i guess i can answer my own question,
WC 7514 was the last one in service & it was being taken down to homewood or one of them today so all the SD 45's are gone.
the last SD45's i saw were
7515 at Stevens Point Dec 3rd 2006
7501 at Stevens Point Dec 3rd 2006
7531 at Stevens Point Jan 22 2007
i always liked trains since i was 4 but i never got much detail into them if we got stopped at a crossing i would always be excited & mainly it would be on the WC in wisconsin. see but back then i never knew i was gonna get much into railroading. i just got into taking pictures & the searching for SD 45s just a few months ago & that not many were left. i knew that the wc went through my town but just 3 years ago i just found out by looking up wc that CN bought them.
other WC locomotives i saw
WC 2500 which is currently at stevens point
WC 3002 currently at stevens point
WC 6005 Unknown
WC 1563 currently at fond du lac
WC 2003 currently at fondy
WC 2001 currently at waukesha
any one got a up to the minute update on WC sd 45s or have they all been sent to homewood?i wish one would get donated to the national rr museum in green bay along w/ WC 715.
i hope CN dont get rid of the SD40-2, SW1500, Geeps & the rest of the WC fleet. then history will be destroyed. i hope that their will be some WC left by the time i can work for CN which i plan on doing. im not a big fan of CN locomotives. I like IC Locomotives too. im trying to think what it would be like if WC was never bought by CN. some thoughts all the SD 45s would still be in service, some SW 1500 & 1200 would be in service, as well as the SDL 39's. i dont know abt the F45 & FP 45's have they been retired or not? if not i would like to see one.
whats your thoguth on my question what would it be like if WC was never bought?
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Well, I'm just guessing here, but if I had a corperation approaching their susquentennial and still going strong, I'd probably flaunt around some, too.
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coborn35 wrote: Theyre just looking out for numero uno, like all the railroads.
Theyre just looking out for numero uno, like all the railroads.
Really though, in all seriousness. UP totes their special stuff around to impress people. UP took their steamers to "Railfair 99" in Sacramento. Who comes to Railfair? Railfans. If you add 1 and 1 you get 2. If you add a railroad oriented event and a Class 1's steam locomotives, you get railfans. They get PR from the general public, sure. But, the caravans pacing the locomotives aren't the general public for the most part. If it is, they got stuck in the line of traffic on the way out of the town the service stop was in.
trainboyH16-44 wrote:Max, what are you trying to say? I think that's exactly the point. What....uh...other Max was saying was that CN is one of the few roads that doesn't even do anything to help its PR out.
CN is more of a "behind the scenes" PR railroad. They have made many gratis moves for the LSRM/NSSR they could have charged for.
But
They run a Santa train.
They donated two locomotives to help a region in Canada after a power outage.
They donated SOO LINE GP30 #700 to us, and may very well donate a WC SD45.
They have had open houses.
Run two IC E units.
ETC.
So you see, just because you dont THINK a railroad is doing something because you dont live by it, does not mean it isnt.
Three left!!!! WC 7514 arrived in Green Bay and was now put onto A411. The WC 7531 we all hope will be taken off at Shops Yard for some more time for the fans.
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and then i even went on to name examples. why would UP be doing the heritage fleet and running old steam? why would BNSF be asking for the help of railfans to report problems on the rails? why is NS considering bringing back a N&W steamer and a steam program? why does CP let 261 use their track?
to please railfans and get good PR as a result! that's why!
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Lord Atmo wrote: coborn35 wrote: Lord Atmo wrote: it was a good run. i wish CN wasnt to hard-pressed about their primary purpose. almost every other road goes out of their way to please railfans now and then (UP donating 5371 and keeping steam around, to name an example) yes i know. railroads are here to move goods. but spending extra money for these few things will benefit them in other ways. the PR they get from it. and with all those derailments on the ex BC track, CN could use it ROTFLMAORailroads dont go out of their way to please railfans. Its called Public Relations. They could give a **** about us.WOW! i MENTIONED public relations. do you know what "PR" even STANDS for? and you missed my whole point. pleasing railfans is a GOOD way to gain good PR. learn acronyms before you try to put me down....sheesh
coborn35 wrote: Lord Atmo wrote: it was a good run. i wish CN wasnt to hard-pressed about their primary purpose. almost every other road goes out of their way to please railfans now and then (UP donating 5371 and keeping steam around, to name an example) yes i know. railroads are here to move goods. but spending extra money for these few things will benefit them in other ways. the PR they get from it. and with all those derailments on the ex BC track, CN could use it ROTFLMAORailroads dont go out of their way to please railfans. Its called Public Relations. They could give a **** about us.
Lord Atmo wrote: it was a good run. i wish CN wasnt to hard-pressed about their primary purpose. almost every other road goes out of their way to please railfans now and then (UP donating 5371 and keeping steam around, to name an example) yes i know. railroads are here to move goods. but spending extra money for these few things will benefit them in other ways. the PR they get from it. and with all those derailments on the ex BC track, CN could use it
it was a good run. i wish CN wasnt to hard-pressed about their primary purpose. almost every other road goes out of their way to please railfans now and then (UP donating 5371 and keeping steam around, to name an example)
yes i know. railroads are here to move goods. but spending extra money for these few things will benefit them in other ways. the PR they get from it. and with all those derailments on the ex BC track, CN could use it
ROTFLMAO
Railroads dont go out of their way to please railfans. Its called Public Relations. They could give a **** about us.
AHEM!