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CN 2284 |
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A pair of CN through freights meet along Union St. at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 3 Jan. '18. This one had three locomotives, CN 8913 and UP 8953 pulling as well as CN 2284 mid-train. The guardrail next to the locomotive marks the former Sherry St. grade crossing. The WC (later SOO) depot was built on the north side of Sherry St. on the east side of the tracks in 1891. It replaced the ca. 1871 depot that stood at the west end of Wisconsin Ave. The Sherry St. depot was demolished ca. 1955 when a new depot was built between Main St. and N. Lake St. on the west leg of the wye, about 850 ft. to the northwest. |
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1/3/2018 Upload Date: 1/21/2018 2:58:57 AM |
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Neenah, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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| Locomotives: |
CN 2284(ES44DC) |
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GTW 4907, CN 2284, CN 2288 |
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A CN local traverses the yard lead as a container train approaches at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI, on 26 Apr.'20. This view would have been prevented by the dominating silhouette of the original Neenah Foundry facility, later known as Plant 1, which stood here for over ¾’s of a century. Established in 1872 as Aylward Plow Works (a.k.a. Aylward & Sons) at 120 N. Lake St., they erected a new foundry at 500 W. Winneconne Ave. in 1918 “in a rural area of southwestern Neenah.” The name of Neenah Foundry was adopted in 1922. Expanded numerous times over the years, it became Plant 1 in 1960 when Plant 2 was constructed in the then rural area at the intersection of Byrd Ave. and the aptly named Aylward St. (followed by Plant 3 in 1967). Plant 1 was closed in 1994. It stood abandoned for a while and was eventually demolished. The tan 4- or 5-story facility in the background to the right is, or was, Kimberly-Clark Corp. (K-C) Neenah Nonwovens Facility, 1111 Henry St. The Neenah Nonwovens Facility was slated to close by 31 May '19. It was purchased by 5K Fibres, based in Greenville, WI, ca. Apr. '20. |
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4/26/2020 Upload Date: 8/23/2020 1:35:01 AM |
| Location: |
Neenah, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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| Locomotives: |
GTW 4907(GP38-2) CN 2284(ES44DC) CN 2288(ES44DC) |
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| Title: |
CN 2284 and CN 2288 |
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A CN container train passes the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI, on 26 Apr.'20. This view would have been prevented by the dominating silhouette of the original Neenah Foundry facility, later known as Plant 1, which stood here for over ¾’s of a century. Established in 1872 as Aylward Plow Works (a.k.a. Aylward & Sons) at 120 N. Lake St., they erected a new foundry at 500 W. Winneconne Ave. in 1918 “in a rural area of southwestern Neenah.” The name of Neenah Foundry was adopted in 1922. Expanded numerous times over the years, it became Plant 1 in 1960 when Plant 2 was constructed in the then rural area at the intersection of Byrd Ave. and the aptly named Aylward St. (followed by Plant 3 in 1967). Plant 1 was closed in 1994. It stood abandoned for a while and was eventually demolished. |
| Photo Date: |
4/26/2020 Upload Date: 8/23/2020 1:35:04 AM |
| Location: |
Neenah, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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| Locomotives: |
CN 2284(ES44DC) CN 2288(ES44DC) |
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82 Comments: 0 |
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