21 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 7514(SD45)
Views:  383   Comments: 1
Triple Maroon and Gold
Title:  Triple Maroon and Gold
Description:  MORE WC! Got these 3 beauties on the transfer today! 6005 and 7496 trailing.
Photo Date:  9/25/2005  Upload Date: 9/25/2005 4:09:54 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6003(SD40-2)
Views:  621   Comments: 2
WC 7592
Title:  WC 7592
Description:  The rest of the consist .
Photo Date:  10/1/2005  Upload Date: 10/1/2005 5:49:43 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 7592(SD45)
Views:  418   Comments: 0
WC 7502
Title:  WC 7502
Description:  3 Wisconsin Central SD45's are in charge of WC 406, something not too many people get to see anymore.
Photo Date:  10/1/2005  Upload Date: 10/1/2005 5:46:16 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 7502(SD45)
Views:  334   Comments: 0


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