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IC 9565 |
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CN local executes a runaround as it prepares to service Shawano Paper Mill (div. of Little Rapids Corp.) via former C&NW rails at West Shawano in Town of Richmond, Shawano Co., WI on 19 Dec. '17. Founded as the Wolf River Paper & Fiber Co. at Shawano, WI on 7 Feb. 1894, production of pulp commenced on 22 Oct. of that year. They didn’t start producing paper until 24 Dec. ’02, after installation of No. 1 Paper Machine and a new building to house it. They ceased production of pulp in ‘45 and the name was shortened to Wolf River Paper Co. The name was changed to Shawano Paper Mills ca. Nov. ‘49. The facility was leased to Little Rapids Pulp Co. (later Little Rapids Corp.) in Feb. ’50. They purchased the facility on 25 Jun. ’55; it continued to operate as Shawano Paper Mills. The name changed to Little Rapids Corp.-Shawano Mill in ‘93, but it is still commonly referred to as Shawano Paper Mill. The locomotive is running on an approximately 2-mile scrap of the former C&NW mainline which once ran 83 miles from Green Bay to Wausau (the only active remnant outside of those two cities). That former main line is now the Mountain-Bay State Trail. The area around the mill, which includes some former company houses, used to be referred to as West Shawano. It was labelled as such on some old maps, and the name still appears on some property records. |
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12/19/2017 Upload Date: 1/8/2018 3:02:20 AM |
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West Shawano, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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IC 9565(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
IC 9565 |
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CN local prepares to spot a pair of boxcars at the loading docks of Shawano Paper Mill (div. of Little Rapids Corp.) via former C&NW rails at West Shawano in Town of Richmond, Shawano Co., WI on 19 Dec. '17. Founded as the Wolf River Paper & Fiber Co. at Shawano, WI on 7 Feb. 1894, production of pulp commenced on 22 Oct. of that year. They didn’t start producing paper until 24 Dec. ’02, after installation of No. 1 Paper Machine and a new building to house it. They ceased production of pulp in ‘45 and the name was shortened to Wolf River Paper Co. The name was changed to Shawano Paper Mills ca. Nov. ‘49. The facility was leased to Little Rapids Pulp Co. (later Little Rapids Corp.) in Feb. ’50, they purchased the facility on 25 Jun. ’55 and it continued to operate as Shawano Paper Mills. The name changed to Little Rapids Corp.-Shawano Mill in ‘93, but it is still commonly referred to as Shawano Paper Mill. The distinctive green, Mansard roof sits atop the company's Second Empire-style office building, erected in 1902 and expanded with an architecturally faithful addition in '41. The area around the mill, which includes some former company houses, used to be referred to as West Shawano. It was labelled as such on some old maps, and the name still appears on some property records. |
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12/19/2017 Upload Date: 1/10/2018 3:04:13 AM |
| Location: |
West Shawano, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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IC 9565(GP38-2) |
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CN 4705 |
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CN local slows to pause at S. Mason St. while waiting to return to the former C&NW yard at Appleton Junction, WI on 20 Dec. '17. Train was returning from Kimberly and Combined locks with 12 cars. W. Prospect Ave. is the grade crossing in the foreground. |
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12/20/2017 Upload Date: 1/10/2018 3:04:20 AM |
| Location: |
Appleton, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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CN 4705(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
CN 4705 |
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CN local crosses W. Prospect Ave. and S. Outagamie St. while returning to the former C&NW yard at Appleton Junction, WI on 20 Dec. '17. Train was returning from Kimberly and Combined locks with 12 cars. |
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12/20/2017 Upload Date: 1/10/2018 3:04:25 AM |
| Location: |
Appleton, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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CN 4705(GP38-2) |
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