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By:T. P. Bruss
Dates:6/21/2020 - 9/22/2020
Album Info:Most, if not all, of the photographs in this album were captured in Northeast Wisconsin in the summer of 2020, 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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CN 3092
Title:  CN 3092
Description:  A CN container train rests at the mouth of the Neenah Slough at the south end of Little Lake Butte des Morts on former SOO rails at Neenah, WI, on 21 Jun. '20. Train had two locomotives, CN 3092 pulling as well as CN 2234 pushing. Looking southeast from the pedestrian bridge which connects Arrowhead Park to Herb & Dolly Smith Park.
Photo Date:  6/21/2020  Upload Date: 12/13/2020 4:29:31 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 3092(ET44AC)
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CN 3092
Title:  CN 3092
Description:  A CN container train rests at the mouth of the Neenah Slough at the south end of Little Lake Butte des Morts on former SOO rails at Neenah, WI, on 21 Jun. '20.
Photo Date:  6/21/2020  Upload Date: 12/13/2020 4:29:56 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 3092(ET44AC)
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CN 3092
Title:  CN 3092
Description:  A CN container train approaches N. Lake St. as it heads northwest via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI, on 21 Jun. '20. Train had two locomotives, CN 3092 pulling and CN 2234 pushing.
Photo Date:  6/21/2020  Upload Date: 6/27/2020 2:31:24 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 3092(ET44AC)
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GTW 4912
Title:  GTW 4912
Description:  A CN container train and a CN local cross the mouth of the Neenah Slough at the south end of Little Lake Butte des Morts as they head northwest via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI, on 21 Jun. '20. In the foreground, a pair of mallards swim past.
Photo Date:  6/21/2020  Upload Date: 12/13/2020 4:30:01 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  GTW 4912(GP38-2)
Views:  149   Comments: 0
CN 2234
Title:  CN 2234
Description:  A CN container train and a CN local cross the mouth of the Neenah Slough at the south end of Little Lake Butte des Morts as they head northwest via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI, on 21 Jun. '20.
Photo Date:  6/21/2020  Upload Date: 12/13/2020 4:30:08 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 2234(ES44DC)
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CN 3831 and CN 2829
Title:  CN 3831 and CN 2829
Description:  A CN through freight passes the Main St. overpass and traverses the west leg of the wye at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI, on 24 Jun. '20. The remnants of the foundation from the ca. 1955 masonry SOO depot lie to the right of the lead locomotive. The rail sections supported by concrete blocks and railroad ties rest atop the remnants of the foundation. The masonry depot was built to replace the wooden depot built in 1891 on Sherry St., about 850 ft. to the southeast, which was torn down soon after the new one opened.
Photo Date:  6/24/2020  Upload Date: 6/27/2020 2:31:29 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 3831(ES44AC) CN 2829(ES44AC)
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CN 3831 and CN 2829
Title:  CN 3831 and CN 2829
Description:  A CN through freight passes the Main St. overpass and Arrowhead Park as it traverses the west leg of the wye at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI, on 24 Jun. '20.
Photo Date:  6/24/2020  Upload Date: 12/13/2020 4:30:14 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 3831(ES44AC) CN 2829(ES44AC)
Views:  210   Comments: 0
CN 3831 and CN 2829
Title:  CN 3831 and CN 2829
Description:  A CN through freight passes Arrowhead Park as it heads northwest via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI, on 24 Jun. '20. The historic Neenah Stove Works, currently occupied by Hafemeister Machine Corp., 635 Main St., and International Children's Fund, 619 Main St., can be seen in the background to the right. The oldest part of the facility dates to 1857, when the Moore & Wells foundry was established.
Photo Date:  6/24/2020  Upload Date: 12/13/2020 4:30:19 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 3831(ES44AC) CN 2829(ES44AC)
Views:  233   Comments: 0
CN 3831 and CN 2829
Title:  CN 3831 and CN 2829
Description:  A CN through freight crosses the mouth of the Neenah Slough as it heads northwest via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI, on 24 Jun. '20. The pedestrian bridge to the right connects Arrowhead Park to Herb & Dolly Smith Park. The former Lieber Lumber facility is partially visible at right. Part of that facility is used as a warehouse by somebody, the office/retail building is currently home to the Valley Academy for the Arts, 139 N. Lake St., Neenah, WI. Eggers Div. of VT Industries, previously Eggers Industries, founded as Hardwood Products Co. in 1910, 164 N. Lake St., Neenah, WI, an active rail customer, is partially visible beyond that.
Photo Date:  6/24/2020  Upload Date: 12/13/2020 4:30:25 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 3831(ES44AC) CN 2829(ES44AC)
Views:  208   Comments: 0
WC 83250
Title:  WC 83250
Description:  WC 83250, formerly SOO, was part of the consist of a CN through freight passing Arrowhead Park as it headed northwest via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI, on 24 Jun. '20.
Photo Date:  6/24/2020  Upload Date: 12/13/2020 4:30:31 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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GTW 4912
Title:  GTW 4912
Description:  A CN local traverses the east leg of the wye at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI, on 24 Jun. '20. The local was trying to sneak off to Menasha while I was preoccupied with the through freight traversing the west leg of the wye on the right. The local is passing Progressive Paper Storage, Inc. (formerly Kimberly-Clark Warehouse (K-C Warehouse)), 135 Millview Dr. It does not receive rail service, but it looks like there may have been a spur on the northwest side of the building in the past. Arrowhead Park, a closed paper sludge landfill, lies in the foreground. 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, which is hidden by vegetation. The Main St. overpass can be seen to the right.
Photo Date:  6/24/2020  Upload Date: 12/13/2020 4:30:35 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  GTW 4912(GP38-2)
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GTW 4912
Title:  GTW 4912
Description:  A CN local crosses Washington St. as it prepares to service Chemtrade (formerly General Chemical Corp.) via former C&NW rails on Doty Island at Menasha, WI, on 24 Jun. '20. The awesome, old building partially visible to the left is currently home to Expert Driveline Truck & Auto Repair, 216 Washington St. Built in '35 for Verbrick's Service Co., Norbert F. Verbrick, proprietor; it operated as such until '84. Designed by Henry Auler in the Tudor Revival style, it and the adjacent building at 214 Washington St. (originally offices of Northwest Electrolyte and Engraving, also designed by Auler in the Tudor Revival style) were erected on what had long been a stave yard for the Menasha Wooden Ware Co. Wayne's Towing and Service occupied this building for quite a while between the original and current occupants. Glass Nickel Pizza, 217 Washington St., purveyors of some mighty tasty pizza, can be seen to the right. I'm not sure of the previous occupants of the building. There used to be a Clark station at that address. It is difficult to imagine that then Washington Ave. was once also Hwy. 41, until that highway was relocated to what was then the rural outskirts of the Fox Cities in the 1940s.
Photo Date:  6/24/2020  Upload Date: 6/27/2020 2:31:34 AM
Location:  Menasha, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  GTW 4912(GP38-2)
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CN 3236
Title:  CN 3236
Description:  A CN container train traverses the S-curve at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 27 Jun. '20. Train had two locomotives, CN 3850 pulling as well as CN 3236 mid-train. 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 to the left. The oldest part of the facility dates to 1857, when the Moore & Wells foundry was established. Arrowhead Park, a closed paper sludge landfill, is partially visible to the right. 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. Eggers Div. of VT Industries, previously Eggers Industries, founded as Hardwood Products Co. in 1910, 164 N. Lake St., an active rail customer, stands near the center of the background.
Photo Date:  6/27/2020  Upload Date: 12/26/2020 1:23:42 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 3236(ET44AC)
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GTW 4912
Title:  GTW 4912
Description:  A CN local crosses Millview Dr. as it prepares to vacate the north leg of the wye at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI, on 3 Jul. '20. The white building partially visible at left is, or was, Progressive Paper Storage, Inc. (formerly Kimberly-Clark Warehouse (K-C Warehouse)), 135 Millview Dr. It does not receive rail service, but it looks like there may have been a spur on the northwest side of the building in the past. Sadly, there are no longer any mills to be seen along Millview Dr. The Fox Valley Energy Center (formerly Minergy Fox Valley Glass Aggregate Plant) stood just out-of-frame to the right, until demolition was completed in the spring of '16. Opened in Jan. '98, it stood idle since 15 Jun. '13. I was standing where the P. H. Glatfelter Co. paper mill had stood for 135 years, the oldest part of the original mill was constructed in 1874. Glatfelter purchased the mill from Bergstrom Paper Co. in 1979. Bergstrom had purchased the mill, originally Winnebago Paper, in 1904. Glatfelter moved the jobs to Ohio in June 2006, the mill stood idle for about two years until it was torn down, demolition was completed in May 2009. Arrowhead Park lies beyond the fence to the right. In the background, a CN through freight rests on the west leg of the wye.
Photo Date:  7/3/2020  Upload Date: 12/26/2020 1:23:48 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  GTW 4912(GP38-2)
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CN 3035, et al.
Title:  CN 3035, et al.
Description:  A CN through freight parallels Harrison St. as it heads southwest at the south end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI, on 3 Jul. '20. The W. Cecil St. overpass (Timothy Hamblin Bridge) can be seen in the background to the left. The overpass, erected to eliminate the grade crossing, opened to traffic on 20 Nov. '07. The gray silos in the background to the right belong to Amcor Flexibles Neenah (formerly Bemis until Jun. '19, formerly Curwood, Inc.), 1815 Marathon Ave. (an active rail customer). A remnant of the former C&NW main line, now relegated to a passing siding, runs parallel on the other side of the train.
Photo Date:  7/3/2020  Upload Date: 12/26/2020 1:23:54 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 3035(ET44AC)
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CN 3035 and CN 3839
Title:  CN 3035 and CN 3839
Description:  A CN through freight parallels Harrison St. as it heads southwest at the south end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI, on 3 Jul. '20. A remnant of the former C&NW main line, now relegated to a passing siding, runs parallel on the other side of the train.
Photo Date:  7/3/2020  Upload Date: 12/26/2020 1:23:58 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 3035(ET44AC) CN 3839(ES44AC)
Views:  187   Comments: 0
CN 3035 and CN 3839
Title:  CN 3035 and CN 3839
Description:  A CN through freight parallels Harrison St. as it heads southwest at the south end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI, on 3 Jul. '20. Neenah Foundry Plant 2 & Plant 3 are partially visible beyond the train. 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) runs parallel on the other side of the train.
Photo Date:  7/3/2020  Upload Date: 12/26/2020 1:24:03 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 3035(ET44AC) CN 3839(ES44AC)
Views:  208   Comments: 0
EJE 703
Title:  EJE 703
Description:  A CN local pauses on the former C&NW siding at Stroebe, WI, on 3 Jul. '20. Local was waiting for a northbound local. Stroebe is a railroad station in Fox Crossing, Winnebago Co., WI (formerly Town of Menasha, Winnebago Co., WI, from 1855 until 14 Apr. 2016 (not Outagamie Co., where Stroebe was erroneously placed on rrpicturearchives.net)). The train is resting under the approaches of the Roland Kampo Bridge (a.k.a. the Polish Connection) at the Hwy. 41/Hwy. 10/Hwy. 441 (a.k.a. Tri-County Expressway) interchange. The interchange opened to traffic on 30 Nov. '75, at the time it was simply a bridge to provide access to Hwy. 41 from Menasha. Seeing as it was, in some regards, a bridge to nowhere and many citizens of Menasha have Polish ancestry, it was jokingly referred to as the Polish Connection. When Hwy. 10 was reconstructed and relocated ca. '97, this interchange was not simultaneously reconstructed to form a full interchange. It was recently reconstructed and expanded; the new, now full interchange was dedicated on 11 Jul. '18. On 1 May '19, the interchange was named in honor of a local politician. I vehemently disagree with the choice made by the powers-that-be. I steadfastly believe that First Sergeant Elmer J. Burr would be a much more worthy namesake for this prominent location. First Sgt. Burr was a Wisconsin National Guard Soldier from Menasha, WI, who earned the Medal of Honor, posthumously, for his heroism and self-sacrifice on Christmas Eve of 1942 at Buna, New Guinea. The former SOO rails run parallel just out-of-frame to the left.
Photo Date:  7/3/2020  Upload Date: 12/26/2020 1:24:07 AM
Location:  Stroebe(2), WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  EJE 703(GP38-2)
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GTW 4912
Title:  GTW 4912
Description:  A CN local clears Hwy. F and approaches the station sign as it heads southeast via former SOO rails at Nichols, WI, on 4 Jul. '20. Train was headed back to Neenah from Shawano.
Photo Date:  7/4/2020  Upload Date: 7/5/2020 2:47:22 AM
Location:  Nichols, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  GTW 4912(GP38-2)
Views:  308   Comments: 2
IC 3110
Title:  IC 3110
Description:  A CN local crosses Millview Dr. as it traverses the north leg of the wye at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI, on 27 Jul. '20. Sadly, there are no longer any mills to be seen along Millview Dr. The Fox Valley Energy Center (formerly Minergy Fox Valley Glass Aggregate Plant) once stood beyond the train, until demolition was completed in the spring of '16. Opened in Jan. '98, it stood idle since 15 Jun. '13. Part of the foreground used to be the western end of the P. H. Glatfelter Co. paper mill, which had stood for 135 years, the oldest part of the original mill was constructed in 1874. Glatfelter purchased the mill from Bergstrom Paper Co. in 1979. Bergstrom had purchased the mill, originally Winnebago Paper, in 1904. Glatfelter moved the jobs to Ohio in June 2006, the mill stood idle for about two years until it was torn down, demolition was completed in May 2009. Arrowhead Park, a closed paper sludge landfill, lies beyond the train. 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. Clearwater Paper Corp., 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)), an active rail customer, is partially visible in the background at right.
Photo Date:  7/27/2020  Upload Date: 4/12/2021 3:31:30 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  IC 3110(GP40R)
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GTW 5850
Title:  GTW 5850
Description:  GTW 5850 works the north end of the CN, former SOO, yard at Neenah, WI, on 1 Aug. '20. 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.
Photo Date:  8/1/2020  Upload Date: 4/12/2021 3:31:34 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  GTW 5850(GP38-2)
Views:  80   Comments: 0
IC 9601 and EJE 703
Title:  IC 9601 and EJE 703
Description:  A CN local passes the Main St. overpass and leans into the west leg of the wye at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI, on 9 Aug. '20. Local was headed for Appleton, Little Chute, and Kaukauna with at least 49 cars. The north leg of the wye is partially visible behind the stacks of new railroad ties (unloaded within the past few days).
Photo Date:  8/9/2020  Upload Date: 4/12/2021 3:31:38 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  IC 9601(GP38-2) EJE 703(GP38-2)
Views:  125   Comments: 0
IC 9601 and EJE 703
Title:  IC 9601 and EJE 703
Description:  A CN local traverses the west leg of the wye at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI, on 9 Aug. '20. Local was headed for Appleton, Little Chute, and Kaukauna. The new concrete railroad ties beyond the lead locomotive are stacked next to the remnants of the foundation from the ca. 1955 masonry SOO depot. The masonry depot was built to replace the wooden depot built in 1891 on Sherry St., about 850 ft. to the southeast, which was torn down soon after the new one opened. The north leg of the wye is partially visible in the middle of the scene.
Photo Date:  8/9/2020  Upload Date: 4/25/2021 2:02:18 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  IC 9601(GP38-2) EJE 703(GP38-2)
Views:  101   Comments: 0
IC 9601 and EJE 703
Title:  IC 9601 and EJE 703
Description:  A CN local passes the Main St. overpass and traverses the west leg of the wye at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI, on 9 Aug. '20. Local was headed for Appleton, Little Chute, and Kaukauna with at least 49 cars. The north leg of the wye is partially visible in the middle of the scene. The stacks of new railroad ties were unloaded within the past few days.
Photo Date:  8/9/2020  Upload Date: 4/12/2021 3:31:41 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  IC 9601(GP38-2) EJE 703(GP38-2)
Views:  105   Comments: 0
IC 9601 and EJE 703
Title:  IC 9601 and EJE 703
Description:  A CN local traverses the west leg of the wye at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI, on 9 Aug. '20. Local was headed for Appleton, Little Chute, and Kaukauna with at least 49 cars. 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 through the trees. The oldest part of the facility dates to 1857, when the Moore & Wells foundry was established. The train is nearing the turnout for the north leg of the wye.
Photo Date:  8/9/2020  Upload Date: 4/12/2021 3:31:44 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  IC 9601(GP38-2) EJE 703(GP38-2)
Views:  100   Comments: 0
IC 9601 and EJE 703
Title:  IC 9601 and EJE 703
Description:  A CN local traverses the west leg of the wye at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI, on 9 Aug. '20. Local was headed for Appleton, Little Chute, and Kaukauna.
Photo Date:  8/9/2020  Upload Date: 4/25/2021 2:02:22 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  IC 9601(GP38-2) EJE 703(GP38-2)
Views:  117   Comments: 0
CN 2317 and CN 3826
Title:  CN 2317 and CN 3826
Description:  A CN through freight crosses the mouth of the Neenah Slough as it heads southeast via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI, on 9 Aug. '20. Eggers Div. of VT Industries, previously Eggers Industries, founded as Hardwood Products Co. in 1910, 164 N. Lake St., Neenah, WI, an active rail customer, is partially visible above the trees to the right.
Photo Date:  8/9/2020  Upload Date: 4/12/2021 3:31:47 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 2317(ES44DC) CN 3826(ES44AC)
Views:  98   Comments: 0
CN 2317 and CN 3826
Title:  CN 2317 and CN 3826
Description:  A CN through freight traverses the west leg of the wye at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI, on 9 Aug. '20. The new concrete railroad ties at left are stacked next to the remnants of the foundation from the ca. 1955 masonry SOO depot. The masonry depot was built to replace the wooden depot built in 1891 on Sherry St., about 850 ft. to the southeast, which was torn down soon after the new one opened. 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 through the trees at right. The oldest part of the facility dates to 1857, when the Moore & Wells foundry was established. The north leg of the wye bisects the scene.
Photo Date:  8/9/2020  Upload Date: 4/12/2021 3:31:50 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 2317(ES44DC) CN 3826(ES44AC)
Views:  127   Comments: 0
CN 2317 and CN 3826
Title:  CN 2317 and CN 3826
Description:  A CN through freight leans into the west leg of the wye and approaches the Main St. overpass at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI, on 9 Aug. '20.
Photo Date:  8/9/2020  Upload Date: 4/25/2021 2:02:26 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 2317(ES44DC) CN 3826(ES44AC)
Views:  135   Comments: 0
CN 2895 and CN 3841
Title:  CN 2895 and CN 3841
Description:  A CN through freight passes the former Byrd Ave. grade crossing and parallels Harrison St. as it transitions from the former SOO rails to the former C&NW rails at Neenah, WI, on 9 Aug. '20. Train had three locomotives, CN 2895 and CN 3841 pulling, as well as CN 8101 mid-train. Neenah Foundry Plant 2 & Plant 3 loom in the background at right. 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:  8/9/2020  Upload Date: 4/25/2021 2:02:31 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 2895(ES44AC) CN 3841(ES44AC)
Views:  153   Comments: 0
CN 48958
Title:  CN 48958
Description:  CN 48958, with a load of wheel sets, was part of the consist of a through freight paralleling Harrison St. as it transitioned from the former SOO rails to the former C&NW rails at Neenah, WI, on 9 Aug. '20. Neenah Foundry Plant 2 & Plant 3 loom 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.
Photo Date:  8/9/2020  Upload Date: 4/25/2021 2:02:35 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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TZPR 30003
Title:  TZPR 30003
Description:  TZPR 30003 was part of the consist of a CN through freight paralleling Harrison St. as it transitioned from the former SOO rails to the former C&NW rails at Neenah, WI, on 9 Aug. '20. Neenah Foundry Plant 2 & Plant 3 loom 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.
Photo Date:  8/9/2020  Upload Date: 4/25/2021 2:02:39 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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AIMX 20065
Title:  AIMX 20065
Description:  AIMX 20065 was part of the consist of a CN through freight paralleling Harrison St. as it transitioned from the former SOO rails to the former C&NW rails at Neenah, WI, on 9 Aug. '20. Neenah Foundry Plant 2 & Plant 3 loom 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.
Photo Date:  8/9/2020  Upload Date: 4/25/2021 2:02:47 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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CN 8101
Title:  CN 8101
Description:  A CN through freight parallels Harrison St. as it transitions from the former SOO rails to the former C&NW rails at Neenah, WI, on 9 Aug. '20. Train had three locomotives, CN 2895 and CN 3841 pulling, as well as CN 8101 mid-train. Neenah Foundry Plant 2 & Plant 3 loom in the background at right. 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:  8/9/2020  Upload Date: 4/25/2021 2:02:51 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 8101(SD70ACe)
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CN 3136 and CN 3875
Title:  CN 3136 and CN 3875
Description:  A CN through freight parallels Union St., passes the former Caroline St. grade crossing, approaches the former Adams St. grade crossing as it prepares to halt at the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI, on 9 Aug. '20. Train had three locomotives, CN 3136 and CN 3875 pulling as well as CN 3020 mid-train. The Main St. overpass is in the background to the left. The area between the tracks and Union St., from Main St. to Monroe St., used to be the yard. I don't know when the current, significantly larger yard (extending southwestward from Winneconne Ave.) was built. A 1909 map shows the yard still here, a 1936 map depicts both the old and new yards.
Photo Date:  8/9/2020  Upload Date: 4/25/2021 2:02:55 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 3136(ET44AC) CN 3875(ES44AC)
Views:  146   Comments: 0
CN 3020
Title:  CN 3020
Description:  A CN through freight traverses the west leg of the wye and approaches the Main St. overpass as it prepares to halt at the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI, on 9 Aug. '20. Train had three locomotives, CN 3136 and CN 3875 pulling as well as CN 3020 mid-train. 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. 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. The stack of concrete ties rest near the remnants of the foundation from the ca. 1955 masonry SOO depot. It was built to replace the wooden depot built in 1891 on Sherry St., about 850 ft. to the southeast, which was torn down soon after the new one opened
Photo Date:  8/9/2020  Upload Date: 4/25/2021 2:02:59 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 3020(ET44AC)
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CN 2726
Title:  CN 2726
Description:  A CN container train parallels Union St. and approaches the former Caroline St. grade crossing as it passes a halted through freight at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI, on 9 Aug. '20. Container train had two locomotives, CN 2726 pulling and CN 3102 mid-train. The area between the tracks and Union St., from Main St. to Monroe St., used to be the yard. I don't know when the current, significantly larger yard (extending southwestward from Winneconne Ave.) was built. A 1909 map shows the yard still here, a 1936 map depicts both the old and new yards.
Photo Date:  8/9/2020  Upload Date: 4/25/2021 2:03:03 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  IC 2726(C44-9W)
Views:  104   Comments: 0
SOO 2714
Title:  SOO 2714
Description:  SOO 2714 (4-6-2) preserved at Lakeside Park, Fond du Lac, WI, on 29 Aug. '20. Some references state that was built for the WC by ALCO in 1911. Other references state that was built for the SOO in 1914. It was retired by the SOO on 15 February 1955, donated to the city, moved to this site, and dedicated on 4 July 1955. It was refurbished in 1990.
Photo Date:  8/29/2020  Upload Date: 4/18/2022 1:37:24 AM
Location:  Fond du Lac, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  SOO 2714(4-6-2)
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SOO 2714
Title:  SOO 2714
Description:  SOO 2714 (4-6-2) preserved at Lakeside Park, Fond du Lac, WI, on 29 Aug. '20. Some references state that was built for the WC by ALCO in 1911. Other references state that was built for the SOO in 1914. It was retired by the SOO on 15 February 1955, donated to the city, moved to this site, and dedicated on 4 July 1955. It was refurbished in 1990.
Photo Date:  8/29/2020  Upload Date: 4/18/2022 1:37:29 AM
Location:  Fond du Lac, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  SOO 2714(4-6-2)
Views:  134   Comments: 0
CN 3192, UP 5466, et al.
Title:  CN 3192, UP 5466, et al.
Description:  A CN through freight parallels Union St. as it crosses over from the yard lead to the passing siding at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI, on 29 Aug. '20. Train had four locomotives, CN 3192, UP 5466, CN 3046, GTW 4619. The area between the tracks and Union St., from Main St. to Monroe St., used to be the yard. I don't know when the current, significantly larger yard (extending southwestward from Winneconne Ave.) was built, but a map from 1909 shows the yard still here. A remnant of the former Adams St. grade crossing can be seen in the foreground.
Photo Date:  8/29/2020  Upload Date: 4/18/2022 1:37:34 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 3192(ET44AC) UP 5466(AC45CCTE)
Views:  143   Comments: 0
IC 9568
Title:  IC 9568
Description:  A CN local parallels Union St. and passes the former Sherry St. grade crossing at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI, on 29 Aug. '20. Local had one locomotive, IC 9568, with some unique, expedient hand-stenciling. The WC (later SOO) depot was built on the north side of Sherry St. on the east side of the tracks in 1891. It replaced the ca. 1871 depot that stood at the west end of Wisconsin Ave. The Sherry St. depot was demolished ca. 1955 when a new depot was built between Main St. and N. Lake St. on the west leg of the wye, about 850 ft. to the northwest. The area between the tracks and Union St., from Main St. to Monroe St., used to be the yard. I don't know when the current, significantly larger yard (extending southwestward from Winneconne Ave.) was built. A 1909 map shows the yard still here, a 1936 map depicts both the old and new yards.
Photo Date:  8/29/2020  Upload Date: 4/18/2022 1:37:39 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  IC 9568(GP38-2)
Views:  95   Comments: 0
IC 9568, CN 3192, UP 5466, CN 3046, GTW 4619
Title:  IC 9568, CN 3192, UP 5466, CN 3046, GTW 4619
Description:  A CN local and through freight meet along Union St. at the former Caroline St. grade crossing at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI, on 29 Aug. '20. Local had one locomotive, IC 9568, with some unique, expedient hand-stenciling. Through freight had four locomotives, CN 3192, UP 5466, CN 3046, GTW 4619. The area between the tracks and Union St., from Main St. to Monroe St., used to be the yard. I don't know when the current, significantly larger yard (extending southwestward from Winneconne Ave.) was built. A 1909 map shows the yard still here, a 1936 map depicts both the old and new yards.
Photo Date:  8/29/2020  Upload Date: 4/18/2022 1:37:42 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  IC 9568(GP38-2) CN 3192(ET44AC) UP 5466(AC45CCTE) CN 3046(ET44AC) GTW 4619(GP9R)
Views:  170   Comments: 0
UP 5466, CN 3046, GTW 4619, et al.
Title:  UP 5466, CN 3046, GTW 4619, et al.
Description:  A CN through freight parallels Union St. and passes the former Sherry St. grade crossing at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 29 Aug. '20. Train had four locomotives, CN 3192, UP 5466, CN 3046, GTW 4619. The historic Neenah Cheese & Cold Storage Co. facility, 434 Sherry St., is partially visible beyond the locomotives. It was built in 1902 after the original 1892 building was destroyed by fire and is currently used for storage. The historic Murer House, 432 Sherry St., is partially visible beyond that. It was built by Felix Murer in 1892 and is currently home to Sherry Town Station. The WC (later SOO) depot stood on the opposite side of Sherry St. from those two buildings; it was built on the north side of Sherry St. on the east side of the tracks in 1891. It replaced the ca. 1871 depot that stood at the west end of Wisconsin Ave. The Sherry St. depot was demolished ca. 1955 when a new depot was built between Main St. and N. Lake St. on the west leg of the wye, about 850 ft. to the northwest. The Main St. overpass is partially visible in the background to the left. The area between the tracks and Union St., from Main St. to Monroe St., used to be the yard. I don't know when the current, significantly larger yard (extending southwestward from Winneconne Ave.) was built, but a map from 1909 shows the yard still here.
Photo Date:  8/29/2020  Upload Date: 4/18/2022 1:37:47 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  UP 5466(AC45CCTE) CN 3046(ET44AC) GTW 4619(GP9R)
Views:  147   Comments: 0
CN 3870 and BNSF 8541
Title:  CN 3870 and BNSF 8541
Description:  A CN through freight passes the Main St. overpass and traverses the west leg of the wye at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI, on 30 Aug. '20. The white building partially visible at left is, or was, Progressive Paper Storage, Inc. (formerly Kimberly-Clark Warehouse (K-C Warehouse)), 135 Millview Dr. It does not receive rail service, but it looks like there may have been a spur on the northwest side of the building in the past. First Presbyterian Church, 200 S. Church St., can be seen above the warehouse. The clock tower of the once impressive 1888 city hall building, intersection of S. Commercial St. and W. Doty St., looks like a church steeple from this perspective, but it is a block east of the church.
Photo Date:  8/30/2020  Upload Date: 9/12/2020 3:10:31 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 3870(ES44AC) BNSF 8541(SD70ACe)
Views:  189   Comments: 0
CN 3870 and BNSF 8541
Title:  CN 3870 and BNSF 8541
Description:  A CN through freight traverses the west leg of the wye as it heads northwest at the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI, on 30 Aug. '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. 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.
Photo Date:  8/30/2020  Upload Date: 4/18/2022 1:37:50 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 3870(ES44AC) BNSF 8541(SD70ACe)
Views:  150   Comments: 0
IARX 197
Title:  IARX 197
Description:  IARX 197 was part of the consist of a CN through freight traversing the west leg of the wye at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI, on 30 Aug. '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.
Photo Date:  8/30/2020  Upload Date: 9/12/2020 3:10:35 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Views:  128   Comments: 2
CN 2312 and CN 2441
Title:  CN 2312 and CN 2441
Description:  A CN container train crosses N. Lake St. as it heads southeast via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI, on 5 Sep. '20. Herb & Dolly Smith Park lies beyond the train to the right. Clearwater Paper Corp., 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)), an active rail customer, is partially visible in the background.
Photo Date:  8/30/2020  Upload Date: 4/18/2022 1:37:54 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 2312(ES44DC) CN 2441(C40-8M)
Views:  91   Comments: 0
CN 3265 and CN 2834
Title:  CN 3265 and CN 2834
Description:  A CN unit train of tank cars traverses the west leg of the wye at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI, on 5 Sep. '20. It looks like some new, concrete railroad ties will be installed on the main line soon. I've never seen these around here before. The remnants of the foundation from the ca. 1955 masonry SOO depot can be seen to the left. There are rail sections supported by concrete blocks and railroad ties stacked upon it. It was built to replace the wooden depot built in 1891 on Sherry St., about 850 ft. to the southeast, which was torn down soon after the new one opened. 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 (partially visible to the right). 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 to the right. Train had three locomotives, CN 3265 and CN 2834 pulling as well as CN 2845 pushing.
Photo Date:  9/5/2020  Upload Date: 9/6/2020 3:29:28 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 3265(ET44AC) CN 2834(ES44AC)
Views:  226   Comments: 0
CN 2845
Title:  CN 2845
Description:  A CN unit train of tank cars traverses the west leg of the wye at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI, on 5 Sep. '20. It looks like some new, concrete railroad ties will be installed on the main line soon. I've never seen these around here before. Beyond the north leg of the wye 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 white building to the right is, or was, Progressive Paper Storage, Inc. (formerly Kimberly-Clark Warehouse (K-C Warehouse)), 135 Millview Dr. It does not receive rail service, but it looks like there may have been a spur on the northwest side of the building in the past. Beyond that, several of Neenah's repugnant, contemporary edifices taint the skyline. I am not a fan of modern architecture, obviously. Train had three locomotives, CN 3265 and CN 2834 pulling as well as CN 2845 pushing.
Photo Date:  9/5/2020  Upload Date: 9/6/2020 3:29:31 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 2845(ES44AC)
Views:  210   Comments: 0
IC 3129
Title:  IC 3129
Description:  A CN local parallels Harrison St. and approaches the shadow of the W. Cecil St. overpass (Timothy Hamblin Bridge) at the south end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI, on 5 Sep. '20. A remnant of the former C&NW main line, now relegated to a spur, can be seen to the far right.
Photo Date:  9/5/2020  Upload Date: 9/6/2020 3:29:34 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  IC 3129(GP40R)
Views:  161   Comments: 0


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