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GTW 5836 |
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CN local, with 1 TPPX woodchip gondola in tow, has just arrived to service Expera Specialty Solutions via former C&NW rails at Kaukauna, WI on 27 Dec. '16. The mill's Rail King Model RK330 G4 has also arrived and the 2 crews will confer about the pending movements. From its founding in 1883 until 26 Jun. '13,.this Kaukauna mill was Thilmany Pulp and Paper Co. (a.k.a. Thilmany, LLC or Thilmany Papers). The 4 TPPX pulpwood gondolas to the left are spotted there to be loaded with pulpwood to be shipped somewhere else, an unusual process which seems to have started earlier in the year. |
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12/27/2016 Upload Date: 1/21/2017 3:16:48 AM |
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Kaukauna, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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GTW 5836(GP38-2) |
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GTW 5836 |
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CN local starts to climb the grade back up to the former C&NW main line with a string of empty TPPX cars afxer servicing Expera Specialty Solutions at Kaukauna, WI on 27 Dec. '16. From its founding in 1883 until 26 Jun. '13, this Kaukauna mill was Thilmany Pulp and Paper Co. (a.k.a. Thilmany, LLC)or Thilmany Papers). One of the locks on the Fox River Navigation Canal is in the foreground. |
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12/27/2016 Upload Date: 1/21/2017 3:16:51 AM |
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Kaukauna, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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GTW 5836(GP38-2) |
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GTW 5836 |
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CN local passes the former C&NW depot after servicing Expera Specialty Solutions at Kaukauna, WI on 27 Dec. '16. The depot was built in 1947 at the intersection of Depot St. and Draper St. to replace the old, wooden depot. Designed in the Art Moderne style, it originally had flat roofs. The current gabled roofs were added at some point after 1983. It became known as the north side depot after 1890, when the MLS&W, later C&NW, built their large, ornate depot south of the Fox River. That depot disappeared many years ago. |
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12/27/2016 Upload Date: 1/21/2017 3:16:54 AM |
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Kaukauna, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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GTW 5836(GP38-2) |
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CN 7027 and GTW 5836 |
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CN local crosses a frozen Mud Creek via the former C&NW bridge at Fox Crossing, WI (formerly Town of Menasha, WI until 14 Apr. '16) on 1 Jan. '17. The train was probably going to work Appleton, Little Chute, and Kaukauna and had two locomotives CN 7027 and GTW 5836. The bridge was built by Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co., North Milwaukee, WI, in 1923. Some of the timber bents for the former SOO bridge (also still in use by CN) are visible in the background. |
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1/1/2017 Upload Date: 1/23/2017 2:19:24 AM |
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Fox Crossing, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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CN 7027(GP9RM) GTW 5836(GP38-2) |
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GTW 5836 and GTW 5850 |
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CN local emerges from behind Al Dix Concrete, 500 Draper St., Kaukauna, WI, as it heads east via former C&NW rails on 18 Jan. '17. Local has dropped its train at Gertrude St. and is running light to service the Kaukauna industrial park. The depot is out of frame to the right. |
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1/18/2017 Upload Date: 2/3/2017 4:37:42 AM |
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Kaukauna, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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GTW 5836(GP38-2) GTW 5850(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
GTW 5836 |
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CN local parallels Thilmany Rd. as it services the Expera Specialty Solutions (originally Thilmany Pulp and Paper Co.) paper mill (out of frame to right) via former C&NW at Kaukauna, WI on 16 Sep. '17. |
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9/16/2017 Upload Date: 10/22/2017 2:52:45 AM |
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Kaukauna, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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GTW 5836(GP38-2) |
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GTW 5836 |
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CN local crosses Lawe St./Hwy. 55/Hwy. 96 as it ascends the grade from the banks of the Fox River back up to the former C&NW main line after servicing the Expera Specialty Solutions (originally Thilmany Pulp and Paper Co.) paper mill at Kaukauna, WI on 16 Sep. '17. |
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9/16/2017 Upload Date: 10/22/2017 2:52:50 AM |
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Kaukauna, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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GTW 5836(GP38-2) |
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GTW 5836 |
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CN local passes Legion Park and approaches Madison St./Hwy. N as it executes a runaround of its train at the former C&NW siding at Little Chute, WI on 16 Sep. '17. The spire of St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church rises above the locomotive. Little Chute's authentic, fully-functional windmill is partially visible background right. An 1850s design, it was constructed in the Netherlands, disassembled, shipped here, reassembled, and dedicated on 20 Sep. '14. |
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9/16/2017 Upload Date: 10/22/2017 2:52:54 AM |
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Little Chute, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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GTW 5836(GP38-2) |
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GTW 5836 |
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CN local passes Waupaca Elevator Co. and approaches N. Ballard Rd./Hwy. E as it heads southwest via former C&NW rails at Appleton, WI on 16 Sep. '17. Train was headed back to Neenah after working Little Chute and Kaukauna. |
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9/16/2017 Upload Date: 10/22/2017 2:52:58 AM |
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Appleton, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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GTW 5836(GP38-2) |
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CN 4705 and GTW 5836 |
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CN local crosses S. Locust St. as it heads northeast via former C&NW rails at Appleton, WI on 23 Sep. '17. Train was headed for Little Chute and Kaukauna. This grade crossing will likely be closed as part of Appleton's quest for so-called quiet zone status. |
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9/23/2017 Upload Date: 10/29/2017 3:45:02 AM |
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Appleton, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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CN 4705(GP38-2) GTW 5836(GP38-2) |
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GTW 5836 and CN 4705 |
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CN local crosses W. 2nd St. as it departs the former C&NW yard at Appleton Junction, WI on 8 Oct. '17. Train dropped off a cut of cars before continuing on to Little Chute and Kaukauna. Carter's Caboose, partially visible at left, is a small, old, rail side tavern. |
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10/8/2017 Upload Date: 11/20/2017 3:01:56 AM |
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Appleton Junction, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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GTW 5836(GP38-2) CN 4705(GP38-2) |
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CN 9433 and GTW 5836 |
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CN local clears W. 2nd St. while setting out a string of cars at the former C&NW yard at Appleton Junction, WI on 22 Dec. '17. When they finish here, they will head for Little Chute and Kaukauna. The depot/yard office is at left. |
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12/22/2017 Upload Date: 1/14/2018 2:44:23 AM |
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Appleton Junction, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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CN 9433(GP40-2LW) GTW 5836(GP38-2) |
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CN 9433 and GTW 5836 |
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CN local parallels N. Lake St. and passes the ongoing reconstruction of the Hwy. 41/Hwy. 10/Hwy. 441 (a.k.a. Tri-County Expressway) interchange (a.k.a. the Polish Connection) as it heads northeast via former C&NW rails at Stroebe, WI on 23 Dec. '17. 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. Train was headed for Appleton, Little Chute, and Kaukauna. |
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12/23/2017 Upload Date: 1/14/2018 2:44:31 AM |
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Stroebe(2), WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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CN 9433(GP40-2LW) GTW 5836(GP38-2) |
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GTW 5836 and GTW 4907 |
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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 29 Dec. '17. 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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12/29/2017 Upload Date: 1/14/2018 2:44:54 AM |
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Appleton, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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GTW 5836(GP38-2) GTW 4907(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
GTW 5836 |
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A CN local parallels E. Eagle Flats Pkwy. (originally Railroad Ave.) as it pulls 4 boxcars westward through 'The Flats' via former C&NW rails at Appleton, WI on 20 Oct. '18. Train was heading back to the yard at Appleton Junction after working Kimberly and Combined Locks. The locomotive is passing what once was the east end of the C&NW yard in 'The Flats.' The last remnant of the yard, a passing siding, was pulled up in 2014. The MILW had a small yard just out of frame to the right. Railroad Ave. was renamed E. Eagle Flats Pkwy. ca. 2012, when bland apartment buildings, Landing at Eagle Flats and Riverwalk Place, were erected on the site of the historic Riverside Paper mill (out-of-frame to the right). Over the past several years, I have noticed that some misinformed individuals erroneously refer to ‘The Flats’ as ‘Oneida Flats,’ or some variation of same. However, the historic, industrial heart of Appleton is simply ‘The Flats.’ |
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10/20/2018 Upload Date: 11/16/2018 2:17:31 AM |
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Appleton, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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GTW 5836(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
GTW 5836 |
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A CN local parallels E. Eagle Flats Pkwy. (originally Railroad Ave.) as it pulls 4 boxcars westward through 'The Flats' via former C&NW rails at Appleton, WI on 20 Oct. '18. Train was heading back to the yard at Appleton Junction after working Kimberly and Combined Locks. The local is passing what once was the C&NW yard in 'The Flats.' The last remnant of the yard, a passing siding, was pulled up in 2014. The long ties at left mark the spot of the west turnout. The MILW had a small yard, and depot, just out of frame to the right. Railroad Ave. was renamed E. Eagle Flats Pkwy. ca. 2012, when bland apartment buildings, Landing at Eagle Flats and Riverwalk Place, were erected on the site of the historic Riverside Paper mill (out-of-frame to the right). JWM Coenen Mechanical (current occupant of the old Allis-Chalmers, originally Valley Iron Works, facility), 401 E. South Island St., dominates the scene. The outline of the letters that once spelled Allis-Chalmers can still be seen at the upper left of this (west) facade. The nearest, and probably oldest, portion of the facility spanned the South Channel of the Fox River when it was built at some point between 1911 and 1955. South Island St. (just out-of-frame to the left) used to run parallel to the north bank of the South Channel. Old maps reveal that the west end of the South Channel (behind me to the left) was filled in at some point between 1916 and 1957. Most of the remainder of the South Channel was gradually filled in the following years. The only 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 at the east end of this substantial facility. Edward West bought Grand Chute Island and excavated the canal in 1870 to provide water power for the industries which he speculated would be built soon after. He was right. For much of its history, this facility fabricated paper machines. The current occupant supports the paper industry, and other customers. Over the past several years, I have noticed that some misinformed individuals erroneously refer to ‘The Flats’ as ‘Oneida Flats,’ or some variation of same. However, the historic, industrial heart of Appleton is simply ‘The Flats.’ |
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10/20/2018 Upload Date: 11/16/2018 2:17:44 AM |
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Appleton, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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GTW 5836(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
GTW 5836 |
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A CN local parallels E. Eagle Flats Pkwy. (originally Railroad Ave.) as it pulls 4 boxcars westward through 'The Flats' via former C&NW rails at Appleton, WI on 20 Oct. '18. Train was heading back to the yard at Appleton Junction after working Kimberly and Combined Locks. The local is passing what once was the C&NW yard in 'The Flats.' The last remnant of the yard, a passing siding, was pulled up in 2014. The long ties at left mark the spot of the west turnout. The MILW had a small yard, and depot, just out of frame to the right. Railroad Ave. was renamed E. Eagle Flats Pkwy. ca. 2012, when bland apartment buildings, Landing at Eagle Flats and Riverwalk Place, were erected on the site of the historic Riverside Paper mill (out-of-frame to the right). Woolen Mills Lofts, 218 E. South Island St., can be seen at left. The Appleton Woolen Factory commenced production of yarn at its new factory on Grand Chute Island along West’s Power Canal in Jan. 1862. It burned down in Jul. ‘63, production resumed in Apr. ‘64 after it was rebuilt. It was destroyed by fire again on 17 Jun. ‘81 and construction of a new, masonry structure (the heart of the current facility) commenced immediately. The company was reorganized as Appleton Woolen Mills during the reconstruction. They added mackinaws and flannels to their list of products in ‘88. In ‘03 production at this facility shifted solely to papermakers’ felt after production of their other woolen products was moved to a recently acquired mill at Reedsburg, WI. Numerous additions were constructed between ‘93 and 1962. The name was shortened to Appleton Mills in ‘61. They moved to a new facility at 2100 N. Ballard Rd. in ‘69. Conversion of this factory to apartments commenced ca. 2016 and a ribbon cutting ceremony was held on 26 Apr. ‘18. Over the past several years, I have noticed that some misinformed individuals erroneously refer to ‘The Flats’ as ‘Oneida Flats,’ or some variation of same. However, the historic, industrial heart of Appleton is simply ‘The Flats.’ |
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10/20/2018 Upload Date: 11/16/2018 2:17:57 AM |
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Appleton, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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GTW 5836(GP38-2) |
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