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Viewing Album: Northeast WI, Spring 2018
By:
T. P. Bruss
Dates:
3/20/2018 - 6/20/2018
Album Info:
Most of the photographs in this album were captured in Northeast Wisconsin in the spring of 2018, so they are mostly CN operating on former C&NW, GB&W, MILW, and SOO rails. Once in a while I try to catch ELS and WSOR on former MILW rails too.
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Title:
CN 5286
Description:
A CN local passes Intertape Polymer Group (IPG), 741 4th St., Menasha, WI, and approaches De Pere St. (the current street signs have been lazily bastardized to Depere St.) via former SOO rails at Menasha, WI on 6 May '18. Founded in Menasha in Dec. 1917 as George Banta Paper Co., an affiliate of the George Banta Publishing Co. They merged with Menasha’s Gebrick Paper Co. in ’19 and continued under the Banta name. The name was changed to Central Paper Products Co. (later shortened to Central Paper Co.) ca. Sep. ’20, about the same time they moved to their new location at 422 Manitowoc St., on the north side of the joint MILW/SOO railroad tracks. It’s the same facility, but the addressed changed when a portion of Manitowoc St. was vacated to allow westward expansion ca. ’76-’80. George Banta, Sr. continued on as President; George, Jr., assumed the role in ’35 after his father passed away. The facility was acquired by Alco Standard Corp., based in Valley Forge, PA, ca. 29 Sep. ’69 but continued to operate as Central Paper. The name changed to Central Products Co. at some point after ’74. Spinnaker Industries, Inc. purchased Central Products Co. from Alco ca. 1 Jul. ‘95. Intertape Polymer Group, Inc., from Canada, purchased Central Products from Spinnaker ca. 12 Apr. ’99. You don't see 6-axle units on this line very often, the last time I photographed one was 11 Aug. '14. Looking east from De Pere St., I was standing at the approximate site where the MILW rails crossed De Pere St.
Photo Date:
5/6/2018
Upload Date:
6/11/2018 4:26:07 AM
Location:
Menasha, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 5286(SD40-2W)
Views:
202
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0
Title:
CN 5286
Description:
A CN local works in the former SOO yard at Menasha, WI on 6 May '18. You don't see 6-axle units on this line very often, the last time I photographed one was 11 Aug. '14. It is awesome to see this many cars in the yard, it doesn't look like this very often these days. The facility at right is currently home to Alliance Industries, 320 Appleton St., Menasha, WI, they apply powder coatings and manufacture sand cores. Founded at Waupaca, WI in 1979, they leased this facility in 2005. They later purchased the facility as well as the adjacent one at 313 Appleton St. The facility was home to Menasha Mill Supply Co. from at least 1939 through the 1970s, they primarily processed waste paper. It clearly used to receive rail service, but it does not seem to currently. The former MILW yard was located on the other (south) side of it; the building could be serviced by both railroads simultaneously.
Photo Date:
5/6/2018
Upload Date:
6/11/2018 4:26:11 AM
Location:
Menasha, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 5286(SD40-2W)
Views:
233
Comments:
1
Title:
CN 5286
Description:
A CN local crosses Racine St. while it works in the former SOO yard at Menasha, WI on 6 May '18. Milepost 2 can be seen on both sides of the locomotive, a newer marker on a metal fence post to the right of the tracks, and an older, faded marker on the telephone pole to the left of the tracks. You don't see 6-axle units on this line very often, the last time I photographed one was 11 Aug. '14. The facility partially visible at right is currently home to Alliance Industries, 320 Appleton St., Menasha, WI, they apply powder coatings and manufacture sand cores. Founded at Waupaca, WI in 1979, they leased this facility in 2005. They later purchased the facility as well as the adjacent one at 313 Appleton St. The facility was home to Menasha Mill Supply Co. from at least 1939 through the 1970s, they primarily processed waste paper. It clearly used to receive rail service, but it does not seem to currently. The former MILW yard was located on the other (south) side of it; the building could be serviced by both railroads simultaneously.
Photo Date:
5/6/2018
Upload Date:
6/11/2018 4:26:15 AM
Location:
Menasha, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 5286(SD40-2W)
Views:
237
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2
Title:
CN 5286
Description:
A CN local works in the former SOO yard at Menasha, WI on 6 May '18. You don't see 6-axle units on this line very often, the last time I photographed one was 11 Aug. '14. The facility partially visible at right is currently home to Alliance Industries, 320 Appleton St., Menasha, WI, they apply powder coatings and manufacture sand cores. Founded at Waupaca, WI in 1979, they leased this facility in 2005. They later purchased the facility as well as the adjacent one at 313 Appleton St. The facility was home to Menasha Mill Supply Co. from at least 1939 through the 1970s, they primarily processed waste paper. It clearly used to receive rail service, but it does not seem to currently. The former MILW yard was located on the other (south) side of it; the building could be serviced by both railroads simultaneously. The tan building at left is the City Limits tavern or bar and grill, 544 4th St., Menasha, WI. The building was erected in 1960 for the local chapter of the Polish Falcons of America. At left, a pair of trespassers nonchalantly stroll alongside the train.
Photo Date:
5/6/2018
Upload Date:
6/17/2018 4:05:41 AM
Location:
Menasha, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 5286(SD40-2W)
Views:
230
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2
Title:
CN 5286
Description:
A CN local works in the former SOO yard at Menasha, WI on 6 May '18. You don't see 6-axle units on this line very often, the last time I photographed one was 11 Aug. '14. The facility at right is currently home to Alliance Industries, 320 Appleton St., Menasha, WI, they apply powder coatings and manufacture sand cores. Founded at Waupaca, WI in 1979, they leased this facility in 2005. They later purchased the facility as well as the adjacent one at 313 Appleton St. The facility was home to Menasha Mill Supply Co. from at least 1939 through the 1970s, they primarily processed waste paper. It clearly used to receive rail service, but it does not seem to currently. The former MILW yard was located on the other (south) side of it; the building could be serviced by both railroads simultaneously. The former Dave's Burger Shanty is partially visible at left, it has been home to a couple of short-lived restaurants since those good-old-days. The operators of a food truck recently acquired the property for storage and food preparation. I am not a fan of the ongoing food truck craze.
Photo Date:
5/6/2018
Upload Date:
6/17/2018 4:05:48 AM
Location:
Menasha, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 5286(SD40-2W)
Views:
242
Comments:
1
Title:
CN 5286
Description:
A CN local momentarily fouls De Pere St. (the current street signs have been lazily bastardized to Depere St.) as it services Intertape Polymer Group (IPG), 741 4th St., Menasha, WI, via former SOO rails at Menasha, WI on 6 May '18. Founded in Menasha in Dec. 1917 as George Banta Paper Co., an affiliate of the George Banta Publishing Co. They merged with Menasha’s Gebrick Paper Co. in ’19 and continued under the Banta name. The name was changed to Central Paper Products Co. (later shortened to Central Paper Co.) ca. Sep. ’20, about the same time they moved to their new location at 422 Manitowoc St., on the north side of the joint MILW/SOO railroad tracks. It’s the same facility, but the addressed changed when a portion of Manitowoc St. was vacated to allow westward expansion ca. ’76-’80. George Banta, Sr. continued on as President; George, Jr., assumed the role in ’35 after his father passed away. The facility was acquired by Alco Standard Corp., based in Valley Forge, PA, ca. 29 Sep. ’69 but continued to operate as Central Paper. The name changed to Central Products Co. at some point after ’74. Spinnaker Industries, Inc. purchased Central Products Co. from Alco ca. 1 Jul. ‘95. Intertape Polymer Group, Inc., from Canada, purchased Central Products from Spinnaker ca. 12 Apr. ’99. You don't see 6-axle units on this line very often, the last time I photographed one was 11 Aug. '14. The MILW rails crossed De Pere St. right about here, the border between the grass and gravel to the left is the approximate right-of-way.
Photo Date:
5/6/2018
Upload Date:
6/17/2018 4:05:55 AM
Location:
Menasha, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 5286(SD40-2W)
Views:
239
Comments:
1
Title:
CN 2675 and BCOL 4625
Description:
A CN through freight parallels Harrison St. and approaches Kampo Rd. (technically no longer Kampo Rd.) as it heads southwest via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 6 May '18. Neenah Foundry Plant 2 & Plant 3 are partially visible in the background. Plant 2 opened in 1960 and Plant 3 was built in 1967. Plant 1 opened in 1918 and stood about a mile to the north, until it was closed in 1994 and eventually demolished. A remnant of the former C&NW main line, now relegated to a passing siding, is visible to the right.
Photo Date:
5/6/2018
Upload Date:
6/17/2018 4:06:00 AM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 2675(C44-9W)
BCOL 4625(C40-8M)
Views:
127
Comments:
1
Title:
CN 8925 and UP 8937
Description:
A CN through freight passes the W. Bell St. overpass and approaches Kampo Rd. as it heads northeast via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 7 May '18. A remnant of the former C&NW main line, now relegated to a passing siding, is visible to the left (the CSXT boxcars rest on a siding along that former main line).
Photo Date:
5/7/2018
Upload Date:
6/17/2018 4:06:05 AM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 8925(SD70M-2)
UP 8937(SD70AH)
Views:
224
Comments:
1
Title:
CN 8925 and UP 8937
Description:
A CN through freight passes Kampo Rd. as it heads northeast via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 7 May '18. Neenah Foundry Plant 2 & Plant 3 are partially visible background left. Plant 2 opened in 1960 and Plant 3 was built in 1967. Plant 1 opened in 1918 and stood about a mile to the north, until it was closed in 1994 and eventually demolished. A remnant of the former C&NW main line, now relegated to a passing siding, is visible to the left.
Photo Date:
5/7/2018
Upload Date:
6/17/2018 4:06:11 AM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 8925(SD70M-2)
UP 8937(SD70AH)
Views:
341
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0
Title:
DJJX 11949
Description:
This interesting gondola was part of the consist of a CN through freight passing Kampo Rd. as it headed northeast via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 7 May '18. The BAYL was created after Rail Management Corp. acquired the ASAB from the Stone Container Corp. in 1994. It has been owned by Genesee & Wyoming since 1 Jun. '05. I was intrigued by the fact that a car of this age has somehow avoided vandalism.
Photo Date:
5/7/2018
Upload Date:
6/17/2018 4:06:16 AM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
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Views:
122
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0
Title:
MTTX 941468
Description:
MTTX 941468, with an interesting load of new rail sections, was part of the consist of a CN through freight passing Kampo Rd. as it headed northeast via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 7 May '18.
Photo Date:
5/7/2018
Upload Date:
6/17/2018 4:06:21 AM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
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117
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0
Title:
SH 235
Description:
SH 235, with an interesting load of new rail sections, was part of the consist of a CN through freight passing Kampo Rd. as it headed northeast via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 7 May '18.
Photo Date:
5/7/2018
Upload Date:
6/17/2018 4:06:25 AM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
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Views:
89
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0
Title:
CN 3011 and CN 2985
Description:
A CN container train parallels Harrison St. as it heads northeast via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 7 May '18. You can't tell from this perspective, but a remnant of the former C&NW main line, now relegated to a passing siding, runs parallel on the other side of the train and ballast pile.
Photo Date:
5/7/2018
Upload Date:
6/17/2018 4:06:30 AM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 3011(ET44AC)
CN 2985(ES44AC)
Views:
300
Comments:
2
Title:
CN 9455
Description:
A CN local crosses S. Perkins St. while traversing the former C&NW yard at Appleton Junction, WI on 7 May '18. The Mountable Raised Curb System with Vertical Panels (one variant of FRA approved traffic channelization devices) has been installed within the past few days as part of Appleton's quest for so-called 'Quiet Zone' status. This particular set is the FG 300 Curb System manufactured by Davidson Traffic Control Products (absorbed by Pexco, LLC in 2000).
Photo Date:
5/7/2018
Upload Date:
6/22/2018 3:46:37 AM
Location:
Appleton, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 9455(GP40-2LW)
Views:
184
Comments:
1
Title:
CN 5286
Description:
A CN local approaches Stroebe Rd. and crosses Mud Creek via the former C&NW bridge as it heads southwest at Fox Crossing, WI (formerly Town of Menasha, WI until 14 Apr. '16) on 9 May '18. The former SOO rails are partially visible beyond the brush at left. Local was headed back to Neenah after working Appleton, Little Chute, and Kaukauna.
Photo Date:
5/9/2018
Upload Date:
6/22/2018 3:46:43 AM
Location:
Fox Crossing, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 5286(SD40-2W)
Views:
210
Comments:
0
Title:
BNSF 6813
Description:
A unit train of 2-bay covered hoppers passes the Main St. overpass via the west leg of the wye at the north end of the CN, former SOO, yard at Neenah, WI on 10 May '18. The north leg of the wye is obscured by vegetation near the center of the photograph.
Photo Date:
5/10/2018
Upload Date:
6/22/2018 3:46:47 AM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
BNSF 6813(ES44C4)
Views:
96
Comments:
1
Title:
BNSF 6813
Description:
A unit train of 2-bay covered hoppers passes the Main St. overpass via the west leg of the wye at the north end of the CN, former SOO, yard at Neenah, WI on 10 May '18. The north leg of the wye is partially visible near the center of the photograph. The remnants of the foundation from the ca. 1955 masonry SOO depot rest on the other side of the train.
Photo Date:
5/10/2018
Upload Date:
6/22/2018 3:46:52 AM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
BNSF 6813(ES44C4)
Views:
98
Comments:
0
Title:
BNSF 6813
Description:
A unit train of 2-bay covered hoppers traverses the west leg of the wye at the north end of the CN, former SOO, yard at Neenah, WI on 10 May '18. The locomotive is passing the turnout for the north leg of the wye. The historic Neenah Stove Works, currently occupied by Hafemeister Machine Corp., 635 Main St. and International Children's Fund, 619 Main St., is partially visible in the background. A red-winged blackbird stands sentry atop an old fence post in the foreground.
Photo Date:
5/10/2018
Upload Date:
6/22/2018 3:46:56 AM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
BNSF 6813(ES44C4)
Views:
103
Comments:
1
Title:
IC 3107
Description:
A CN local pulls 12 cars west through The Flats via former C&NW rails at Appleton, WI on 12 May '18. Train was headed back to the yard at Appleton Junction after working Kimberly and Combined Locks. The bridge crosses the last remaining scrap of what was once the South Channel of the Fox River through the Flats. South Island St. (which I was standing on) used to run parallel to the north bank of the South Channel. Old maps reveal that the west end of the South Channel was filled in at some point between 1916 and ‘57. Most of the remainder of the South Channel was filled in the following years. This remaining portion forms the confluence with a mill race which connects West’s Power Canal (a.k.a. West’s Canal, a.k.a. Grand Chute Island Canal) to the Fox River. Edward West bought Grand Chute Island and excavated the canal in 1870 to provide water power for the industries which were built soon after. Up until about 2010, everything beyond the train would have been obscured by the paper mill which stood there for over 100 years. The Kerwin Paper Co., a subsidiary of Riverside Paper Corp., closed in ‘05 or ’06. It was demolished in order to erect the hideous, modern apartment buildings, known as the Landing at Eagle Flats and Riverwalk Place, in ‘11-‘12 (both are just out-of-frame to the right). The white, concrete wall beyond the train is a remnant of the paper mill’s foundation. The bridge tender’s tower for the Lawe St. bridge over the Fox River Navigation Canal can be seen near the center of the photograph. The recently restored lock tender’s house can be seen background right.
Photo Date:
5/12/2018
Upload Date:
6/22/2018 3:47:00 AM
Location:
Appleton, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
IC 3107(GP40R)
IC 3107(GP40R)
Views:
102
Comments:
2
Title:
CN 3090 and CN 2802
Description:
A CN through freight crosses S. Perkins St. while traversing the former C&NW yard at Appleton Junction, WI on 12 May '18. The Mountable Raised Curb System with Vertical Panels (one variant of FRA approved traffic channelization devices) has been installed within the past few days as part of Appleton's quest for so-called 'Quiet Zone' status. This particular set is the FG 300 Curb System manufactured by Davidson Traffic Control Products (absorbed by Pexco, LLC in 2000).
Photo Date:
5/12/2018
Upload Date:
6/22/2018 3:47:05 AM
Location:
Appleton, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 3090(ET44AC)
CN 2802(ES44AC)
Views:
250
Comments:
1
Title:
CSX 3131, BNSF 5791, UP 6473
Description:
A colorful trio of foreign visitors lead a through freight parallel to Harrison St. and approaching Kampo Rd. as it heads southwest via CN, former SOO, rails at Neenah, WI on 14 May '18. Neenah Foundry Plant 2 & Plant 3 are partially visible in the background. Plant 2 opened in 1960 and Plant 3 was built in 1967. Plant 1 opened in 1918 and stood about a mile to the north, until it was closed in 1994 and eventually demolished. A remnant of the former C&NW main line, now relegated to a passing siding, is visible to the right. I am curious to learn where the new turnout (stacked in pieces between the tracks) will be installed.
Photo Date:
5/14/2018
Upload Date:
6/22/2018 3:47:09 AM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CSX 3131(ES44AC-H)
BNSF 5791(ES44AC)
UP 6473(AC44CW)
Views:
128
Comments:
1
Title:
GTW 5856
Description:
A CN local approaches the Jacobsen Rd. overpass as it heads southwest via former SOO rails at Fox Crossing, WI (formerly Town of Menasha, WI until 14 Apr. '16) on 15 May '18.
Photo Date:
5/15/2018
Upload Date:
6/22/2018 3:47:15 AM
Location:
Fox Crossing, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
GTW 5856(GP38-2)
Views:
95
Comments:
2
Title:
GTW 5856
Description:
A CN local bisects the intersection of S. Lynndale Dr. and W. Everett St. as it heads southwest via former SOO rails at Appleton, WI on 17 May '18. Train was headed back to Neenah from Shawano.
Photo Date:
5/17/2018
Upload Date:
6/22/2018 3:47:19 AM
Location:
Appleton, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
GTW 5856(GP38-2)
Views:
168
Comments:
1
Title:
CN 3000 and CN 3030
Description:
A CN unit train of autoracks parallels Hwy. 41 and approaches the Hwy. G overpass as it heads northeast via former SOO rails at Snells, WI on 17 May '18. Snells, formerly known as Snell’s Station or Snell’s Crossing, is now little more than a map dot in the Town of Neenah, Winnebago Co. This small, rural community once included a post office, depot, cheese factory, sawmill, school, and stockyard. It does not look like any real remnants of the original community remain. Even the station sign, erected after the depot was removed, is gone. The former C&NW rails run parallel on other side of the train. The facility at left has an indoor spur, but I don't know if it is currently used.
Photo Date:
5/17/2018
Upload Date:
6/30/2018 3:29:11 AM
Location:
Snells, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 3000(ET44AC)
CN 3030(ET44AC)
Views:
334
Comments:
0
Title:
CN 5656, CN 2106, CN 8820, CN 2562, et al.
Description:
A CN through freight passes a halted through freight as it enters the former SOO main line from Dixie Siding, a remnant of the former C&NW main line, and approaches Dixie Rd. to head southwest at Town of Vinland, Winnebago Co., WI on 17 May '18. Moving through freight had two locomotives, CN 5656 and CN 2106. Stationary through freight had three locomotives, CN 8820, CN 2562, CN 26xx (possibly CN 2610).
Photo Date:
5/17/2018
Upload Date:
6/30/2018 3:29:19 AM
Location:
Town of Vinland, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 5656(SD75I)
CN 8820(SD70M-2)
CN 2562(C44-9W)
Views:
109
Comments:
2
Title:
CN 5656 and CN 2106
Description:
A CN through freight crosses Dixie Rd. as it heads southwest via former SOO rails at Town of Vinland, Winnebago Co., WI on 17 May '18. Train had two locomotives, CN 5656 and CN 2106. The former C&NW right-of-way runs parallel on the other side of the train.
Photo Date:
5/17/2018
Upload Date:
6/30/2018 3:29:23 AM
Location:
Town of Vinland, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 5656(SD75I)
CN 2106(C40-8)
Views:
176
Comments:
1
Title:
CN 8803, CN 8912, NS 8033, NS 2688
Description:
A CN through freight passes the W. Bell St. overpass and slows to halt at Kampo Rd. as it heads northeast via a remnant of the former C&NW main line (now relegated to a passing siding) at Neenah, WI on 18 May '18. Train had four locomotives, CN 8803, CN 8912, NS 8033, NS 2688. The former SOO main line is in the foreground. A new turnout rests between the two sets of tracks. It looks like it might replace an existing turnout for the former C&NW passing siding.
Photo Date:
5/18/2018
Upload Date:
6/30/2018 3:29:29 AM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 8803(SD70M-2)
CN 8912(SD70M-2)
NS 8033(ES44AC)
NS 2688(SD70M-2)
Views:
165
Comments:
1
Title:
CN 8803, CN 8912, NS 8033, NS 2688
Description:
A CN through freight rests at Kampo Rd. as it waits to proceed northeast via a remnant of the former C&NW main line (now relegated to a passing siding) at Neenah, WI on 18 May '18. The former SOO main line runs parallel on this side of the train. A new turnout rests between the two sets of tracks (at left). It looks like it might replace an existing turnout for the former C&NW passing siding. There are spurs for the two warehouses in the background, but the turnout that connected them to the siding has been gone for years.
Photo Date:
5/18/2018
Upload Date:
6/30/2018 3:29:34 AM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 8803(SD70M-2)
CN 8912(SD70M-2)
NS 8033(ES44AC)
NS 2688(SD70M-2)
Views:
156
Comments:
0
Title:
IC 9601
Description:
A CN local passes the former N. Superior St. grade crossing as it heads northeast via former C&NW rails at Appleton, WI on 19 May '18. Train was headed for Little Chute and Kaukauna. This grade crossing was removed ca. the 3rd week of Nov. '13. The large building in the background at left is the former H. C. Prange Co. (a.k.a. Prange's) department store, 126 W. College Ave., Appleton, WI. The drab, utilitarian structure was erected ca. 1961, replacing the historic and beautiful Pettibone-Peabody Co. department store (H. C. Prange purchased the company in ‘46). It is currently home to City Hall and a children's museum. A pair of tall buildings loom above the locomotive. The nearest and shorter one is AT&T Communications & Network Services, 221 W. Washington St., Appleton, WI. The taller one is the former Aid Association of Lutherans (AAL) building, 222 W. College Ave., Appleton, WI, erected in 1952. After AAL’s successor vacated the building, it has become home to multiple tenants, and it has been bestowed with the unimaginative moniker of The 222 Building.
Photo Date:
5/19/2018
Upload Date:
6/30/2018 3:29:40 AM
Location:
Appleton, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
IC 9601(GP38-2)
Views:
132
Comments:
1
Title:
GTW 5856
Description:
A CN local passes the Main St. overpass via the west leg of the wye at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 19 May '18. Train was likely returning from Waupaca. The north leg of the wye can be seen at the bottom of the photograph.
Photo Date:
5/19/2018
Upload Date:
6/30/2018 3:29:46 AM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
GTW 5856(GP38-2)
Views:
67
Comments:
0
Title:
CN 4705
Description:
A CN local approaches the Main St. overpass via the west leg of the wye at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 19 May '18. Train may have been returning from Shawano. The north leg of the wye runs through the center of the photograph. In the foreground, fill is being added to a portion of the park in preparation for future improvements to the park.
Photo Date:
5/19/2018
Upload Date:
6/30/2018 3:29:51 AM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:
CN 4705(GP38-2)
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68
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0
Title:
CN 3007 and CN 2812
Description:
A CN through freight parallels Union St. and passes the Main St. overpass as it leans into the west leg of the wye at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 19 May '18. The north leg of the wye can be seen near the bottom of the photograph. In the foreground, fill is being added to a portion of the park in preparation for future improvements to the park. The front facade of the remaining portion of the Neenah Cheese & Cold Storage Co. facility, 434 Sherry St., Neenah, WI, is partially visible at left. It was built in 1902 after the original building was destroyed in a fire. The original 2-story brick building was constructed by Nicholas Simon in 1892, a 3rd story was added later. It was home to his N. Simon & Co., a cheese maker as well as wholesaler of butter, cheese and eggs, until he moved his company to Appleton, WI, ca. 1900. He was well-known both for the quality of his cheese as well as for making several gigantic cheeses. His largest weighed 12,361 lbs., was 8’ in diameter and 5’ thick, which he created on 15 Aug. ’11 at Appleton, WI, to be exhibited at the National Dairy Show held in Chicago later that year. By the 1950s the facility was home to the L. D. Schreiber & Co. refrigerated warehouse. A 2-story section at the rear of the building was demolished at some point. It appears to be used for storage now, and has been for quite a while.
Photo Date:
5/19/2018
Upload Date:
6/30/2018 3:29:57 AM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 3007(ET44AC)
CN 2812(ES44AC)
Views:
197
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1
Title:
CN 3007 and CN 2812
Description:
A CN through freight passes the Main St. overpass via the west leg of the wye at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 19 May '18. The north leg of the wye runs through the center of the photograph. In the foreground, fill is being added to a portion of the park in preparation for future improvements to the park. The front facade of the remaining portion of the Neenah Cheese & Cold Storage Co. facility, 434 Sherry St., Neenah, WI, is partially visible under the overpass at left.
Photo Date:
5/19/2018
Upload Date:
6/30/2018 3:30:02 AM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 3007(ET44AC)
CN 2812(ES44AC)
Views:
185
Comments:
1
Title:
CN 2985 and CN 3011
Description:
A CN container train parallels Harrison St. and approaches the former Byrd Ave. grade crossing as it heads southwest past the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 19 May '18. A fellow train nut and I were enjoying an evening picnic (tasty vittles from the nearby Tom's Drive In) on the tail gate of his pickup truck, waiting to photograph passing trains. This train approaches, we grab our cameras, start shooting, and start to wonder why the engineer is laying on the horn. As our gaze follows the train as it passes us, we notice the reason for the horn. A moronic, trespassing, fat, old, grotesquely-bulging-spandex-clad, ersatz Lance Armstrong is dragging his bicycle across the tracks at the former Byrd Ave. grade crossing, right in front of the rapidly approaching freight train. When the engineer blew the horn, the moron flipped off the train crew and offered us a smug, arrogant grin while we stared in disbelief as he waddled away.
Photo Date:
5/19/2018
Upload Date:
7/22/2018 4:29:29 AM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 2985(ES44AC)
CN 3011(ET44AC)
Views:
277
Comments:
1
Title:
IC 9605 and GTW 5856
Description:
A CN local returns to the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 20 May '18. This view would have been prevented by the dominating silhouette of the original Neenah Foundry facility, later known as Plant 1, which stood here for over ¾’s of a century. Established in 1872 as Aylward Plow Works (a.k.a. Aylward & Sons) at 120 N. Lake St., they erected a new foundry at 500 W. Winneconne Ave. in 1918 “in a rural area of southwestern Neenah.” The name of Neenah Foundry was adopted in 1922. Expanded numerous times over the years, it became Plant 1 in 1960 when Plant 2 was constructed in the then rural area at the intersection of Byrd Ave. and the aptly named Aylward St. (followed by Plant 3 in 1967). Plant 1 was closed in 1994, it stood abandoned for a while and was eventually demolished.
Photo Date:
5/20/2018
Upload Date:
7/22/2018 4:29:33 AM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
IC 9605(GP38-2)
GTW 5856(GP38-2)
Views:
106
Comments:
1
Title:
CN 2874 and CN 2902
Description:
A CN unit train of tank cars parallels Union St. and passes the former Adams St. grade crossing as it heads south at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 20 May '18.
Photo Date:
5/20/2018
Upload Date:
7/22/2018 4:29:36 AM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 2874(ES44AC)
CN 2902(ES44AC)
Views:
242
Comments:
1
Title:
CN 2639, UP 6742, BNSF 4200, CN 2411
Description:
A CN unit train of 3-bay covered hoppers parallels Hwy. 41 and approaches the Hwy. G overpass as it heads southwest via former SOO rails at Snells, WI on 20 May '18. Snells is now little more than a map dot in the Town of Neenah, Winnebago Co. A Post Office was established on 4 May 1876, originally called Snell’s Station, sometimes referred to as Snell’s Crossing. This once small, rural community included a depot, cheese factory, sawmill, school, and stockyard. It does not look like any substantial remnants of the community remain, even the station sign, erected after the depot was removed, is gone (it is not a station on the CN system map). The unit train of tank cars at right rests upon the former C&NW main line. Neenah Foundry Plant 2 & Plant 3 are partially visible in the background at left. Plant 2 opened in 1960 and Plant 3 was built in 1967. Plant 1 opened in 1918 and stood about a mile to the north, until it was closed in 1994 and eventually demolished.
Photo Date:
5/20/2018
Upload Date:
7/22/2018 4:29:38 AM
Location:
Snells, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 2639(C44-9W)
UP 6742(AC44CW)
BNSF 4200(ES44C4)
CN 2411(C40-8M)
Views:
297
Comments:
0
Title:
CN 2639, UP 6742, BNSF 4200, CN 2411
Description:
A CN unit train of 3-bay covered hoppers parallels Hwy. 41, passes American Colloid Co. and approaches the Hwy. G overpass as it heads southwest via former SOO rails at Snells, WI on 20 May '18. Snells is now little more than a map dot in the Town of Neenah, Winnebago Co. A Post Office was established on 4 May 1876, originally called Snell’s Station, sometimes referred to as Snell’s Crossing. This once small, rural community included a depot, cheese factory, sawmill, school, and stockyard. It does not look like any substantial remnants of the community remain, even the station sign, erected after the depot was removed, is gone (it is not a station on the CN system map). The unit train of tank cars at right rests upon the former C&NW main line.
Photo Date:
5/20/2018
Upload Date:
7/22/2018 4:29:41 AM
Location:
Snells, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 2639(C44-9W)
UP 6742(AC44CW)
BNSF 4200(ES44C4)
CN 2411(C40-8M)
Views:
285
Comments:
0
Title:
CN 3080 and CN 3039
Description:
A CN through freight parallels Harrison St. and approaches the W. Cecil St. overpass (Timothy Hamblin Bridge) as it heads northeast past the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 21 May '18. A remnant of the former C&NW main line is visible at left. The facility partially visible at left is Bemis (formerly Curwood, Inc.), an active rail customer.
Photo Date:
5/21/2018
Upload Date:
7/22/2018 4:29:43 AM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 3080(ET44AC)
CN 3039(ET44AC)
Views:
188
Comments:
1
Title:
CN 3080 and CN 3039
Description:
A CN through freight parallels Harrison St. and passes the W. Cecil St. overpass (Timothy Hamblin Bridge) as it heads northeast past the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 21 May '18. A remnant of the former C&NW main line is visible at right, under the box cars.
Photo Date:
5/21/2018
Upload Date:
7/22/2018 4:29:45 AM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 3080(ET44AC)
CN 3039(ET44AC)
Views:
210
Comments:
0
Title:
CN 2524, et al.
Description:
A CN unit train of 2-bay covered hoppers parallels Harrison St. and passes the W. Cecil St. overpass (Timothy Hamblin Bridge) as it heads southwest past the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 21 May '18. Train had two locomotives, CN 2524 and either CN 2643 or CN 2648.
Photo Date:
5/21/2018
Upload Date:
7/22/2018 4:29:48 AM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 2524(C44-9W)
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69
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0
Title:
CN 8858, CN 5642, et al.
Description:
A CN through freight parallels Harrison St. as it heads northeast past the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 22 May '18. Train had five locomotives, CN 8858, CN 5642, CN 2505, CN 2009, GTW 5832. A remnant of the former C&NW main line runs parallel on the far side of the train.
Photo Date:
5/22/2018
Upload Date:
7/22/2018 4:29:50 AM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 8858(SD70M-2)
CN 5642(SD75I)
Views:
154
Comments:
1
Title:
CN 8858, CN 5642, CN 2505, CN 2009, GTW 5832
Description:
A CN through freight parallels Harrison St. and approaches the former Byrd Ave. grade crossing as it heads northeast past the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 22 May '18. Train had five locomotives, CN 8858, CN 5642, CN 2505, CN 2009, GTW 5832. A remnant of the former C&NW main line runs parallel on the other side of the train.
Photo Date:
5/22/2018
Upload Date:
7/22/2018 4:29:53 AM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 8858(SD70M-2)
CN 5642(SD75I)
CN 2505(C44-9WL)
CN 2009(C40-8)
GTW 5832(GP38-2)
Views:
259
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0
Title:
CN 7027
Description:
A CN local services Neenah Foundry Plant 2 & Plant 3 via former C&NW rails at Neenah, WI on 22 May '18. Plant 2 opened in 1960 and Plant 3 was built in 1967. Plant 1 opened in 1918 and stood about a mile to the north, until it was closed in 1994 and eventually demolished. The former SOO rails are the only visible rails at this angle.
Photo Date:
5/22/2018
Upload Date:
7/23/2018 3:25:02 AM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 7027(GP9RM)
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81
Comments:
0
Title:
CN 7027
Description:
A CN local services Neenah Foundry Plant 2 & Plant 3 via former C&NW rails at Neenah, WI on 22 May '18. Plant 2 opened in 1960 and Plant 3 was built in 1967. Plant 1 opened in 1918 and stood about a mile to the north, until it was closed in 1994 and eventually demolished. The former SOO rails are the only visible rails at this angle.
Photo Date:
5/22/2018
Upload Date:
7/23/2018 3:25:04 AM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 7027(GP9RM)
Views:
103
Comments:
0
Title:
CN 2884 and CN 3042
Description:
A CN container train parallels Harrison St. and passes the former Byrd Ave. grade crossing as it heads northeast via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 22 May '18. Neenah Foundry Plant 2 & Plant 3 dominate the scene at left. Plant 2 opened in 1960 and Plant 3 was built in 1967. Plant 1 opened in 1918 and stood about a mile to the north, until it was closed in 1994 and eventually demolished. A remnant of the former C&NW main line runs parallel on the far side of the train.
Photo Date:
5/22/2018
Upload Date:
7/23/2018 3:25:07 AM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 2884(ES44AC)
CN 3042(ET44AC)
Views:
217
Comments:
1
Title:
CN 7027
Description:
A CN local approaches the former Byrd Ave. grade crossing as it services a couple of industries via former C&NW rails at Neenah, WI on 22 May '18. The facility in the background is Voith (a.k.a. Voith Paper Fabric & Roll Systems, Inc., or Voith Paper Rolls Central, Inc., et al.). They don't currently benefit from rail service. The former SOO rails are in the foreground.
Photo Date:
5/22/2018
Upload Date:
7/23/2018 3:25:14 AM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 7027(GP9RM)
Views:
102
Comments:
1
Title:
CN 7027
Description:
A CN local sorts some cars along Harrison St. near the former Byrd Ave. grade crossing as it services a couple of industries via a combination of former C&NW rails and former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 22 May '18. The silver silos in the background belong to Bemis (formerly Curwood, Inc.), a likely recipient of some of the covered hoppers in the consist.
Photo Date:
5/22/2018
Upload Date:
7/23/2018 3:25:17 AM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 7027(GP9RM)
Views:
80
Comments:
0
Title:
CN 4705 and IC 9605
Description:
A CN local approaches Towmen Rd. as it prepares to transition from the former C&NW rails to the former SOO rails (in the foreground) at Shawano Junction, WI on 22 May '18. This spot used to be named Fox River Junction, after several segments of the original C&NW main line through Menasha and Neenah were removed and a turnout was installed here which allows the bypass of missing C&NW rails by using former SOO rails. Train was headed back to Neenah after working Appleton, Little Chute, and Kaukauna.
Photo Date:
5/22/2018
Upload Date:
7/23/2018 3:25:20 AM
Location:
Shawano Junction, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 4705(GP38-2)
IC 9605(GP38-2)
Views:
92
Comments:
1
Title:
CN 2901 and CN 3116
Description:
A CN through freight passes the W. Bell St. overpass and approaches Kampo Rd. as it heads northeast via a remnant of the former C&NW main line (now relegated to a passing siding) at Neenah, WI on 24 May '18. The former SOO main line runs parallel on this side of the train. A new turnout rests between the two sets of tracks. It will soon replace an existing turnout for the former C&NW passing siding.
Photo Date:
5/24/2018
Upload Date:
7/23/2018 3:25:22 AM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 2901(ES44AC)
CN 3116(ET44AC)
Views:
193
Comments:
1
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