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Viewing Album:  Wisconsin Central-Minneapolis 10
 
By:Douglas Hildebrandt
Dates:12/26/2010 - 8/27/2011
Album Info:Shots of the WC Transfer in the Twin Cities area. There will also be some shots from WI mixed in from time to time.
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Walking the Cut
Title:  Walking the Cut
Description:  L506's conductor walks the cut of cars before getting ready to head back out to the main and call it a day.
Photo Date:  4/14/2011  Upload Date: 5/2/2011 8:28:25 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 8948(SD70M-2)
Views:  219   Comments: 0
Creeping up Shoreham Hill
Title:  Creeping up Shoreham Hill
Description:  Two CN SD70Is creep up Shoreham Hill with a very long train trailing. I believe todays L506 was well over 100 cars, a nice throw back to the old days.
Photo Date:  4/20/2011  Upload Date: 5/2/2011 8:39:40 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 5617(SD70I)
Views:  105   Comments: 0
Easter for L506
Title:  Easter for L506
Description:  Here's the power L506 had on Easter, a pair od SD75Is.
Photo Date:  4/24/2011  Upload Date: 5/2/2011 8:53:03 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 5662(SD75I)
Views:  87   Comments: 0
Headin' Out
Title:  Headin' Out
Description:  Todays L506 rolls out of University as it starts to head back up to New Brighton on a clear day.
Photo Date:  4/25/2011  Upload Date: 5/16/2011 4:29:56 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 5682(SD75I)
Views:  142   Comments: 0
Through the Gates
Title:  Through the Gates
Description:  L506 backs over the street and through the gates as it heads to the MNNR cars.
Photo Date:  4/27/2011  Upload Date: 5/16/2011 4:53:47 AM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 2680(C44-9W) CN 5547(SD60F)
Views:  318   Comments: 0
SD60F
Title:  SD60F
Description:  A CN SD60F leads the shove back to the MNNRs cut as it comes down the east leg of the wye.
Photo Date:  4/27/2011  Upload Date: 5/16/2011 4:52:58 AM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 5547(SD60F)
Views:  310   Comments: 0
Tied down
Title:  Tied down
Description:  L506 is down for the day, and the crew is just getting done tying down the train. A Dresser Turn will be rolling by in about 15 minutes.
Photo Date:  4/28/2011  Upload Date: 5/16/2011 4:57:16 AM
Location:  Shoreview, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 5682(SD75I)
Views:  117   Comments: 0
L506 and Dresser Meet
Title:  L506 and Dresser Meet
Description:  L506 takes the main as it meets a loaded Dresser Waiting for a crew at Cardigan West.
Photo Date:  4/30/2011  Upload Date: 5/20/2011 9:38:00 PM
Location:  Shoreview, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DME 6050(SD40-3) CN 5682(SD75I)
Views:  153   Comments: 0
Airtesting
Title:  Airtesting
Description:  Before heading out to Cardigan, the WC Transfer air tests its cars before getting on the move.
Photo Date:  4/30/2011  Upload Date: 5/20/2011 9:33:49 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 5682(SD75I)
Views:  114   Comments: 0
Putting the CPs away
Title:  Putting the CPs away
Description:  IC 1001 leads the way out of the Commercial as it puts the CP cars away.
Photo Date:  5/4/2011  Upload Date: 5/20/2011 10:10:06 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 1001(SD70)
Views:  172   Comments: 0
Pair O' ICs
Title:  Pair O' ICs
Description:  A pair of nice looking IC SD70s are power for todays WC Transfer as it moves light powered to get some more cars.
Photo Date:  5/4/2011  Upload Date: 5/20/2011 10:11:01 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 1039(SD70) IC 1001(SD70)
Views:  258   Comments: 1
CN 5794
Title:  CN 5794
Description:  L506 rolls though Saint Anthony with a nice looking pair of 57XXs for power.
Photo Date:  5/6/2011  Upload Date: 5/20/2011 10:14:23 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 5794(SD75I)
Views:  188   Comments: 0
Roaring Up the hill
Title:  Roaring Up the hill
Description:  Its been a little while since I've shot the WC coming back to New Brighton on Shoreham Hill. When I new the 2195 was going to leading back up, I knew I had to get a shot.
Photo Date:  5/7/2011  Upload Date: 5/20/2011 10:30:31 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 2195(C40-8W)
Views:  334   Comments: 0
Former Santa Fe
Title:  Former Santa Fe
Description:  A former Santa Fe Super Fleet C40-8W is far from the fast intermodal trains in once pulled, and is now owned by the CN. This guys needs some new CN paint!
Photo Date:  5/7/2011  Upload Date: 5/20/2011 10:30:17 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 2195(C40-8W) CN 8803(SD70M-2)
Views:  508   Comments: 0
Putting the MNNRs away
Title:  Putting the MNNRs away
Description:  A SD70M-2 shoves the MNNRs cars into the yard with a former BNSF C40-8W trailing, quite a neat lashup!
Photo Date:  5/7/2011  Upload Date: 5/20/2011 10:29:22 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 8803(SD70M-2) CN 2195(C40-8W)
Views:  375   Comments: 0
Going Away
Title:  Going Away
Description:  Going away shot of L506 with four units, been a while since this much power has been this way.
Photo Date:  5/15/2011  Upload Date: 5/21/2011 12:58:16 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 5519(SD60F) CN 2427(C40-8M) GTW 4610(GP9R)
Views:  335   Comments: 0
Out to the main
Title:  Out to the main
Description:  Todays L506 sure has an interesting mix of power to it! I never thought I would see a GP9 down here again that was running.
Photo Date:  5/15/2011  Upload Date: 5/21/2011 12:49:30 AM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 5794(SD75I) GTW 4610(GP9R) CN 2427(C40-8M)
Views:  298   Comments: 1
Heading down the main
Title:  Heading down the main
Description:  Four units bring todays 506 down the main as it heads to make the daily interchange with the BN and CP.
Photo Date:  5/15/2011  Upload Date: 5/21/2011 12:56:00 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 5794(SD75I) GTW 4610(GP9R)
Views:  209   Comments: 2
Grand Trunk GP9
Title:  Grand Trunk GP9
Description:  One of the most interesing units to show up at New Brighton so far for 2011! A GTW GP9!!
Photo Date:  5/15/2011  Upload Date: 5/21/2011 12:53:14 AM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GTW 4610(GP9R)
Views:  140   Comments: 0
50 years old, and still kicking
Title:  50 years old, and still kicking
Description:  This tough little guy has seen its share of work in the last 50 years, lets hope it still has a few more good years left in it! This unit sounded awesome as it notched up.
Photo Date:  5/15/2011  Upload Date: 5/21/2011 12:54:52 AM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GTW 4610(GP9R)
Views:  152   Comments: 2
Sunset
Title:  Sunset
Description:  L517 roars outta town with almost no sunlight left. Spring has arrived, and its nice to see the warm glow of the sun on the side of the power.
Photo Date:  5/17/2011  Upload Date: 5/21/2011 1:13:10 AM
Location:  Arden Hills, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 8928(SD70M-2)
Views:  186   Comments: 0
L517 Arrival
Title:  L517 Arrival
Description:  Todays L516 rolls into town at around 9:15 in the morning, and is just about to cross the MNNR.
Photo Date:  5/19/2011  Upload Date: 5/21/2011 1:22:39 AM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 2651(C44-9W) CN 8928(SD70M-2)
Views:  224   Comments: 0
Stating at Central Ave
Title:  Stating at Central Ave
Description:  After clearing the highline switch, L506 notched up and started its climb up grade back to New Brighton.
Photo Date:  5/19/2011  Upload Date: 5/21/2011 1:13:28 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 8928(SD70M-2)
Views:  237   Comments: 0
Air Test
Title:  Air Test
Description:  L506 does its air test on the MNNRs cars before pulling ahead and onto the main.
Photo Date:  5/20/2011  Upload Date: 6/23/2011 12:44:39 AM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 5605(SD70I)
Views:  110   Comments: 0
CN 8000
Title:  CN 8000
Description:  The class unit for the SD70M-2s trails as it heads up grade, giving the 2457 a hand in lugging tonage up.
Photo Date:  5/24/2011  Upload Date: 6/16/2011 12:08:57 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 8000(SD70M-2)
Views:  134   Comments: 0
Tackling the grade
Title:  Tackling the grade
Description:  After getting the light at Central, L506 notched it into run 8 to get moving up Shoreham Hill. Nice looking blue leader too!
Photo Date:  5/24/2011  Upload Date: 6/16/2011 12:07:13 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 2457(C40-8W) CN 8000(SD70M-2)
Views:  199   Comments: 0
Coming up the Hill
Title:  Coming up the Hill
Description:  CN 2127 brings L506 back to New Brighton as it comes up to Johnson St NE with a C40-8 leading the way.
Photo Date:  5/30/2011  Upload Date: 6/23/2011 1:03:47 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 2127(C40-8)
Views:  137   Comments: 0
Waiting behind 198
Title:  Waiting behind 198
Description:  Todays L506 waits at Marshal St, behind 198, before heading to the highline to get their BN cars.
Photo Date:  5/31/2011  Upload Date: 6/15/2011 2:29:22 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 2103(C40-8) IC 1022(SD70)
Views:  403   Comments: 1
L506 and the HAT
Title:  L506 and the HAT
Description:  L506 rolls towards Marshal St as the HAT comes in on the West Runner. Its not too often that you get a meet like this at CP University.
Photo Date:  6/10/2011  Upload Date: 6/15/2011 1:25:30 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 1015(SD70) CN 2269(ES44DC) SOO 6061(SD60M)
Views:  298   Comments: 1
ILSX 1344
Title:  ILSX 1344
Description:  A former UP SD40-2 is now under the ownership of ILSX as it trails out of town on todays L516.
Photo Date:  6/13/2011  Upload Date: 6/18/2011 3:45:43 AM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ILSX 1344(SD40-2)
Views:  397   Comments: 0
Up to the switch
Title:  Up to the switch
Description:  CN 5752 pulls up to the switch before starting to do some work.
Photo Date:  6/15/2011  Upload Date: 6/23/2011 1:21:47 AM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 5752(SD75I)
Views:  109   Comments: 2
Red, white and blue
Title:  Red, white and blue
Description:  BCOL 4643 adds some color to tonights L516 before rolling out of town.
Photo Date:  6/30/2011  Upload Date: 7/11/2011 1:11:52 AM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BCOL 4643(C44-9WL)
Views:  297   Comments: 0
L516
Title:  L516
Description:  L516 heads out of town in the last days light as it comes past Island Lake and up towards Victoria St.
Photo Date:  6/30/2011  Upload Date: 7/11/2011 1:13:46 AM
Location:  Shoreview, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 8016(SD70M-2) BCOL 4643(C44-9WL)
Views:  344   Comments: 0
BCOL 4643 on L506
Title:  BCOL 4643 on L506
Description:  Red white and blue is on the transfer today as it shoves back into the Commercial to get 44 cars. The BCOL units add a lot of color to the usual CN red and black.
Photo Date:  7/10/2011  Upload Date: 7/11/2011 12:20:42 AM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BCOL 4643(C44-9WL) CN 2513(C44-9WL)
Views:  381   Comments: 0
Canadian Power
Title:  Canadian Power
Description:  Two Canadian Units shove back onto E2 to get about 15 cars before pulling ahead again.
Photo Date:  7/10/2011  Upload Date: 7/11/2011 12:22:28 AM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 2513(C44-9WL) BCOL 4643(C44-9WL)
Views:  348   Comments: 0
Over the Bridge
Title:  Over the Bridge
Description:  BCOL 4619 rolls down the highline and towards the Foley Wye where it will meet a Dresser Turn.
Photo Date:  8/13/2011  Upload Date: 8/14/2011 1:00:18 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BCOL 4613(C40-8M) CN 5707(SD75I)
Views:  250   Comments: 0
Putting the Commercials away
Title:  Putting the Commercials away
Description:  Today's L506 has a BCOL leader, and is seen here shoving the Commercials away and into the yard.
Photo Date:  8/13/2011  Upload Date: 8/17/2011 12:44:52 AM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BCOL 4621(C40-8M)
Views:  259   Comments: 0
L517 on the High Bridge
Title:  L517 on the High Bridge
Description:  L517 rolls over the High Bridge that soars above the St. Croix River just north of Stillwater. I have been wanting to get this shot for years. Big thanks to Nick Benson and Dan K for their help in finding this spot!
Photo Date:  8/14/2011  Upload Date: 8/17/2011 12:02:31 AM
Location:  Arcola, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 5797(SD75I) CN 5519(SD60F)
Views:  2184   Comments: 28
Putting the Commercials Away
Title:  Putting the Commercials Away
Description:  L506 puts the MNNR cars away before heading down to Northtown and Humboldt Yard.
Photo Date:  8/17/2011  Upload Date: 11/4/2011 2:00:47 AM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 2127(C40-8)
Views:  154   Comments: 0
L517
Title:  L517
Description:  A late running L517 rolls through Cardign Jct with a former CNW C40-8 Leading the way. I really like these 21XX series, gives me something new to shot and it provides some neat looking standard cab power on the Withrow Sub.
Photo Date:  8/17/2011  Upload Date: 11/4/2011 1:59:12 AM
Location:  Shoreview, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 2127(C40-8)
Views:  169   Comments: 0
Off to the BN
Title:  Off to the BN
Description:  After putting their CP cars on the Foley Wye, L506 rolls toward the loop track where it will wait to get into the BN.
Photo Date:  8/27/2011  Upload Date: 9/17/2011 1:23:05 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 5606(SD70I) CN 8852(SD70M-2)
Views:  222   Comments: 0
CN 8852
Title:  CN 8852
Description:  Rolling outta Humboldt and through Camden with a newer EMD in the lead.
Photo Date:  8/27/2011  Upload Date: 9/17/2011 1:21:42 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 8852(SD70M-2) CN 5606(SD70I)
Views:  233   Comments: 0

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