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5/3/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Illinois Central
Model:EMD GP38-2Built As:ICG 9605 (GP38-2)
Serial Number:74646-6Order No:74646
Frame Number:74646-6Built:11/1974
Notes:Ex-ICG
Other locos with this serial:  IC 9605(GP38-2) ICG 9605(GP38-2)
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IC 9605 and IC 9602
Title:  IC 9605 and IC 9602
Description:  CN local approaches N. Lake St. as it heads northwest over former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 17 Jan. '14.
Photo Date:  1/17/2014  Upload Date: 1/24/2014 2:20:26 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
Categories:  RollingStock,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  IC 9605(GP38-2) IC 9602(GP38-2)
Views:  137   Comments: 0
IC 9605
Title:  IC 9605
Description:  CN local fouls Racine St. as it works in the former SOO yard at Mile Post 2 in Menasha, WI on 27 Jan. '14.
Photo Date:  1/27/2014  Upload Date: 1/28/2014 2:46:47 AM
Location:  Menasha, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
Categories:  Winter,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  IC 9605(GP38-2)
Views:  110   Comments: 1
IC 9605
Title:  IC 9605
Description:  CN local pauses short of the intersection of Tayco St. and 3rd St. on the former joint MILW/SOO rails as it works in Menasha, WI on 27 Jan. '14.
Photo Date:  1/27/2014  Upload Date: 1/28/2014 2:48:12 AM
Location:  Menasha, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
Categories:  RollingStock,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  IC 9605(GP38-2)
Views:  108   Comments: 0
IC 9605
Title:  IC 9605
Description:  CN local crosses Midway Rd. as it shoves its string of cars northeast over the former MILW rails to service RR Donnelley, originally Banta Corp., in Menasha, WI on 27 Jan. '14. Not a great day to be the train crewman who had to hang on to the last boxcar for the 2-mile shove from the remnants of the wye, the temp. was around -8 and windchill around -20 to -30.
Photo Date:  1/27/2014  Upload Date: 1/28/2014 2:49:30 AM
Location:  Menasha, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
Categories:  RollingStock,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  IC 9605(GP38-2)
Views:  135   Comments: 1
IC 9605
Title:  IC 9605
Description:  CN local services RR Donnelley, originally Banta Corp., via the former MILW rails in Menasha, WI on 27 Jan. '14.
Photo Date:  1/27/2014  Upload Date: 1/28/2014 2:51:01 AM
Location:  Menasha, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
Categories:  RollingStock,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  IC 9605(GP38-2)
Views:  141   Comments: 3
IC 9605
Title:  IC 9605
Description:  CN local bisects St. Mary's Cemetery as it heads southwest over former MILW rails in the Town of Menasha, WI on 27 Jan. '14.
Photo Date:  1/27/2014  Upload Date: 1/28/2014 2:52:20 AM
Location:  Town of Menasha, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
Categories:  RollingStock,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  IC 9605(GP38-2)
Views:  101   Comments: 1
GTW 4912, IC 9605 and CN 62588
Title:  GTW 4912, IC 9605 and CN 62588
Description:  CN 62588, a Knox Kershaw KBR 925 Ballast Regulator, pauses from its snow plowing duties so an approaching CN local can pass through the former C&NW yard at Kimberly, WI on 20 Feb. '14. Train was pulling 32 cars and was headed back to the former C&NW yard at Appleton Junction after servicing Kimberly and Combined Locks.
Photo Date:  2/20/2014  Upload Date: 2/21/2014 2:34:24 AM
Location:  Kimberly, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
Categories:  RollingStock,Winter,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  GTW 4912(GP38-2) IC 9605(GP38-2)
Views:  153   Comments: 2
GTW 5944 and IC 9605
Title:  GTW 5944 and IC 9605
Description:  CN local hides underneath W. Mason St./Hwy. 54 to permit the Stevens Point to Green Bay run to come rolling into town via former C&NW rails at Green Bay, WI on 3 Apr. '14. Through freight had two locomotives, GTW 5944 pulling and IC 2463 pushing.
Photo Date:  4/3/2014  Upload Date: 4/5/2014 3:13:43 AM
Location:  Green Bay, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  GTW 5944(SD40-3) IC 9605(GP38-2)
Views:  150   Comments: 0
IC 9605
Title:  IC 9605
Description:  CN local crosses Elgin St. while servicing a warehouse on Badgerland Dr. via former GB&W rails at Howard, WI on 30 Dec. '16. The facility in the background is Sanimax, a regular rail customer.
Photo Date:  12/30/2016  Upload Date: 1/21/2017 3:17:15 AM
Location:  Howard, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 9605(GP38-2)
Views:  241   Comments: 0
IC 9605
Title:  IC 9605
Description:  CN local approaches Washington St. as it emerges from U.S. Paper Mills Corp., 69 Washington St., at Menasha, WI on 8 Nov. '17. This mill began production in 1891 as the John Strange Paper Co. It was purchased by Menasha Corp. in 1969 and renamed John Strange Paperboard Div. It was sold to U.S. Papers Corp. in 1981. It was sold to Sonoco ca. 2002. I’m not sure who these rails originally belonged to, the MILW, SOO, and C&NW all had access to this small industrial island for many years.
Photo Date:  11/8/2017  Upload Date: 12/22/2017 2:24:58 AM
Location:  Menasha, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  IC 9605(GP38-2)
Views:  49   Comments: 0
IC 9605
Title:  IC 9605
Description:  CN local parallels River St. and the Fox River Navigation canal after servicing U.S. Paper Mills Corp., 69 Washington St., at Menasha, WI on 8 Nov. '17. This mill began production in 1891 as the John Strange Paper Co. It was purchased by Menasha Corp. in 1969 and renamed John Strange Paperboard Div. It was sold to U.S. Papers Corp. in 1981. It was sold to Sonoco ca. 2002. I’m not sure who these rails originally belonged to, the MILW, SOO, and C&NW all had access to this small industrial island for many years.
Photo Date:  11/8/2017  Upload Date: 12/22/2017 2:25:01 AM
Location:  Menasha, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 9605(GP38-2)
Views:  73   Comments: 1
IC 9605, et al.
Title:  IC 9605, et al.
Description:  A CN local and through freight rest peculiarly on the passing siding at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 29 Mar. '18. Local has stopped at the former Adams St. and Caroline St. grade crossings and had one locomotive, IC 9605. Through freight has halted near the former Sherry St. grade crossing and had at least two locomotives, led by CN 2098. The Main St. overpass is in the background. Union St. is partially visible at left.
Photo Date:  3/29/2018  Upload Date: 4/23/2018 3:26:04 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 9605(GP38-2)
Views:  216   Comments: 0
IC 9605, et al.
Title:  IC 9605, et al.
Description:  A CN local passes the former Adams St. grade crossing (about 8 cars back) as it transitions from the passing siding to the yard lead at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 29 Mar. '18. Local had one locomotive, IC 9605. A through freight halted behind the local near the former Sherry St. grade crossing and had at least two locomotives, led by CN 2098. The Main St. overpass is in the background. Union St. is partially visible at left.
Photo Date:  3/29/2018  Upload Date: 4/23/2018 3:26:07 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 9605(GP38-2)
Views:  211   Comments: 0
IC 9605 and GTW 5856
Title:  IC 9605 and GTW 5856
Description:  A CN local returns to the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 20 May '18. 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, it stood abandoned for a while and was eventually demolished.
Photo Date:  5/20/2018  Upload Date: 7/22/2018 4:29:33 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 9605(GP38-2) GTW 5856(GP38-2)
Views:  59   Comments: 1
CN 4705 and IC 9605
Title:  CN 4705 and IC 9605
Description:  A CN local approaches Towmen Rd. as it prepares to transition from the former C&NW rails to the former SOO rails (in the foreground) at Shawano Junction, WI on 22 May '18. This spot used to be named Fox River Junction, after several segments of the original C&NW main line through Menasha and Neenah were removed and a turnout was installed here which allows the bypass of missing C&NW rails by using former SOO rails. Train was headed back to Neenah after working Appleton, Little Chute, and Kaukauna.
Photo Date:  5/22/2018  Upload Date: 7/23/2018 3:25:20 AM
Location:  Shawano Junction, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 4705(GP38-2) IC 9605(GP38-2)
Views:  52   Comments: 1
IC 9605
Title:  IC 9605
Description:  A CN local traverses what used to be the west leg of a wye and approaches 6th St. as it heads north via former MILW rails at Menasha, WI on 24 Jun. '18. Local was headed for LSC Communications, Inc. (formerly RR Donnelley, originally Banta Corp.). LSC Communications was spun off from RR Donnelley ca. Nov. '16. WC 16 rests on a siding in the background. It was awesome to see a former MILW caboose on former MILW rails. The tank car and box car, background right, part of the local, rest on what was the south leg of the wye, former joint MILW/SOO rails. Sun Chemical Corp. is partially visible background left.
Photo Date:  6/24/2018  Upload Date: 9/10/2018 3:46:16 AM
Location:  Menasha, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 9605(GP38-2)
Views:  269   Comments: 1
IC 9605
Title:  IC 9605
Description:  A CN local passes Dura-Fibre as it heads north via former MILW rails at Menasha, WI on 24 Jun. '18. Organized as the National Tractor & Machinery Co. at Chicago in 1916 (some references state ’18). They reorganized as the Uncle Sam Tractor and Machinery Co. ca. Mar. ’18 and moved to Menasha, WI ca. Feb. ‘19. They constructed a new 60’ x 125’ factory and 25’ x 40’ office building at 344 6th St. and erected 2 additions in ’20, with further expansion in ’22. The company reorganized as Wisconsin Automotive Corp. ca. ’23 in order to add automobiles to its line of products, particularly the Harris Six. They went out of business sometime between ’24 and ’28. The Neenah Shoe Co. occupied the plant in ’28. The Wisconsin Container Corp. was organized ca. ’31 to manufacture solid fiber and corrugated containers at this facility. The company was acquired by Menasha Corp. ca. ’69 and became their Solid Fibre Division. On 8 Feb. ’73, Menasha Corp. was granted a trademark for their “Grain-tainer” fiberboard grain doors for boxcars, but I’m not positive if they were made here or at another Menasha Corp. facility. Menasha Corp. sold the facility in ’04 and the name was changed to Dura-Fibre at some point.
Photo Date:  6/24/2018  Upload Date: 9/23/2018 3:39:07 AM
Location:  Menasha, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  IC 9605(GP38-2)
Views:  159   Comments: 0
IC 9605
Title:  IC 9605
Description:  A CN local passes Dura-Fibre, LLC, and approaches 7th St. as it heads north via former MILW rails at Menasha, WI on 24 Jun. '18. Organized as the National Tractor & Machinery Co. at Chicago in 1916 (some references state ’18). They reorganized as the Uncle Sam Tractor and Machinery Co. ca. Mar. ’18 and moved to Menasha, WI ca. Feb. ‘19. They constructed a new 60’ x 125’ factory and 25’ x 40’ office building at 344 6th St. and erected 2 additions in ’20, with further expansion in ’22. The company reorganized as Wisconsin Automotive Corp. ca. ’23 in order to add automobiles to its line of products, particularly the Harris Six. They went out of business sometime between ’24 and ’28. The Neenah Shoe Co. occupied the plant in ’28. The Wisconsin Container Corp. was organized ca. ’31 to manufacture solid fiber and corrugated containers at this facility. The company was acquired by Menasha Corp. ca. ’69 and became their Solid Fibre Division. On 8 Feb. ’73, Menasha Corp. was granted a trademark for their “Grain-tainer” fiberboard grain doors for boxcars, but I’m not positive if they were made here or at another Menasha Corp. facility. Menasha Corp. sold the facility in ’04 and the name was changed to Dura-Fibre at some point. Their spur can be seen in the background, but (unfortunately) it has not been used for quite some time.
Photo Date:  6/24/2018  Upload Date: 9/23/2018 3:39:12 AM
Location:  Menasha, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  IC 9605(GP38-2)
Views:  154   Comments: 0
IC 9605
Title:  IC 9605
Description:  A CN local approaches 9th St. as it heads southwest via former MILW rails at Menasha, WI on 24 Jun. '18. Local has picked up a couple of boxcars from LSC Communications, Inc. (formerly RR Donnelley, originally Banta Corp.).
Photo Date:  6/24/2018  Upload Date: 9/23/2018 3:39:17 AM
Location:  Menasha, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  IC 9605(GP38-2)
Views:  139   Comments: 0
IC 9605
Title:  IC 9605
Description:  A CN local backs along what used to be the south leg of a wye along the former joint MILW/SOO rails at Menasha, WI on 24 Jun. '18. Local has just pulled off of what was the west leg of the wye, after picking up a couple of boxcars from LSC Communications, Inc. (formerly RR Donnelley, originally Banta Corp.). They are preparing to pick up the remainder of their train, which they dropped on the south leg of the wye before heading for LSC Communications. The crude railing in the foreground marks the spot where a spur used to cross Tayco St. to serve what is now the Essity tissue mill. The mill dates to 1915 and was named Wisconsin Tissue Mills for the majority of its existence. It was a family-owned operation until 1977, when it became a corporate trading card. SCA bought it in 2001, they are the fourth corporation to control it in the last 41 years. They re-named their paper division Essity (a feeble combination of ‘essential’ and ‘necessity’) on 14 Jun. '17.
Photo Date:  6/24/2018  Upload Date: 9/23/2018 3:39:23 AM
Location:  Menasha, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  IC 9605(GP38-2)
Views:  162   Comments: 0
IC 9605
Title:  IC 9605
Description:  A CN local crosses the North Channel (Menasha Channel) of the Fox River via the former joint MILW/SOO bridge at Menasha, WI on 24 Jun. '18. Train was returning to Neenah after working Menasha and points beyond. This perspective would have only been obtainable with a boat, until the new Loop the Lake bridge opened to the public (the ribbon cutting ceremony for this and the similar bridge in Neenah was held 23 Jun. '18). I was thrilled that I was able to shoot a train during my first visit to the new bridge. The former Graphic Packaging International facility, originally Marathon Corp., 160 Washington St., Menasha, WI, can be seen on the south bank of the river in the background. The oldest part of the facility was built in Apr. '47 to manufacture cartons for food packaging. The land had previously been used for stave and lumber drying yards for Menasha Wooden Ware. The facility operated continuously until the end of '16, when Graphic Packaging International abandoned 228 hard working Americans by moving production out-of-state. The Coveris facility, historically Marathon Corp. (originally Menasha Printing & Carton Co.), 271 River St., Menasha, WI, is partially visible on the north bank of the river at left. The piers supporting the former C&NW bridge (also in use by CN) are partially visible under this bridge.
Photo Date:  6/24/2018  Upload Date: 9/23/2018 3:39:28 AM
Location:  Menasha, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  IC 9605(GP38-2)
Views:  181   Comments: 1
IC 9605
Title:  IC 9605
Description:  A CN local pauses on former SOO rails behind Clearwater Paper Corp., formerly the Kimberly-Clark (K-C) Lakeview Mill, 249 N. Lake St., Neenah, WI (physically located in Fox Crossing, WI (formerly Town of Menasha, WI until 14 Apr. '16)), an active rail customer, at Neenah, WI on 3 Jul. '18. The locomotive is in Neenah, but most of its train is in Fox Crossing. In the distance, the tail end of a through freight can be seen. The spur at left leads to Eggers Industries, 164 N. Lake St., Neenah, WI, an active rail customer.
Photo Date:  7/3/2018  Upload Date: 10/4/2018 2:32:04 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  IC 9605(GP38-2)
Views:  102   Comments: 1
CN 5745, CP 8576, IC 9605
Title:  CN 5745, CP 8576, IC 9605
Description:  A CN through freight passes Legion Park (on the other side of the train) and approaches Depot St. as it heads northeast via former C&NW rails at Little Chute, WI on 9 Aug. '18.
Photo Date:  8/9/2018  Upload Date: 10/20/2018 2:40:42 AM
Location:  Little Chute, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 5745(SD75I) CP 8576(AC44CW) IC 9605(GP38-2)
Views:  47   Comments: 1
IC 9605 and CN 9530
Title:  IC 9605 and CN 9530
Description:  A CN local pulls 19 cars across the mouth of the Neenah Slough at the south end of Little Lake Butte des Morts as it heads southeast via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 2 Oct. '18. It sure was nice of the railroad to complete some much-appreciated brush clearing along the tracks here, so that train nuts like me can capture better views of their trains.
Photo Date:  10/2/2018  Upload Date: 11/9/2018 2:47:52 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  IC 9605(GP38-2) CN 9530(GP40-2LW)
Views:  223   Comments: 2
GTW 5856 and IC 9605
Title:  GTW 5856 and IC 9605
Description:  A CN local parallels W. Butte des Morts Beach Rd. and approaches Stroebe Rd. as it heads northeast via former C&NW rails at Stroebe, WI on 20 Oct. '18. The former SOO main line, also in use by CN, is visible beyond the train at right. 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 originally, erroneously placed on this site)).
Photo Date:  10/20/2018  Upload Date: 11/16/2018 2:18:15 AM
Location:  Stroebe(2), WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  GTW 5856(GP38-2) IC 9605(GP38-2)
Views:  103   Comments: 1
IC 9605 and CN 4100
Title:  IC 9605 and CN 4100
Description:  A CN local crosses Black Otter Creek via the former C&NW bridge as it heads northwest with 9 cars at Town of Hortonia, Outagamie Co., WI on 3 Feb. '19. The bridge was built by the American Bridge Co. of New York in 1909. Black Otter Lake is on the other side of the bridge. 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.
Photo Date:  2/3/2019  Upload Date: 2/4/2019 3:58:23 AM
Location:  Hortonia Township, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  IC 9605(GP38-2) CN 4100(GP9RM)
Views:  121   Comments: 1
IC 9605 and CN 4100
Title:  IC 9605 and CN 4100
Description:  A CN local crosses the Embarrass River via the former GB&W bridge at New London, WI on 3 Feb. '19. I did not spot a builder's plate, but according to bridgehunter.com, this steel stringer bridge was built by Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co., Milwaukee, WI, in 1915.
Photo Date:  2/3/2019  Upload Date: 4/6/2019 3:20:15 AM
Location:  New London, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  IC 9605(GP38-2) CN 4100(GP9RM)
Views:  70   Comments: 2
CN 4100 and IC 9605
Title:  CN 4100 and IC 9605
Description:  A CN local approaches N. Shawano St./Bus. 45 while working at the former GB&W yard at New London, WI on 3 Feb. '19. A neat, old, brick building is partially visible at left. Currently home to Mid-State Tire & Repair, LLC, 519 N. Shawano St.; it was previously home to New London Cooperative/Cenex Car Care Center.
Photo Date:  2/3/2019  Upload Date: 4/6/2019 3:20:22 AM
Location:  New London, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 4100(GP9RM) IC 9605(GP38-2)
Views:  68   Comments: 1
CN 4100 and IC 9605
Title:  CN 4100 and IC 9605
Description:  A CN local momentarily fouls N. Shawano St./Bus. 45 while working at the former GB&W yard at New London, WI on 3 Feb. '19.
Photo Date:  2/3/2019  Upload Date: 2/4/2019 3:58:30 AM
Location:  New London, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 4100(GP9RM) IC 9605(GP38-2)
Views:  133   Comments: 1
IC 3120 and IC 9605
Title:  IC 3120 and IC 9605
Description:  The local power rests in front of the depot/yard office at the CN, former C&NW, yard at Appleton Junction, WI on 22 Mar. '19. I was excited to see a pair of Geeps parked here, because it has been a while since they needed two units stationed here. My excitement was short-lived, within a few days there was only one unit stationed here again. The locomotives rest on the yard lead. The north leg of the wye can be seen on this side of the locomotives.
Photo Date:  3/22/2019  Upload Date: 5/6/2019 12:36:20 AM
Location:  Appleton Junction, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  IC 3120(GP40R) IC 9605(GP38-2)
Views:  247   Comments: 1
IC 9605 and GTW 4907
Title:  IC 9605 and GTW 4907
Description:  A CN local crosses S. Perkins St. while headed northeast at the former C&NW yard at Appleton Junction, WI on 30 Apr. '19. Local will drop off a string of cars in the yard before continuing on to Little Chute and Kaukauna.
Photo Date:  3/30/2019  Upload Date: 5/13/2019 1:16:35 AM
Location:  Appleton Junction, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  IC 9605(GP38-2) GTW 4907(GP38-2)
Views:  201   Comments: 1
IC 9605
Title:  IC 9605
Description:  A CN local passes Hwy. 41 and approaches Bergstrom Rd. as it heads west via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 10 Apr. '19. Local was preparing to service Menasha Packaging, 1645 Bergstrom Rd.
Photo Date:  4/10/2019  Upload Date: 6/2/2019 11:56:57 PM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  IC 9605(GP38-2)
Views:  45   Comments: 1
IC 9605
Title:  IC 9605
Description:  A CN local prepares to service Menasha Packaging, 1645 Bergstrom Rd., (out-of-frame to left) via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 10 Apr. '19. 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 could be used to load and unload railroad freight cars, but hasn't for many years. I used to play on that loading dock when I was a child. My dad, Louis, once worked for Bergstrom Paper; some of the land near the loading dock was available for gardens for their employees in the '70s.
Photo Date:  4/10/2019  Upload Date: 6/2/2019 11:56:59 PM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  IC 9605(GP38-2)
Views:  42   Comments: 1
IC 9605
Title:  IC 9605
Description:  A CN local crosses Stroebe Rd. as it heads southwest via former SOO rails with 10 cars at Stroebe, WI on 16 Apr. '19. 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). The former C&NW rails, also in use by CN, are in the foreground. The Great Northern Corp. facility is partially visible in the background at left. They have a spur, but have not received rail service for quite a while.
Photo Date:  4/16/2019  Upload Date: 6/10/2019 12:48:34 AM
Location:  Stroebe(2), WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  IC 9605(GP38-2)
Views:  25   Comments: 1
GTW 4907, IC 9605, CN 9424
Title:  GTW 4907, IC 9605, CN 9424
Description:  A CN train parallels Harrison St. and passes the former Byrd Ave. grade crossing at the south end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 20 Apr. '19. 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:  4/20/2019  Upload Date: 6/11/2019 1:09:04 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  GTW 4907(GP38-2) IC 9605(GP38-2) CN 9424(GP40-2LW)
Views:  94   Comments: 0
GTW 4907, IC 9605, CN 9424
Title:  GTW 4907, IC 9605, CN 9424
Description:  A CN train parallels Harrison St. and passes the former Byrd Ave. grade crossing as it works at the south end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 20 Apr. '19. Train had three locomotives, GTW 4907, IC 9605, CN 9424. Train is transitioning to a remnant of the former C&NW main line (now relegated to a passing siding). The beige facility at right is Voith (a.k.a. Voith Paper Fabric & Roll Systems, Inc., or Voith Paper Rolls Central, Inc., et al.), 401 Byrd Ave. They don't currently benefit from rail service.
Photo Date:  4/20/2019  Upload Date: 6/13/2019 12:55:19 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  GTW 4907(GP38-2) IC 9605(GP38-2) CN 9424(GP40-2LW)
Views:  95   Comments: 1
IC 9605
Title:  IC 9605
Description:  A CN local passes Arrowhead Park as it heads southeast via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 28 Apr. '19. 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. The oldest part of the facility dates to 1857, when the Moore & Wells foundry was established.
Photo Date:  4/28/2019  Upload Date: 6/22/2019 2:40:54 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  IC 9605(GP38-2)
Views:  43   Comments: 1
IC 9605
Title:  IC 9605
Description:  A CN local passes Arrowhead Park as it heads southeast via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 28 Apr. '19. Train is slowing to pause to throw the turnout to take the north leg of the wye, the switchstand can be seen at left. Arrowhead Park is 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 tracks here.
Photo Date:  4/28/2019  Upload Date: 6/22/2019 2:40:59 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  IC 9605(GP38-2)
Views:  35   Comments: 1
IC 9605
Title:  IC 9605
Description:  A CN local passes Arrowhead Park as it takes the north leg of the wye at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 28 Apr. '19. The Main St. overpass can be seen in the background. 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. Arrowhead Park is 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:  4/28/2019  Upload Date: 6/22/2019 2:41:02 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  IC 9605(GP38-2)
Views:  36   Comments: 1
IC 9605
Title:  IC 9605
Description:  A CN local parallels 4th St. and approaches Racine St. while working in the former SOO yard at Menasha, WI on 28 Aug. '19. The facility at right is currently home to Alliance Industries, 320 Appleton St., Menasha, WI, they apply powder coatings and manufacture sand cores. Founded at Waupaca, WI in 1979, they leased this facility in 2005. They later purchased the facility as well as the adjacent one at 313 Appleton St. The facility was home to Menasha Mill Supply Co. from at least 1939 through the 1970s, they primarily processed waste paper. It clearly used to receive rail service, but it does not seem to currently. The former MILW yard was located on the other (south) side of it; the building could be serviced by both railroads simultaneously. Intertape Polymer Group (IPG), 741 4th St., is partially visible in the background at left, at the opposite end of the yard.
Photo Date:  8/28/2019  Upload Date: 9/19/2019 12:52:10 AM
Location:  Menasha, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  IC 9605(GP38-2)
Views:  65   Comments: 1
IC 9605
Title:  IC 9605
Description:  A CN local parallels 4th St. and approaches Racine St. while working in the former SOO yard at Menasha, WI on 28 Aug. '19. The facility at right is currently home to Alliance Industries, 320 Appleton St., they apply powder coatings and manufacture sand cores. Founded at Waupaca, WI in 1979, they leased this facility in 2005. They later purchased the facility as well as the adjacent one at 313 Appleton St. The facility was home to Menasha Mill Supply Co. from at least 1939 through the 1970s, they primarily processed waste paper. It clearly used to receive rail service, but it does not seem to currently. The former MILW yard was located on the other (south) side of it; the building could be serviced by both railroads simultaneously. Intertape Polymer Group (IPG), 741 4th St., is partially visible in the background, at the opposite end of the yard. The tan building partially visible to the left is the City Limits tavern or bar and grill, 544 4th St. The building was erected in 1960 for the local chapter of the Polish Falcons of America. Looking east from Racine St.
Photo Date:  8/28/2019  Upload Date: 9/20/2019 12:24:33 AM
Location:  Menasha, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  IC 9605(GP38-2)
Views:  67   Comments: 1
IC 9605
Title:  IC 9605
Description:  A CN local momentarily fouls Racine St. while working in the former SOO yard at Menasha, WI on 28 Aug. '19.
Photo Date:  8/28/2019  Upload Date: 9/20/2019 12:24:36 AM
Location:  Menasha, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  IC 9605(GP38-2)
Views:  46   Comments: 1
IC 9605
Title:  IC 9605
Description:  A CN local approaches the South Channel (Neenah Channel) of the Fox River as it heads northeast via former joint MILW/SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 5 Sep. '19. The corporate headquarters of Plexus, 1 Plexus Way, Neenah, WI 54956, stands in the background. Plexus stands on the site of the former P. H. Glatfelter Co. paper mill, which stood here 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. Some people like the style of this new building, I do not. Looking southwest from the new Loop-the-Lake bridge (the ribbon cutting ceremony for this and the similar bridge in Menasha was held 23 Jun. '18). The pair of new bridges are part of Neenah and Menasha's Loop-the-Lake project to connect existing recreational trails in the Twin Cities.
Photo Date:  9/5/2019  Upload Date: 10/5/2019 2:10:32 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  IC 9605(GP38-2)
Views:  50   Comments: 1
IC 9605
Title:  IC 9605
Description:  A CN local crosses the South Channel (Neenah Channel) of the Fox River via the former joint MILW/SOO bridge as it heads northeast at Neenah, WI on 5 Sep. '19. The corporate headquarters of Plexus, 1 Plexus Way, Neenah, WI 54956, stands in the background. Plexus stands on the site of the former P. H. Glatfelter Co. paper mill, which stood here 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. Some people like the style of this new building, I do not. Looking southwest from the new Loop-the-Lake bridge (the ribbon cutting ceremony for this and the similar bridge in Menasha was held 23 Jun. '18). The pair of new bridges are part of Neenah and Menasha's Loop-the-Lake project to connect existing recreational trails in the Twin Cities.
Photo Date:  9/5/2019  Upload Date: 10/5/2019 2:10:34 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  IC 9605(GP38-2)
Views:  94   Comments: 1
IC 9605
Title:  IC 9605
Description:  A CN local crosses the South Channel (Neenah Channel) of the Fox River via the former joint MILW/SOO bridge as it heads northeast at Neenah, WI on 5 Sep. '19. The corporate headquarters of Plexus, 1 Plexus Way, Neenah, WI 54956, stands in the background. Plexus stands on the site of the former P. H. Glatfelter Co. paper mill, which stood here 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. Some people like the style of this new building, I do not. Looking southwest from the new Loop-the-Lake bridge (the ribbon cutting ceremony for this and the similar bridge in Menasha was held 23 Jun. '18). The pair of new bridges are part of Neenah and Menasha's Loop-the-Lake project to connect existing recreational trails in the Twin Cities.
Photo Date:  9/5/2019  Upload Date: 10/7/2019 2:41:48 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  IC 9605(GP38-2)
Views:  60   Comments: 1
IC 9605
Title:  IC 9605
Description:  A CN local crosses W. North Water St. and parallels River St. as it heads northeast via former joint MILW/SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 5 Sep. '19. The former MILW depot stands at W. Forest Ave. in the background at left. The depot was built by M&N in 1882 and is home to the Neenah-Menasha Model Railroad Club, 323 W. Forest Ave.
Photo Date:  9/5/2019  Upload Date: 10/7/2019 2:41:51 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  IC 9605(GP38-2)
Views:  65   Comments: 0
IC 9605
Title:  IC 9605
Description:  A CN local crosses Garfield Ave. as it heads north via former joint MILW/SOO rails at Menasha, WI on 5 Sep. '19. The former Mondi Akrosil, LLC, facility, 206 Garfield Ave., is partially visible at left. Mondi moved the jobs to Pleasant Prairie, WI, circa '12. Originally Edgewater Paper Co., founded in 1917, which specialized in silicone coated release paper. It was purchased by Akrosil Corp., a holding company, in '69 but didn't change the name to Akrosil until Apr. '74. The Hammermill Paper Co. purchased Akrosil ca. '75, but apparently did not change the name. The facility operated as International Paper-Akrosil after International purchased Hammermill in '86. International sold some of its holdings, including this facility, to Kohlberg & Co., LLC, another holding company, in Jun. '05. Mondi Packaging, based in Vienna, Austria, purchased Akrosil in Jan. '06. There are remnants of a spur on the west side of the facility, but it has not received rail service for a long time. It appears to possibly be used for storage or warehousing.
Photo Date:  9/5/2019  Upload Date: 10/7/2019 2:41:54 AM
Location:  Menasha, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  IC 9605(GP38-2)
Views:  75   Comments: 0
CN 4705 and IC 9605
Title:  CN 4705 and IC 9605
Description:  A CN local parallels Ehlers Rd. and approaches Towmen Rd. as it starts to transition from the former SOO rails to the former C&NW rails as it heads northeast at Shawano Junction, Fox Crossing, Winnebago Co., WI (formerly Town of Menasha, Winnebago Co., WI, from 1855 until 14 Apr. 2016) on 20 Sep. '19. Local was headed for Appleton, Little Chute, and Kaukauna. This spot used to be named Fox River Junction, after several segments of the original C&NW main line through Menasha and Neenah were removed and a turnout was installed here which allows the bypass of missing C&NW rails by using former SOO rails.
Photo Date:  9/20/2019  Upload Date: 10/25/2019 2:44:06 AM
Location:  Shawano Junction, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 4705(GP38-2) IC 9605(GP38-2)
Views:  74   Comments: 1
IC 9605 and CN 4705
Title:  IC 9605 and CN 4705
Description:  A CN local bisects the intersection of N. Appleton St. and W. Packard St./W. North St. as it heads northeast via former C&NW rails at Appleton, WI on 23 Sep. '19. Train was headed for Little Chute and Kaukauna. There used to be at least five tracks crossing N. Appleton St., only the main line remains. The C&NW freight house stood just out-of-frame to the right, a team track remained for quite a while after the building was removed. The C&NW's downtown passenger depot, one of three in Appleton, would be visible to the left of the lead locomotive if it still stood.
Photo Date:  9/23/2019  Upload Date: 11/5/2019 2:24:11 AM
Location:  Appleton, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  IC 9605(GP38-2) CN 4705(GP38-2)
Views:  181   Comments: 1
IC 9605
Title:  IC 9605
Description:  A CN local parallels S. Whitman Ave. and traverses the west leg of the wye at the former C&NW yard at Appleton Junction, WI, on 4 Apr. '20. Local was switching Quality Carriers, 700 S. Whitman Ave., in the northwest corner of the wye.
Photo Date:  4/4/2020  Upload Date: 7/4/2020 2:02:14 AM
Location:  Appleton Junction, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  IC 9605(GP38-2)
Views:  149   Comments: 0


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