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4/22/2020 Upload Date: 4/22/2020 10:44:46 PM |
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Neenah, WI |
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GTW 4907 |
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As a CN through freight traverses the west leg of the wye, and a CN work train pauses on the north leg of the wye, a CN local also creeps onto the north leg of the wye at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI, on 9 May '20. On the far side of the train lies Arrowhead Park, a closed paper sludge landfill. Before the landfill was opened in the '50s, the south shore of Little Lake Butte des Morts came right up to the north leg of the wye. A large quantity of fill is being added to the eastern half of the park, in preparation of future improvements. The Fox Valley Energy Center (formerly Minergy Fox Valley Glass Aggregate Plant) dominated the eastern half of the landfill from its opening in Jan. '98 until demolition was completed in the spring of '16. The former C&NW bridge across Little Lake Butte des Morts, now part of the Friendship Trail (often erroneously referred to as the Trestle Trail), can be seen in the background. The Roland Kampo Bridge, a.k.a. the Polish Connection, can be seen beyond that. |
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5/9/2020 Upload Date: 8/30/2020 2:22:25 AM |
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Neenah, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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IC 3108 and GTW 4907 |
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An unusually small CN local pauses in front of the depot/yard office at the former C&NW yard at Appleton Junction, WI, on 7 Jun. '20. There used to be a diamond right about where the rear truck of IC 3108 is, from ca. 1874 until at least 1968, where the MLS&W crossed the C&NW. When the MLS&W was absorbed by the C&NW on 1 Sep. 1893, their line became the Ashland Div. of the C&NW. The white building behind the depot/yard office is the former home of the Harry H. Long Moving and Storage Co., 1001 S. Douglas St. This building dates to at least 1953, when it was listed in the local directory (it was not listed in ’51). The building has a spur, but it hasn’t been used for quite a while (except for occasional MoW equipment). Now called Harry H. Long Moving Storage & Express, Inc., the company, founded in 1917, is still family owned. It moved to a larger facility in Town of Clayton, Winnebago Co., WI in 2001. |
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6/7/2020 Upload Date: 11/9/2020 4:00:24 AM |
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Appleton Junction, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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IC 3108(GP40R) GTW 4907(GP38-2) |
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GTW 4907 |
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A CN local bisects Telulah Park and approaches Weimar Ct. as it heads northeast via former C&NW rails at Appleton, WI, on 12 Jun. '20. The local was headed for Kimberly and Combined Locks. |
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6/12/2020 Upload Date: 11/15/2020 3:25:06 AM |
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Appleton, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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IC 3138 |
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CN L504's power rests for the evening in Waukesha. |
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9/1/2020 Upload Date: 9/2/2020 11:05:29 PM |
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Waukesha, WI |
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Robby Gragg |
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IC 3138(GP40R) GTW 4907(GP38-2) |
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GTW 4907 |
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CN L504's power rests for the evening in Waukesha. |
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9/1/2020 Upload Date: 9/2/2020 11:05:50 PM |
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Waukesha, WI |
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Robby Gragg |
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GTW 4907(GP38-2) IC 3138(GP40R) |
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GTW 4907 |
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A CN local hugs the bluff, passes the Vulcan Heritage Park, and passes the S. Memorial Dr. bridge over the Fox River as it descends the grade into 'The Flats' via former C&NW rails at Appleton, WI, on 30 Oct. '20. Local was headed for Kimberly and Combined Locks. Now just a short branch line, this stretch of rail is a remnant of the MLS&W main line which once ran from Milwaukee to Ashland. The MILW rails used to run parallel along this side of the active rails. Over the past several years, I have noticed that some misinformed individuals erroneously refer to ‘The Flats’ as ‘Oneida Flats,’ or some other variation. For all of my life, the historic, industrial heart of Appleton has been simply ‘The Flats.’ However, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries it was referred to as 'The Water Power.' |
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10/30/2020 Upload Date: 11/1/2020 1:54:22 AM |
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Appleton, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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GTW 4907(GP38-2) |
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GTW 4907 |
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A CN local, with 7 cars, crosses the Fox River Navigation Canal via the former C&NW swing bridge in 'The Flats' at Appleton, WI, on 28 Nov. '20. Train was returning from Kimberly and Combined Locks. I haven't noticed a builder's plate, but according to bridgehunter.com, the Warren through truss swing bridge was built in 1908. However, a recent contributor to that site believes it was built after 1919. A photograph caption in the Post-Crescent on 29 May 1974 states that the bridge was "nearly 50 years old." The canal is in the foreground, but the body of water beyond the spit of land to the left is the last remaining scrap of what was once the South Channel of the Fox River through 'The Flats.' Old maps reveal that the west end of the South Channel was filled in at some point between 1916 and 1957. Most of the remainder of the South Channel was filled in the following years. Over the past several years, I have noticed that some misinformed individuals erroneously refer to ‘The Flats’ as ‘Oneida Flats,’ or some other variation. For all of my life, the historic, industrial heart of Appleton has been simply ‘The Flats.’ However, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries it was referred to as 'The Water Power.' |
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11/28/2020 Upload Date: 12/14/2020 3:10:50 AM |
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Appleton, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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GTW 4907(GP38-2) |
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IC 1019 L53691-15 |
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536 is inbound towards Kirk at 1321. |
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1/15/2022 Upload Date: 3/3/2022 5:58:48 PM |
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Griffith, IN |
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Der Langsame |
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IC 1019(SD70) IC 1002(SD70) GTW 4907(GP38-2) |
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GTW 4907 |
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1/15/2022 Upload Date: 1/24/2022 4:50:13 PM |
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Park Forest, IL |
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Joe Musolf |
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GTW 4907(GP38-2) IC 1002(SD70) IC 1019(SD70) |
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GTW 4907 |
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A CN train approaches N. Lake St. as it heads northwest via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI, on 17 Feb. '24. A KK Integrated Logistics facility, historically Kimberly-Clark’s Lakeview mill, 249 N. Lake St., Neenah, WI (physically located in Fox Crossing, Winnebago Co., WI (formerly Town of Menasha, Winnebago Co., WI, from 1855 until 14 Apr. 2016), looms in the background. KK Integrated Logistics purchased this facility on 12 Jan. '22, after Clearwater Paper Corp. abruptly shut it down in '21. Originally incorporated as Lakeside Paper Co. on 9 Nov. 1910, construction of the mill began in ’11, and paper production commenced on 12 Jun. ‘12. At some point they started to sell a large share of their book paper production to Sears, Roebuck & Co. for their catalogues. The mill was sold and re-incorporated as Lakeview Paper Co. on 9 Aug. ’20. Sears, Roebuck & Co. bought the facility ca. the mid- to late-‘20s. The mill was shut down on 1 Feb. ’29 after a boiler failure and Sears promptly sold it to the Canadian firm of Fraser Paper, Ltd. (which also produced book paper for Sears). Fraser did not hold it long, they sold it to Kimberly-Clark Corp. ca. Mar. ’29. Kimberly-Clark sold the facility to American Tissue Mills ca. Aug. ’96. The mill abruptly shut down on 6 Sep. ’01 due to American Tissue’s significant financial problems. The briefly idled mill was purchased by Cellu Tissue Corp. in ’02 and was renamed Cellu Tissue Corp. - Neenah, commonly shortened to Cellu Tissue - Neenah. Cellu Tissue Corp. was acquired by Clearwater Paper Group in ’10. This huge industrial facility supplied hundreds of jobs for over a century. From now on it might supply a dozen, maybe a few more, if we're lucky. This facility received rail service for 109 years. It will probably never see a freight car again. |
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2/17/2024 Upload Date: 2/18/2024 10:38:34 PM |
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Neenah, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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