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4/27/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Canadian National Railways
Model:EMD GP40-2LWBuilt As:CN 9574 (GP40-2LW)
Serial Number:A3209Order No:C376
Frame Number:Built:6/1975
Other locos with this serial:  CN 9574(GP40-2LW)
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GTW 4912 and CN 9574
Title:  GTW 4912 and CN 9574
Description:  A CN train crosses S. Perkins St. as it prepares to drop off cars at the FV&LS (or FOXY), former CN, originally C&NW, yard at Appleton Junction, WI, on 18 Mar. '23.
Photo Date:  3/18/2023  Upload Date: 4/17/2023 2:11:10 AM
Location:  Appleton Junction, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  GTW 4912(GP38-2) CN 9574(GP40-2LW)
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GTW 4912 and CN 9574
Title:  GTW 4912 and CN 9574
Description:  Appleton, WI A CN train crosses W. 2nd St. as it sets out cars at the FV&LS (or FOXY), former CN, originally C&NW, yard at Appleton Junction, WI, on 18 Mar. '23. The train continued on to Little Chute and Kaukauna. The FV&LS depot is partially visible to the left. Carter's Caboose, 1428 W. 2nd St., a small, old, rail side tavern, is partially visible to the right. It dates to at least 1887, when it was a grocery store operated by Peter Leininger. By 1901 it was a sample room (saloon) operated by John Sigl. By ‘30 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). I haven’t learned how long it has been Carter’s Caboose. The former Appleton Wood Products Co. factory, now part of the Miller Electric facility, is partially visible beyond that. Built in 1916, the walls include some nice, decorative brickwork (including cast or carved keystones depicting bowling pins above the windows), which Miller obscured with cheap metal siding at some point after they bought it ca. 1975.
Photo Date:  3/18/2023  Upload Date: 4/17/2023 2:11:14 AM
Location:  Appleton Junction, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  GTW 4912(GP38-2) CN 9574(GP40-2LW)
Views:  36   Comments: 0
GTW 4912 and CN 9574
Title:  GTW 4912 and CN 9574
Description:  A CN train passes the FV&LS (or FOXY), former CN, originally C&NW, depot as it sets out cars at Appleton Junction, WI, on 18 Mar. '23. The train continued on to Little Chute and Kaukauna. There used to be a diamond right about where the second locomotive rests, from ca. 1874 until at least 1968, where the MLS&W crossed the C&NW. When the MLS&W was absorbed by the C&NW on 1 Sep. 1893, their line became the Ashland Div. of the C&NW. The white building partially visible to the left is the former home of the Harry H. Long Moving and Storage Co., 1001 S. Douglas St. This building dates to at least 1953, when it was listed in the local directory (it was not listed in ’51). The building has a spur, but it hasn’t been used for quite a while (except for occasional MoW equipment). Now called Harry H. Long Moving Storage & Express, Inc., the company, founded in 1917, is still family owned. It moved to a larger facility in Town of Clayton, Winnebago Co., WI in 2001.
Photo Date:  3/18/2023  Upload Date: 4/17/2023 2:11:17 AM
Location:  Appleton Junction, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  GTW 4912(GP38-2) CN 9574(GP40-2LW)
Views:  31   Comments: 0
CN 9673 and CN 9574
Title:  CN 9673 and CN 9574
Description:  A CN train parallels Union St. and approaches the former Sherry St. grade crossing as it departs the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI, on 26 Mar. '23. The train was heading to Appleton, Little Chute, and Kaukauna. The historic Neenah Cheese & Cold Storage Co. facility, 434 Sherry St., is partially visible beyond the train. 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 area between the tracks and Union St., from Main St. to Monroe St., used to be the yard, built by WC in 1882. 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:  3/26/2023  Upload Date: 4/17/2023 2:12:44 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 9673(GP40-2LW) CN 9574(GP40-2LW)
Views:  86   Comments: 0
CN 9673 and CN 9574
Title:  CN 9673 and CN 9574
Description:  A CN train parallels W. Butte des Morts Beach Rd. as it heads northeast via former C&NW rails at Stroebe, WI, on 31 Dec. '23. Stroebe is a railroad station in Fox Crossing, WI (formerly Town of Menasha, Winnebago Co., WI, from 1855 until 14 Apr. 2016 (not Outagamie Co., where Stroebe was erroneously placed on this site)). The former SOO rails run parallel to the right.
Photo Date:  12/31/2023  Upload Date: 1/1/2024 12:51:52 AM
Location:  Stroebe(2), WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 9673(GP40-2LW) CN 9574(GP40-2LW)
Views:  18   Comments: 0
CN 9673 and CN 9574
Title:  CN 9673 and CN 9574
Description:  A CN train parallels W. Butte des Morts Beach Rd. as it heads northeast via former C&NW rails at Stroebe, WI, on 31 Dec. '23. Stroebe is a railroad station in Fox Crossing, WI (formerly Town of Menasha, Winnebago Co., WI, from 1855 until 14 Apr. 2016 (not Outagamie Co., where Stroebe was erroneously placed on this site)). The former Soo Line (SOO) rails run parallel to the right.
Photo Date:  12/31/2023  Upload Date: 1/1/2024 12:51:58 AM
Location:  Stroebe(2), WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 9673(GP40-2LW) CN 9574(GP40-2LW)
Views:  14   Comments: 0
CN 9673 and CN 9574
Title:  CN 9673 and CN 9574
Description:  A CN train parallels W. Butte des Morts Beach Rd. as it heads northeast via former C&NW rails at Stroebe, WI, on 31 Dec. '23. Stroebe is a railroad station in Fox Crossing, WI (formerly Town of Menasha, Winnebago Co., WI, from 1855 until 14 Apr. 2016 (not Outagamie Co., where Stroebe was erroneously placed on this site)). The former Soo Line (SOO) rails run parallel to the right.
Photo Date:  12/31/2023  Upload Date: 1/1/2024 12:52:05 AM
Location:  Stroebe(2), WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 9673(GP40-2LW) CN 9574(GP40-2LW)
Views:  19   Comments: 0
CN 9673, CN 9574 and HLCX 3841
Title:  CN 9673, CN 9574 and HLCX 3841
Description:  A CN train passes the FV&LS (or FOXY), former CN, originally C&NW, depot as it prepares to set out cars at Appleton Junction, WI, on 31 Dec. '23. The train continued on to Little Chute and Kaukauna. There used to be a diamond right about where the rear truck of the trailing locomotive rests, from ca. 1874 until at least 1968, where the MLS&W crossed the C&NW. When the MLS&W was absorbed by the C&NW on 1 Sep. 1893, their line became the Ashland Div. of the C&NW. The white building partially visible in the background is the former home of the Harry H. Long Moving and Storage Co., 1001 S. Douglas St. This building dates to at least 1953, when it was listed in the local directory (it was not listed in ’51). The building has a spur, but it hasn’t been used for quite a while (except for occasional MoW equipment). Now called Harry H. Long Moving Storage & Express, Inc., the company, founded in 1917, is still family owned. It moved to a larger facility in Town of Clayton, Winnebago Co., WI in 2001. I thought I left enough room to capture all three locomotives in the scene. I was mistaken.
Photo Date:  12/31/2023  Upload Date: 1/1/2024 12:52:10 AM
Location:  Appleton Junction, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 9673(GP40-2LW) CN 9574(GP40-2LW) HLCX 3841(GP38-2)
Views:  29   Comments: 0
CN 9673 and CN 9574
Title:  CN 9673 and CN 9574
Description:  A CN train is about to clear W. 2nd St. as it sets out cars at the FV&LS (or FOXY), former CN, originally C&NW, yard at Appleton Junction, WI, on 31 Dec. '23. The train continued on to Little Chute and Kaukauna. The former Appleton Wood Products Co. factory, now part of the Miller Electric facility, is partially visible beyond that. Built in 1916, the walls include some nice, decorative brickwork (including cast or carved keystones depicting bowling pins above the windows), which Miller obscured with cheap metal siding at some point after they bought it ca. 1975.
Photo Date:  12/31/2023  Upload Date: 1/1/2024 12:52:14 AM
Location:  Appleton Junction, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 9673(GP40-2LW) CN 9574(GP40-2LW)
Views:  15   Comments: 0
CN 9673 and CN 9574
Title:  CN 9673 and CN 9574
Description:  A CN train passes the FV&LS (or FOXY), former CN, originally C&NW, depot as it sets out cars at Appleton Junction, WI, on 31 Dec. '23. The train continued on to Little Chute and Kaukauna. There used to be a diamond right about where the front truck of the lead locomotive rests, from ca. 1874 until at least 1968, where the MLS&W crossed the C&NW. When the MLS&W was absorbed by the C&NW on 1 Sep. 1893, their line became the Ashland Div. of the C&NW. The white building partially visible in the background is the former home of the Harry H. Long Moving and Storage Co., 1001 S. Douglas St., Appleton, WI. This building dates to at least 1953, when it was listed in the local directory (it was not listed in ’51). The building has a spur, but it hasn’t been used for quite a while (except for occasional MoW equipment). Now called Harry H. Long Moving Storage & Express, Inc., the company, founded in 1917, is still family owned. It moved to a larger facility in Town of Clayton, Winnebago Co., WI in 2001.
Photo Date:  12/31/2023  Upload Date: 1/1/2024 12:52:18 AM
Location:  Appleton Junction, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 9673(GP40-2LW) CN 9574(GP40-2LW)
Views:  19   Comments: 0
CN 9673 and CN 9574
Title:  CN 9673 and CN 9574
Description:  A CN train crosses S. Mason St. while headed northeast via former C&NW rails at Appleton, WI, on 31 Dec. '23. Train was headed for Little Chute and Kaukauna. I haven't learned why one side of the bridge is lower than the other, but I have discovered why one side is wider than the other. An old photograph reveals that the left (northbound) lane of S. Mason St. once accommodated a streetcar track and a lane for motor vehicle traffic simultaneously. You can also see that the bridge abutments and piers were designed to support two tracks, but I don't believe this area was ever double-tracked.
Photo Date:  12/31/2023  Upload Date: 1/1/2024 12:52:24 AM
Location:  Appleton, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 9673(GP40-2LW) CN 9574(GP40-2LW)
Views:  20   Comments: 0


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