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EJE 703 and CN 4721 |
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A CN local crosses Stroebe Rd. as it heads northeast via former C&NW rails at Stroebe, WI on 30 Dec. '18. Train was headed for Appleton, Little Chute, and Kaukauna. The former SOO main line runs through the middle of the scene. Stroebe is a railroad station in Fox Crossing, WI (formerly Town of Menasha, Winnebago Co., WI until 14 Apr. '16. |
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12/30/2018 Upload Date: 1/26/2019 3:12:45 AM |
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Stroebe(2), WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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EJE 703(GP38-2) CN 4721(GP38-2) |
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EJE 703 and CN 4721 |
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A CN local momentarily fouls W. 2nd St. as it prepares to set out a string of cars at the former C&NW yard at Appleton Junction, WI on 30 Dec. '18. After completing their work here, the local willcontinue on to Little Chute, and Kaukauna. Carter's Caboose, 1428 W. 2nd St., a small, old, rail side tavern, stands to the right. It dates to at least 1930, when 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). The former Appleton Wood Products Co. factory, now part of the Miller Electric facility, can be seen beyond Carter's Caboose. Built in 1916, the walls include some intricate brickwork. The keystones above the windows (now concealed) depict bowling pins. Of course, all of the interesting brickwork, painstakingly crafted by skilled masons 102 years ago, has been defaced and obscured with cheap metal siding, which Miller Electric applied at some point after they acquired the historic facility ca. 1975. |
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12/30/2018 Upload Date: 1/29/2019 2:25:05 AM |
| Location: |
Appleton Junction, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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EJE 703(GP38-2) CN 4721(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
CN 9486 and CN 4721 |
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A CN local crosses the W. Lawrence St. grade crossing and passes the recently closed S. Locust St. grade crossing as it heads northeast via former C&NW rails at Appleton, WI on 17 Mar. '19. Train was headed for Little Chute and Kaukauna. The S. Locust St. grade crossing was closed as part of Appleton's quest for so-called quiet zone status. The "Do Not Enter" signs (there is one on the far side of the tracks as well) were put up in an attempt to discourage distracted drivers from trying to drive down the railroad tracks. |
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3/17/2019 Upload Date: 5/5/2019 2:16:01 AM |
| Location: |
Appleton, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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| Locomotives: |
CN 9486(GP40-2LW) CN 4721(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
CN 4721 and CN 9424 |
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An unusually empty CN, former SOO, yard, reveals a rare glimpse of the depot/yard office (officially CN Neenah Terminal according to the sign on the north wall) at Neenah, WI on 15 Apr. '19. |
| Photo Date: |
4/15/2019 Upload Date: 6/5/2019 1:20:27 AM |
| Location: |
Neenah, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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| Locomotives: |
CN 4721(GP38-2) CN 9424(GP40-2LW) |
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