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CN 8101, CN 2869, and IC 9626 |
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CN through freight traverses the west leg of the wye as it backs into the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 6 Jun. '15. Little Lake Butte des Morts and the former C&NW bridge, now the Friendship Trail (often referred to as the Trestle Trail), are visible in the background. The defunct and partially demolished Fox Valley Energy Center (formerly Minergy Fox Valley Glass Aggregate Plant) is on the right. Opened in Jan. '98, it has stood idle since 15 Jun. '13. The demolition has been on hold for a several weeks due to a contract dispute between the owner and the demolition contractor. |
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6/6/2015 Upload Date: 7/19/2015 1:59:18 AM |
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Neenah, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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CN 8101(SD70ACe) CN 2869(ES44AC) IC 9626(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
CN 8101 |
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CN unit train of tank cars passes the Main St. over pass as it traverses the west leg of the wye at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 2 Jul. '17. The east leg of the wye is partially visible beyond the train. The white building at left is Progressive Paper Storage, Inc. (formerly Kimberly-Clark 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. Train had three locomotives, CN 3019 and CN 2821 pulling as well as CN 8101 pushing. |
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7/2/2017 Upload Date: 7/30/2017 3:18:31 AM |
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Neenah, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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CN 8101(SD70ACe) |
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CN 8101, BNSF 4290 |
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A CN through freight approaches the Winneconne Ave. overpass as it heads northeast through the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 24 Jun. '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, the corporate overlords didn’t want to spend any money to update the plant. It stood abandoned for a while and was eventually demolished. The tan 4- or 5-story facility in the background at left is Kimberly-Clark Corp. (K-C) Neenah Nonwovens Facility. It, and the hard-working Americans employed there, are currently being used as pawns by K-C to extort corporate welfare from the taxpayers of Wis. ("We intend to close this facility, unless you give us money.") The facility partially visible at right is used by Neenah Foundry. The white building with sawtoothed roof on the left side of the yard is part of the Kimberly-Clark (K-C) Kimtech facility (historically Natural Fiber Textile Co.), which dates to at least 1920. The orange building partially visible at left might be part of the former Val-Fab, Inc. facility. |
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6/24/2018 Upload Date: 9/23/2018 3:39:33 AM |
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Neenah, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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CN 8101(SD70ACe) BNSF 4290(ES44C4) |
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| Title: |
CN 8101 and BNSF 4290 |
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A CN through freight approaches the Winneconne Ave. overpass as it heads northeast through the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 24 Jun. '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, the corporate overlords didn’t want to spend any money to update the plant. It stood abandoned for a while and was eventually demolished. The tan 4- or 5-story facility partially visible above the train is Kimberly-Clark Corp. (K-C) Neenah Nonwovens Facility, 1111 Henry St. It, and the hard-working Americans employed there, are currently being used as pawns by K-C to extort corporate welfare from the taxpayers of Wis. ("We intend to close this facility, unless you give us money.") The facility partially visible at right is used by Neenah Foundry. The gray building at left might be part of the former Val-Fab, Inc. facility, 210 Jackson St. Looking south from the remnant of the Winneconne Ave. grade crossing. |
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6/24/2018 Upload Date: 9/23/2018 3:39:38 AM |
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Neenah, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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CN 8101(SD70ACe) BNSF 4290(ES44C4) |
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| Title: |
CN 8101 and BNSF 4290 |
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A CN through freight pauses along Union St. near the Main St. overpass while preparing to set out and pick up cars at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 24 Jun. '18. |
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6/24/2018 Upload Date: 9/23/2018 3:39:51 AM |
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Neenah, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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CN 8101(SD70ACe) BNSF 4290(ES44C4) |
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| Title: |
CN 8101 and BNSF 4290 |
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A CN through freight passes the Main St. overpass and Arrowhead Park while taking the west leg of the wye at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 24 Jun. '18. Train had two locomotives, CN 8101 and BNSF 4290. The tank cars at left are parked on the north leg of the wye. The remnants of the foundation from the ca. 1955 masonry SOO depot are partially visible to the right of the locomotives. The rail sections supported by concrete blocks and railroad ties (near the center of the photograph) rest atop the remnants of the foundation. The masonry depot was built to replace the wooden depot built in 1891 on Sherry St., about 850 ft. to the southeast, which was torn down soon after the new one opened. |
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6/24/2018 Upload Date: 9/29/2018 2:31:43 AM |
| Location: |
Neenah, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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CN 8101(SD70ACe) BNSF 4290(ES44C4) |
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| Title: |
CN 8101 and BNSF 4290 |
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A CN through freight approaches Winchester Rd./Hwy. II as it heads northwest via former SOO rails at Fox Crossing, WI (formerly Town of Menasha, WI until 14 Apr. '16) on 24 Jun. '18. The divergence of rail lines at Winchester Rd., where this line heads northeast toward Green Bay and the line in the foreground heads northwest toward Stevens Point, is labeled Winnebago Junction on some old maps. Train had two locomotives, CN 8101 and BNSF 4290. |
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6/24/2018 Upload Date: 9/29/2018 2:31:48 AM |
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Fox Crossing, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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CN 8101(SD70ACe) BNSF 4290(ES44C4) |
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| Title: |
CN 8101 |
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A CN through freight parallels Harrison St. as it transitions from the former SOO rails to the former C&NW rails at Neenah, WI, on 9 Aug. '20. Train had three locomotives, CN 2895 and CN 3841 pulling, as well as CN 8101 mid-train. Neenah Foundry Plant 2 & Plant 3 loom in the background at right. Plant 2 opened in 1960 and Plant 3 was built in 1967. Plant 1 opened in 1918 and stood about a mile to the north, until it was closed in 1994 and eventually demolished. |
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8/9/2020 Upload Date: 4/25/2021 2:02:51 AM |
| Location: |
Neenah, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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CN 8101(SD70ACe) |
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| Title: |
CN 3172 and CN 8101 |
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A CN train passes the Winneconne Ave. overpass as it heads north past the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI, on 11 Mar. '23. The train was preparing to set out and pick up cars at the yard. The overpass was erected ca. 1988 in order to eliminate the busiest grade crossing in the area. 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. |
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3/11/2023 Upload Date: 3/13/2023 1:36:57 AM |
| Location: |
Neenah, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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CN 3172(ET44AC) CN 8101(SD70ACe) |
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| Title: |
CN 3172 and CN 8101 |
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A CN train passes the former Caroline St. grade crossing as it heads north past the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI, on 11 Mar. '23. The train was preparing to set out and pick up cars at the yard. 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. |
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3/11/2023 Upload Date: 3/13/2023 1:36:59 AM |
| Location: |
Neenah, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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CN 3172(ET44AC) CN 8101(SD70ACe) |
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| Title: |
CN 3172 and CN 8101 |
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A CN train parallels Union St. and approaches the former Sherry St. grade crossing as it heads north past the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI, on 11 Mar. ‘23. The train was preparing to set out and pick up cars at the yard. 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. |
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3/11/2023 Upload Date: 3/13/2023 1:37:02 AM |
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Neenah, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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CN 3172(ET44AC) CN 8101(SD70ACe) |
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