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IC 3107 |
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CN local approaches Lakeview Dr. in Howard, WI as it heads southeast toward the former C&NW yard in Green Bay on 26 Oct. 13. |
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10/26/2013 Upload Date: 10/27/2013 4:11:39 AM |
| Location: |
Howard, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
IC 3107(GP40R) |
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| Title: |
IC 3107 |
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CN local services the feed mill at Mile Post 18 on former GB&W rails at Luxemburg, WI in the rain on 16 Nov. '13. |
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11/16/2013 Upload Date: 11/17/2013 12:50:49 AM |
| Location: |
Luxemburg, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Yard,Action |
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IC 3107(GP40R) |
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| Title: |
IC 3107 |
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CN local services the feed mill in the rain and fog at Mile Post 18 on former GB&W rails in Luxemburg, WI on 16 Nov. '13. |
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11/16/2013 Upload Date: 11/17/2013 12:52:53 AM |
| Location: |
Luxemburg, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Action |
| Locomotives: |
IC 3107(GP40R) |
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| Title: |
IC 3107 |
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CN local approaches Co. Hwy. T as it heads southwest on former GB&W rails at New Franken, WI in the rain the evening of 16 Nov. '13. |
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11/16/2013 Upload Date: 11/17/2013 12:54:32 AM |
| Location: |
New Franken, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Night,Action |
| Locomotives: |
IC 3107(GP40R) |
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175 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
IC 3107 and CN 4715 |
| Description: |
CN local pulls 26 cars over S. Pierce Ave. via a former C&NW bridge at Appleton, WI on 1 May '14. The train is about to enter Pierce Park as it ascends the grade from the north bank of the Fox River to the yard at Appleton Junction. The river and the Appleton Yacht Club are visible under the bridge. |
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5/1/2014 Upload Date: 5/5/2014 3:07:03 AM |
| Location: |
Appleton, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
IC 3107(GP40R) CN 4715(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
IC 3107 and CN 4715 |
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A pair of CN locomotives, IC 3107 and CN 4715, parked on the northeast leg of the wye at the former C&NW yard at Appleton Junction, WI on 18 May '14. The crew had just returned from working Kimberly and Combined Locks, it’s not very often they park on this track right next to the street. |
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5/18/2014 Upload Date: 5/24/2014 2:29:22 AM |
| Location: |
Appleton Junction, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
IC 3107(GP40R) CN 4715(GP38-2) |
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221 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
IC 3107, et al. |
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A pair of CN locomotives, IC 3107 and CN 4715, parked on the northeast leg of the wye at the former C&NW yard at Appleton Junction, WI on 18 May '14. The crew had just returned from working Kimberly and Combined Locks, it’s not very often they park on this track right next to the street. I don’t know why, but mismatched number boards seem to attract my attention. |
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5/18/2014 Upload Date: 5/24/2014 2:30:28 AM |
| Location: |
Appleton Junction, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
IC 3107(GP40R) |
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200 Comments: 4 |
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| Title: |
IC 3107 |
| Description: |
CN local crosses the Newberry Trail as it approaches the former C&NW bridge over the Fox River Navigation Canal while heading westward through the Flats in Appleton, WI on 24 May ’14. Local was headed back to the yard at Appleton Junction after servicing Kimberly, Combined Locks, and eastern Appleton. You can see part of the train in the background as it descends the grade adjacent to the Newberry Trail. |
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5/24/2014 Upload Date: 5/31/2014 2:47:14 AM |
| Location: |
Appleton, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Action |
| Locomotives: |
IC 3107(GP40R) |
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161 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
IC 3107 |
| Description: |
CN local approaches the former C&NW swing bridge over the Fox River Navigation Canal as it heads westward through the Flats in Appleton, WI on 24 May ’14. Local was headed back to the yard at Appleton Junction after servicing Kimberly, Combined Locks, and eastern Appleton. |
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5/24/2014 Upload Date: 5/31/2014 2:47:56 AM |
| Location: |
Appleton, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
IC 3107(GP40R) |
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153 Comments: 4 |
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| Title: |
IC 3107 |
| Description: |
CN local skirts Vulcan Heritage Park as it ascends the grade from the Flats up to the former C&NW yard at Appleton Junction, WI with 17 cars on 27 May '14. Train was heading back to the yard after servicing Kimberly and Combined Locks. |
| Photo Date: |
5/27/2014 Upload Date: 6/7/2014 1:33:35 AM |
| Location: |
Appleton, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Action |
| Locomotives: |
IC 3107(GP40R) |
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187 Comments: 2 |
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IC 9638 and IC 3107 at C&NW Appleton Junction, WI Depot/Yard Office |
| Description: |
A set of IC motive power pulls a CN local behind the depot as it returns to the former C&NW yard at Appleton Junction, WI with 20 cars after servicing Kimberly and Combined Locks on 28 May '14. |
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5/28/2014 Upload Date: 6/7/2014 1:37:07 AM |
| Location: |
Appleton Junction, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Yard,Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
IC 9638(GP38-2) IC 3107(GP40R) |
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472 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
IC 3107 |
| Description: |
CN local crosses Appleton St. while working in the former SOO yard at Menasha, WI on 18 Sep. '15. The ornate steeple of St. Mary's Church ascends above the locomotive. |
| Photo Date: |
9/18/2015 Upload Date: 10/2/2015 3:20:52 AM |
| Location: |
Menasha, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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| Locomotives: |
IC 3107(GP40R) |
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| Title: |
IC 3107 |
| Description: |
CN local approaches the former N. Superior St. grade crossing as it heads northeast via former C&NW rails at Appleton, WI on 20 Nov. '16. The building behind the train is the former Furnishings Unlimited warehouse, 323 N. Division St. I don't think they were the original occupant of the building, but they were there for quite a few years. The facility used to receive rail service, but it hasn't for quite some time. The 1911 Sanborn map depicts three businesses occupying the approximate foot print of the current building, an agricultural implement warehouse, a furniture warehouse, and a stock yard. Train was headed for Little Chute and Kaukauna. |
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11/20/2016 Upload Date: 1/2/2017 2:22:59 AM |
| Location: |
Appleton, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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| Locomotives: |
IC 3107(GP40R) |
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264 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
IC 3107 and GTW 4917 |
| Description: |
CN local headed southwest passes a container train headed in the opposite direction via former SOO rails at the end of Blair Ave., Fox Crossing, WI (formerly Town of Menasha, WI until 14 Apr. '16) on 25 Nov. '16. Train was pulling 46 cars for Appleton, Little Chute, and Kaukauna, and had two locomotives, GTW 4917 and IC 3107. |
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11/25/2016 Upload Date: 1/2/2017 2:23:02 AM |
| Location: |
Fox Crossing, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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| Locomotives: |
IC 3107(GP40R) GTW 4917(GP38-2) |
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275 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
IC 3107 |
| Description: |
CN local crosses Medina Junction Rd. as it heads northwest via former SOO rails at Medina Junction, WI on a foggy 21 Jan. '17. The junction with the former C&NW right-of-way, now the Wiouwash State Trail, is about 400' out of frame to the left. Train was headed for Waupaca. |
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1/21/2017 Upload Date: 2/3/2017 4:37:56 AM |
| Location: |
Medina Junction, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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| Locomotives: |
IC 3107(GP40R) |
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309 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
IC 3107 and CN 9530 |
| Description: |
CN local crosses S. Locust St. as it heads northeast via former C&NW rails at Appleton, WI on 15 Apr. '17. Train was headed for Little Chute and Kaukauna and had two locomotives, IC 3107 and CN 9530. This grade crossing will likely be closed as part of Appleton's quest for so-called quiet zone status. |
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4/15/2017 Upload Date: 5/20/2017 3:25:17 AM |
| Location: |
Appleton, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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IC 3107(GP40R) CN 9530(GP40-2LW) |
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| Title: |
IC 3107 |
| Description: |
CN local crosses N. Lake St. past Eggers Industries, 164 N. Lake St., Neenah, WI, as it heads southeast via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 30 Jul. '17. Founded at Neenah, WI, in 1910 as Hardwood Products Co., construction of the facility commenced in Oct. ’10. It was renamed Hardwood Products Corp. as a result of a merger with Mississippi Veneer & Lumber Co. on 20 Apr. ’22 (the latter company was formed by the same businessmen who founded the Neenah company). Eggers Industries acquired Hardwood Products Corp. in 1965 and renamed it Eggers Hardwood Products Corp. Eggers was founded by Fred W. Eggers at Two Rivers, WI in 1884 to make wood baskets used by farmers. They later started making plywood and other wood veneer products. There used to be 3 spurs to service the facility, now there is only 1. This facility is serviced by CN via former SOO rails. |
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8/5/2017 Upload Date: 9/24/2017 3:19:25 AM |
| Location: |
Neenah, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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| Locomotives: |
IC 3107(GP40R) |
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| Title: |
CN 2331, CN 5616, IC 3107 |
| Description: |
A CN local waits to enter the north end of the former SOO yard while a through freight sets out and picks up some cars at Neenah, WI on 6 Sep. '17. The local was returning from Menasha and points beyond with over 30 covered hoppers and had one locomotive, IC 3107. Through freight had two locomotives, CN 2331 and CN 5616. Winneconne Ave. overpass is visible background right. |
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9/6/2017 Upload Date: 10/19/2017 2:37:16 AM |
| Location: |
Neenah, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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| Locomotives: |
CN 2331(ES44DC) CN 5616(SD70I) IC 3107(GP40R) |
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| Title: |
CN 9486 and IC 3107 |
| Description: |
A CN local briefly pauses in front of the former C&NW depot/yard office while more local power, CN 9486, rests in the foreground at Appleton Junction, WI on 7 Sep. '17. The local was headed back toward Neenah after working Little Chute and Kaukauna and had one locomotive, IC 3107. It will pick up a string of cars at the southwest end of the yard before continuing on its way. |
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9/7/2017 Upload Date: 10/19/2017 2:37:23 AM |
| Location: |
Appleton Junction, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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| Locomotives: |
CN 9486(GP40-2LW) IC 3107(GP40R) |
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| Title: |
IC 3107 |
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IC 3107 works the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 17 Sep. '17. 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. Some turnouts rest on the ground on this side of the fence, either old turnouts which were recently replaced, or new turnouts about to be installed. |
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9/17/2017 Upload Date: 10/22/2017 2:53:07 AM |
| Location: |
Neenah, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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| Locomotives: |
IC 3107(GP40R) |
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168 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
IC 3107 |
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A CN local approaches Medina Junction Rd. as it heads northwest past the Rat River Wildlife Area via former SOO rails at Medina Junction, WI on 27 Sep. '17. Train was headed for Waupaca. This scene looks odd without the interesting, old telephone poles that stood along the far side of the tracks for 146 years, until they were removed between 4 and 18 Sep. '17. |
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9/27/2017 Upload Date: 10/29/2017 3:46:03 AM |
| Location: |
Medina Junction, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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IC 3107(GP40R) |
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| Title: |
CN 9473, IC 3107 and IC 9612 |
| Description: |
A CN local briefly pauses in front of the former C&NW depot/yard office while more local power, CN 9473, rests in the foreground at Appleton Junction, WI on 29 Sep. '17. The local was headed back toward Neenah after working Little Chute and Kaukauna and had two locomotives, IC 3107 and IC 9612. It will pick up a string of cars at the southwest end of the yard before continuing on its way. |
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9/29/2017 Upload Date: 11/11/2017 3:00:46 AM |
| Location: |
Appleton Junction, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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CN 9473(GP40-2LW) IC 3107(GP40R) IC 9612(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
IC 3107 |
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CN local passes the Rat River Wildlife Area and approaches the junction with the former C&NW right-of-way, now the Wiouwash State Trail, as it heads southeast via former SOO rails at Medina Junction, WI on 15 Oct. '17. Train was returning from Waupaca, WI. The clumps of trees to either side of the locomotive mark the former site of a steam locomotive servicing facility. If the direction of view in the photograph (http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Content.aspx?dsNav=N:4294963828-4294963814&dsRecordDetails=R:IM24898) on the Wisconsin Historical Society website is labeled accurately, a coaling tower and other structures stood to the left of the train. A water tower and other structures stood to the right. Remnants of the foundations on the right side are still in place, remnants on the left side were demolished in May of this year. |
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10/15/2017 Upload Date: 12/4/2017 1:59:28 AM |
| Location: |
Medina Junction, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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IC 3107(GP40R) |
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| Title: |
IC 9625 and IC 3107 |
| Description: |
CN local services Land O'lakes Farmland Feed, 1700 Bohm Dr., in the Little Chute Industrial Park via former C&NW rails at Little Chute, WI on 18 Oct. '17. The facility at right has an indoor spur, but the turnout has been gone for quite a while. |
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10/18/2017 Upload Date: 12/4/2017 2:00:14 AM |
| Location: |
Little Chute, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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| Locomotives: |
IC 9625(GP38-2) IC 3107(GP40R) |
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158 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
IC 9625 and IC 3107 |
| Description: |
CN local approaches E. North Ave./Hwy. OO after working the Little Chute Industrial Park via former C&NW rails at Little Chute, WI on 18 Oct. '17. Train was headed back to the main line (out of frame to the left). The tall facility partially visible background right is Land O'lakes Farmland Feed, 1700 Bohm Dr., which has just been serviced by the local. The facility at right has an indoor spur, but the turnout has been gone for quite a while. |
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10/18/2017 Upload Date: 12/4/2017 2:00:26 AM |
| Location: |
Little Chute, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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| Locomotives: |
IC 9625(GP38-2) IC 3107(GP40R) |
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178 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
IC 9625 and IC 3107 |
| Description: |
CN local clears Rose Hill Rd. (Rosehill Rd.) as it shoves southeast along the former C&NW main line to re-couple to its train after working the Little Chute Industrial Park at Little Chute, WI on 18 Oct. '17. |
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10/18/2017 Upload Date: 12/4/2017 2:00:35 AM |
| Location: |
Little Chute, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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| Locomotives: |
IC 9625(GP38-2) IC 3107(GP40R) |
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158 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
IC 3107 |
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A CN local approaches Bergstrom Rd. as it heads east via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 31 Mar. '18. Train has just finished servicing Menasha Packaging (out-of-frame to left). There are two large manufacturing facilities next door to each other here, out-of-frame to left. Both are currently Menasha Packaging facilities, owned by Menasha Corp., whose new corporate headquarters stands just to the south. The southernmost was built by Menasha Corp. in '64 after a devastating fire destroyed most of their historic downtown Menasha facility. The northernmost was built by Bergstrom Paper in the '60s. |
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3/31/2018 Upload Date: 5/4/2018 3:55:05 AM |
| Location: |
Neenah, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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IC 3107(GP40R) |
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| Title: |
IC 3107 |
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A CN local approaches Bergstrom Rd. as it heads east via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 31 Mar. '18. Train has just finished servicing Menasha Packaging (out-of-frame to left). There are two large manufacturing facilities next door to each other here, out-of-frame to left. Both are currently Menasha Packaging facilities, owned by Menasha Corp., whose new corporate headquarters stands just to the south. The southernmost was built by Menasha Corp. in '64 after a devastating fire destroyed most of their historic downtown Menasha facility. The northernmost was built by Bergstrom Paper in the '60s. The overgrown loading dock partially visible at left could be used to load and unload railroad freight cars, but hasn't for many years. |
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3/31/2018 Upload Date: 5/4/2018 3:55:07 AM |
| Location: |
Neenah, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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IC 3107(GP40R) |
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| Title: |
IC 3107 |
| Description: |
A CN local crosses Bergstrom Rd. and approaches the Hwy. 41 overpass as it heads east via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 31 Mar. '18. Train has just finished servicing Menasha Packaging (out-of-frame to left). |
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3/31/2018 Upload Date: 5/4/2018 3:55:10 AM |
| Location: |
Neenah, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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IC 3107(GP40R) |
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| Title: |
IC 3107 |
| Description: |
CN local approaches Stroebe Rd. as it heads southwest via former SOO rails with 14 cars at Stroebe, WI on 5 Apr. '18. Train was on its way back to Neenah from Shawano. Locomotive is passing an awesome, old, wooden crossbuck which guards the currently unused spur for Great Northern Corp. 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 former C&NW rails are in the foreground. |
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4/5/2018 Upload Date: 5/6/2018 2:52:36 AM |
| Location: |
Stroebe(2), WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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IC 3107(GP40R) |
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| Title: |
IC 3107 |
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CN local crosses Stroebe Rd. as it heads southwest via former SOO rails with 14 cars at Stroebe, WI on 5 Apr. '18. Train was on its way back to Neenah from Shawano. 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 former C&NW rails are in the foreground. The little Audi passed the near gate just as the signals activated. Wisely erring on the side of caution when they noticed the far signals activate, they realized that there was plenty of room to safely wait here until the local passed by. The Great Northern Corp. facility is partially visible in the background. |
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4/5/2018 Upload Date: 5/6/2018 2:52:39 AM |
| Location: |
Stroebe(2), WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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IC 3107(GP40R) |
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| Title: |
IC 9565 and IC 3107 |
| Description: |
A CN local approaches the former W. 8th St. and S. Pierce Ave. grade crossings as it heads northeast via former C&NW rails at Appleton, WI on 6 May '18. Train was headed for Little Chute and Kaukauna. The train would have been hidden behind the historic Pierce Manufacturing plant that occupied this city block from 1917 until it was razed in 2011. This plot of land has been divided into lots for Habitat for Humanity and some homes have sprung up to partially obscure the view. |
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5/6/2018 Upload Date: 6/11/2018 4:26:04 AM |
| Location: |
Appleton, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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| Locomotives: |
IC 9565(GP38-2) IC 3107(GP40R) |
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| Title: |
IC 3107 |
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A CN local pulls 12 cars west through The Flats via former C&NW rails at Appleton, WI on 12 May '18. Train was headed back to the yard at Appleton Junction after working Kimberly and Combined Locks. The bridge crosses the last remaining scrap of what was once the South Channel of the Fox River through the Flats. South Island St. (which I was standing on) used to run parallel to the north bank of the South Channel. Old maps reveal that the west end of the South Channel was filled in at some point between 1916 and ‘57. Most of the remainder of the South Channel was filled in the following years. This 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. Edward West bought Grand Chute Island and excavated the canal in 1870 to provide water power for the industries which were built soon after. Up until about 2010, everything beyond the train would have been obscured by the paper mill which stood there for over 100 years. The Kerwin Paper Co., a subsidiary of Riverside Paper Corp., closed in ‘05 or ’06. It was demolished in order to erect the hideous, modern apartment buildings, known as the Landing at Eagle Flats and Riverwalk Place, in ‘11-‘12 (both are just out-of-frame to the right). The white, concrete wall beyond the train is a remnant of the paper mill’s foundation. The bridge tender’s tower for the Lawe St. bridge over the Fox River Navigation Canal can be seen near the center of the photograph. The recently restored lock tender’s house can be seen background right. |
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5/12/2018 Upload Date: 6/22/2018 3:47:00 AM |
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Appleton, WI |
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A CN local parallels W. Butte des Morts Beach Rd. and approaches the station sign as it heads northeast with about 15 cars via former C&NW rails at Stroebe, WI on 8 Dec. '18. The former SOO main line runs parallel on the other side of the tree line at right. Stroebe is a railroad station in Fox Crossing, WI (formerly Town of Menasha, Winnebago Co., WI until 14 Apr. '16). The Hwy. 41/Hwy. 10/Hwy. 441 (a.k.a. Tri-County Expressway) interchange (a.k.a. the Polish Connection) is partially visible background left. |
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12/8/2018 Upload Date: 12/21/2018 3:08:42 AM |
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Stroebe(2), WI |
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A CN local crosses W. 2nd St. while setting out a string of cars at the former C&NW yard at Appleton Junction, WI on 15 Dec. '18. Train will soon continue on to Little Chute and Kaukauna. Carter's Caboose, 1428 W. 2nd St., a small, old, rail side tavern, is partially visible beyond the train at left. 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. Gretchen Merkel. By ’38 it was Bob’s Tavern, still owned by Mrs. Merkel. It was the Junction Tavern from at least ’43-’71, still owned by Mrs. Merkel until at least ’60 (there were at least two different owners between ’67-’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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12/15/2018 Upload Date: 1/6/2019 2:31:34 AM |
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Appleton Junction, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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A CN local approaches the station sign and S. Nash St./Hwy. M (originally Oshkosh St.) as it heads southeast with six cars via former C&NW rails at Hortonville, WI on 6 Jan. '19. I believe that the depot stood a little closer to S. Nash St./Hwy. M than the station sign currently does. It is difficult to believe that there used to be five tracks here. To the right stands the historic Peter Olk’s Elevator (a.k.a. Olk’s Elevator) at 136 W. Dewey St. The oldest part of the facility dates to at least 1894, when it was the W. L. Root Grain & Potato Warehouse. A 10,000-bushel elevator was added to the facility in 1908, about the time that Olk acquired it. A couple of other additions have been erected since then. Circa ‘10, Peter Olk was a “dealer in grain, flour, feed, salt, lime and cement.” In ‘34 the facility became the home of Schneider Multifeed (a purveyor of feed for livestock and pets), and operated as such until at least 2006. Black Otter Supply is the facility’s most recent, if not current, occupant (a bird seed store). Another historic facility is partially visible in the background. The Wisconsin Grain and Malt Co. also dates to at least 1894. It was later acquired by the Western Elevator Co. and became the Miller Grain & Fuel Co. in 1909. |
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1/6/2019 Upload Date: 1/9/2019 4:28:50 AM |
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Hortonville, WI |
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A CN local passes United Cooperative (an active rail customer), N1868 Municipal Dr., and crosses Municipal Dr./Hwy. 76 as it heads southeast via former C&NW rails at Greenville Township, Outagamie Co., WI on 6 Jan. '19. Founded as Greenville Cooperative in 1931, it merged with United Cooperative in 2017. The historic Greenville House, a.k.a. Kronser Hotel & Saloon, is partially visible at the right. Built by Joseph A. Kronser in 1897, it is currently home to Greenville Station, with a first floor bar and a second floor resale store. Several references erroneously state that the building dates to 1887. The original hotel was erected in that year, but it burned down and the current facility was erected in its place. Some references also claim that the building has been called Greenville Station for over 100 years, but that too is an exaggeration. The depot, built in 1915 to replace the original (ca. 1876) depot, stood right about where that F-150 is parked. |
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1/6/2019 Upload Date: 1/10/2019 2:55:43 AM |
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Greenville, WI |
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A CN local crosses W. Wisconsin Ave./Hwy. 96 as it heads southeast via former C&NW rails at Town of Grand Chute, Outagamie Co., WI on 6 Jan. '19. The local was headed back from New London to Appleton. The Fleet Farm gas station/convenience store at the intersection with N. Bluemound Dr./Hwy. AA can be seen in the background at right. |
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1/6/2019 Upload Date: 2/17/2019 3:58:48 AM |
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Grand Chute Township, WI |
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A CN local crosses the frozen Black Otter Creek via the former C&NW bridge as it heads southeast with 12 covered hoppers at Town of Hortonia, Outagamie Co., WI on 20 Jan. '19. The bridge was built by the American Bridge Co. of New York in 1909. The local was headed back from New London to Appleton. Black Otter Lake is on the other side of the tracks. The land to the left of the bridge on the far side of the tracks is in Hortonville, on this side of the tracks is the Town of Hortonia. The land on both sides of the tracks to the right of the bridge is in the Town of Hortonia. |
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1/20/2019 Upload Date: 1/26/2019 3:42:04 AM |
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Hortonia Township, WI |
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A CN local passes a neat, old barn and crosses W. Capitol Dr. as it heads southeast with 12 covered hoppers via former C&NW rails at Town of Grand Chute, Outagamie Co., WI on 20 Jan. '19. The local was headed back from New London to Appleton. The farmstead dates to at least 1882, but I’m not sure if the barn does. It does not appear to be an active farm. |
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1/20/2019 Upload Date: 1/26/2019 3:42:08 AM |
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Grand Chute Township, WI |
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