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IC 9601 and CN 4721 |
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A CN local returns to the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 17 Jun. '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, the corporate overlords didn’t want to spend any money to update the plant. It stood abandoned for a while and was eventually demolished. |
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6/17/2018 Upload Date: 8/4/2018 4:32:28 AM |
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Neenah, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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IC 9601(GP38-2) CN 4721(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
CN 4721 and IC 3102 |
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A CN slows to halt under the nearly completed reconstruction of the Hwy. 41/Hwy. 10/Hwy. 441 (a.k.a. Tri-County Expressway) interchange (a.k.a. the Polish Connection) as it parallels W. Butte des Morts Beach Rd. via former C&NW rails at Stroebe, WI on 30 Jun. '18. Stroebe is a railroad station in Fox Crossing, WI (formerly Town of Menasha, Winnebago Co., WI until 14 Apr. '16 (not Outagamie Co., where Stroebe was erroneously placed on this site)). The interchange opened to traffic on 30 Nov. '75. When Hwy. 10 was reconstructed and relocated ca. '97, this interchange was not simultaneously reconstructed to form a full interchange, but the ongoing, extensive expansion and reconstruction will make it a full interchange as well as increase traffic capacity. The former SOO rails, also in use by CN, can be seen at left. W. Butte des Morts Beach Rd. (background) becomes N. Lake St. (foreground) underneath the Polish Connection. Modern maps tend to omit the W. for some reason, it is also absent on the current street sign. Some old maps include the W., some old maps omit the W. Train was headed back to Neenah after working Little Chute and Kaukauna. |
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6/30/2018 Upload Date: 10/4/2018 2:31:42 AM |
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Stroebe(2), WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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CN 4721(GP38-2) IC 3102(GP40R) |
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| Title: |
CN 4721 |
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CN 4721 crosses the North Channel (Menasha Channel) of the Fox River via the former joint MILW/SOO bridge as it heads northeast at Menasha, WI on 12 Aug. '18. This perspective would have only been obtainable with a boat, until the new Loop the Lake bridge opened to the public (the ribbon cutting ceremony for this and the similar bridge in Neenah was held 23 Jun. '18). The former Graphic Packaging International facility, originally Marathon Corp., 160 Washington St., can be seen on the south bank of the river in the background. The oldest part of the facility was built in Apr. '47 to manufacture cartons for food packaging. The land had previously been used for stave and lumber drying yards for Menasha Wooden Ware. The facility operated continuously until the end of '16, when Graphic Packaging International abandoned 228 hard working Americans by moving production out-of-state. The Coveris facility, historically Marathon Corp. (originally Menasha Printing & Carton Co.), 271 River St., is partially visible on the north bank of the river at left. The piers supporting the former C&NW bridge (also in use by CN) are partially visible under this bridge. At left, a fisherman or two are plying their luck in the shallows. |
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8/12/2018 Upload Date: 10/21/2018 2:10:20 AM |
| Location: |
Menasha, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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CN 4721(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
CN 4721, GTW 6226, WC 16 |
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An interesting CN local parallels Pacific St. as it heads south via former MILW rails at Menasha, WI on 12 Aug. '18. Train consisted of two locomotives and a caboose. I was thrilled to espy WC 16 bringing up the rear of the consist. It was awesome to see a former MILW caboose on former MILW rails, and it isn't very often that I get to watch a caboose in a moving train. The 9th St. grade crossing is in the background. |
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8/12/2018 Upload Date: 10/21/2018 2:10:49 AM |
| Location: |
Menasha, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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CN 4721(GP38-2) GTW 6226(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
CN 4721, GTW 6226 |
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A CN local crosses the former joint MILW/SOO bridge over the South Channel (Neenah Channel) of the Fox River at Neenah, WI on 12 Aug. '18. This was my first encounter with a train here since the new Loop-the-Lake bridge opened to the public (the ribbon cutting ceremony for this and the similar bridge in Menasha was held 23 Jun. '18). The pair of new bridges are part of Neenah and Menasha's Loop-the-Lake project to connect existing recreational trails in the Twin Cities. This new view of the railroad bridge is interesting, but I will miss the once panoramic view of this bridge from the river bank. The Neenah-Menasha YMCA, Island Shores Retirement Community, N. Commercial St. Bridge, and Neenah Paper mill (an active rail customer) are visible in the background to the right. |
| Photo Date: |
8/12/2018 Upload Date: 10/21/2018 2:11:01 AM |
| Location: |
Neenah, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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CN 4721(GP38-2) GTW 6226(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
IC 3115 and CN 4721 |
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A CN local bisects the intersection of S. Outagamie St. and W. Melvin St. (background left) and approaches W. 2nd St. while headed southwest past the former C&NW yard at Appleton Junction, WI on 15 Aug. '18. Train was headed back from Little Chute and Kaukauna and was slowing to halt in front of the depot/yard office. The rails leading to the left are the yard lead. Carter's Caboose, 1428 W. 2nd St., a small, old, rail side tavern, stands at right. It dates to at least 1930, when it was a soft drink establishment owned by Hubert J. Merkel and August F. Brandt (Prohibition was still in effect). By ’36 it was a tavern operated by Albert Giesen, owned by Mrs. Gletchen Merkel. By ’38 it was Bob’s Tavern, still owned by Mrs. Merkel. By ’67 it was the Junction Tavern, owned by at least two different people until at least ‘71. At some point in the ‘70s it became Pete’s Junction (possibly Palomino Pete’s Junction). It was called Netticoat Junction ca. the ‘90s (owned by Joanne M. ‘Nettie’ Nett). |
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8/15/2018 Upload Date: 10/22/2018 2:42:22 AM |
| Location: |
Appleton Junction, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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IC 3115(GP40R) CN 4721(GP38-2) |
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154 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
CN 4721 and IC 3115 |
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A CN local crosses S. Outagamie St. as it heads southwest via former C&NW rails at Appleton, WI on 19 Aug. '18. Returning form Little Chute and Kaukauna, it is slowing to hals at the yard at Appleton Junction, where it will pick up a string of cars at the southwest end of the yard before returning to Neenah. |
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8/19/2018 Upload Date: 10/27/2018 2:45:26 AM |
| Location: |
Appleton, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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CN 4721(GP38-2) IC 3115(GP40R) |
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| Title: |
CN 4721 and IC 3115 |
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A CN local crosses S. Perkins St., just out-of-frame to meft, as it heads southwest via former C&NW rails at Appleton Junction, WI an 19 Aug. '18. Returning form Little Chute and Kaukauna, it is slowing to halt at the southwest end of the yard, where it will pick up a string of cars before returning to$Neenah. |
| Photo Date: |
8/19/2018 Upload Date: 6/2/2017 2:45:41 AM |
| Location: |
Appleton, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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CN 4721(GP38-2) IC 3115(GP40R) |
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| Title: |
CN 4721 and IC 3115 |
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A CN local crosses E. Wisconsin Ave. via the former C&NW bridge as it heads southwest through Appleton, WI on 20 Aug. '18. Train was returning from Little Chute and Kaukauna. |
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8/20/2018 Upload Date: 10/30/2018 3:06:17 AM |
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Appleton, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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CN 4721(GP38-2) IC 3115(GP40R) |
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| Title: |
CN 5281 L51081-13 |
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Three EMDs lead 510 north at 1341. |
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12/14/2018 Upload Date: 1/11/2019 11:27:27 PM |
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Fond du Lac, WI |
| Author: |
Der Langsame |
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CN 5281(SD40-2W) CN 4721(GP38-2) GTW 5944(SD40-3) |
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| Title: |
CN 5281 L51081-13 (2) |
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Forest Avenue at 1341. |
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12/14/2018 Upload Date: 1/11/2019 11:27:32 PM |
| Location: |
Fond du Lac, WI |
| Author: |
Der Langsame |
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Action |
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CN 5281(SD40-2W) CN 4721(GP38-2) GTW 5944(SD40-3) |
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| Title: |
CN 4721 |
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Built January 1973 as CN 5521. |
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12/14/2018 Upload Date: 1/11/2019 11:27:42 PM |
| Location: |
Fond du Lac, WI |
| Author: |
Der Langsame |
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CN 4721(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
GTW 5944 |
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Built January 1970 as CN 5150. |
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12/14/2018 Upload Date: 1/11/2019 11:27:47 PM |
| Location: |
Fond du Lac, WI |
| Author: |
Der Langsame |
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Action |
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GTW 5944(SD40-3) CN 4721(GP38-2) CN 5281(SD40-2W) |
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| Title: |
CN 4721 |
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A CN local approaches S. Perkins St. while headed northeast and preparing to stop at the former C&NW yard at Appleton Junction, WI on 23 Dec. '18. I can't read the sign for the current occupant, but the building at right was home to All About Packaging, Inc., Warehouse #2, 1325 S. Perkins St., in the Southwest Industrial Park, Appleton, WI, not too long ago. There is a spur along the south side of the building, but the turnout for the spur was removed years ago. The oldest part of the building was completed in Mar. '60, the new facility for the Fox Valley Sheltered Workshop. Inc. (started in '55 to create employment opportunities for the disabled). It became Valley Packaging Industries Inc. ca. mid- or late-'80s. After they moved to a new facility, this one has been home to Valley Planing Mill, Inc., followed by Perfect Patterns, Inc. The All About Packaging, Inc., main facility is a couple of blocks away at 2200 W. Everett St. Founded at Appleton, WI in '96, they specialize in thermoformed packaging. The Mountable Raised Curb System with Vertical Panels (one variant of Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) approved traffic channelization devices) was installed circa May of this year as part of Appleton's quest for so-called 'Quiet Zone' status. |
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12/23/2018 Upload Date: 1/13/2019 3:21:16 AM |
| Location: |
Appleton Junction, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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CN 4721(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
CN 4721 |
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A CN local parallels W. Butte des Morts Beach Rd. and approaches the station sign as it heads southwest via former C&NW rails at Stroebe, WI on 26 Dec. '18. The former SOO rails are partially visible to the left. Stroebe is a railroad station in Fox Crossing, WI (formerly Town of Menasha, Winnebago Co., WI until 14 Apr. '16). Modern maps tend to omit the W. from Butte des Morts Beach Rd. for some reason; it is also absent on the current street sign. Some old maps include the W., some old maps omit the W. |
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12/26/2018 Upload Date: 1/20/2019 3:36:19 AM |
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Stroebe(2), WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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CN 4721(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
CN 9486 and CN 4721 |
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A CN local crosses the W. Lawrence St. grade crossing and passes the recently closed S. Locust St. grade crossing as it heads northeast via former C&NW rails at Appleton, WI on 17 Mar. '19. Train was headed for Little Chute and Kaukauna. The S. Locust St. grade crossing was closed as part of Appleton's quest for so-called quiet zone status. The "Do Not Enter" signs (there is one on the far side of the tracks as well) were put up in an attempt to discourage distracted drivers from trying to drive down the railroad tracks. |
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3/17/2019 Upload Date: 5/5/2019 2:16:01 AM |
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Appleton, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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CN 9486(GP40-2LW) CN 4721(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
CN 4721 and CN 9424 |
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An unusually empty CN, former SOO, yard, reveals a rare glimpse of the depot/yard office (officially CN Neenah Terminal according to the sign on the north wall) at Neenah, WI on 15 Apr. '19. |
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4/15/2019 Upload Date: 6/5/2019 1:20:27 AM |
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Neenah, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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CN 4721(GP38-2) CN 9424(GP40-2LW) |
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| Title: |
IC 9627 |
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Built December 1974 as ICG 9627. |
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6/26/2019 Upload Date: 9/1/2019 1:20:15 PM |
| Location: |
Griffith, IN |
| Author: |
Der Langsame |
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IC 9627(GP38-2) CN 4721(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
CN 4721 |
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Built January 1973 as CN 5521. |
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6/26/2019 Upload Date: 9/1/2019 1:20:18 PM |
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Griffith, IN |
| Author: |
Der Langsame |
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CN 4721(GP38-2) IC 9627(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
CN 4721 |
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A different lead locomotive for this CN consist pulling east through Dorval. |
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9/11/2021 Upload Date: 9/10/2023 11:26:22 AM |
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Dorval, QC |
| Author: |
Phototasticbloom Productions |
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CN 4721(GP38-2) CSX 5200(ES44DC) |
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| Title: |
CN 4722 GP 38-2 |
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CN 4722 GP 38-2 CN MacMillan Yard, Sept 4th 2005. |
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9/4/2005 Upload Date: 9/4/2005 10:22:04 PM |
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Concord, ON |
| Author: |
Joe Zika |
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CN 4722(GP38-2) |
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CN 4722 GP 38-2 |
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CN 4722 GP 38-2, CN MacMillan Yard, Sept 4th 2005. |
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9/4/2005 Upload Date: 9/4/2005 10:24:13 PM |
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Concord, ON |
| Author: |
Joe Zika |
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CN 4722(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
CN 4722 |
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CN GP38-2 #4722 and #4728 switch Gordan Yard |
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7/16/2008 Upload Date: 10/26/2008 7:45:31 PM |
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Moncton, NB |
| Author: |
Jeremy MacPherson |
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CN 4722(GP38-2) |
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