| Curving generally northwest out of the Oshkosh yard, the C&NW (and FVRR later) had an industrial lead that ran along the south side of the Fox River to serve a multiple number of businesses. By the time the Fox Valley Rail Road took over, Morgan Manufacturing was about all that was left along this route. The line also connected with the former Soo Line track in Oshkosh on the south side of the river that was used to gain access to some C&NW track on the north shore of the river. The industrial lead which was accessed via the Soo swing bridge, went along the river through the University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh campus to Rockwell and may have actually served the UWO at one time. This track, originally put in by the Milwaukee Road, also connected with the northern C&NW industrial lead at a wye, where the track not only completed a loop around the city, but had a line run off to Hortonville and beyond. Visible in the shot are Court Tower Apartments, to the right, and downtown Oshkosh with it's taller structures. The Fox River lies between the buildings visible in the shot and the strip of grass beyond the road visible running across the photo. |