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3/31/2025
 
 
 
 
 
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BCOL 4601, CN 5737, and WC 1570
Title:  BCOL 4601, CN 5737, and WC 1570
Description:  CN through freight passes a halted CN local adjacent to Harrison St. as the through freight heads northeast via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 4 Jul. ’14. Neenah Foundry Plant 2 & Plant 3 form part of the backdrop at left. 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.
Photo Date:  7/4/2014  Upload Date: 7/10/2014 1:35:18 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  WC 1570(SW1500) BCOL 4601(C40-8M) CN 5737(SD75I)
Views:  527   Comments: 3
CN 5662 and BCOL 4601
Title:  CN 5662 and BCOL 4601
Description:  A CN through freight passes the Main St. overpass and leans into the west leg of the wye at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 4 Feb. '19. Train had two locomotives,. The lead locomotive is passing the turnout for the north leg of the wye. The remnants of the foundation from the ca. 1955 masonry SOO depot rest on the opposite side of the locomotives. The rail sections supported by concrete blocks and railroad ties 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.
Photo Date:  2/4/2019  Upload Date: 4/6/2019 3:20:27 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 5662(SD75I) BCOL 4601(C40-8M)
Views:  182   Comments: 1
CN 7027, CN 2444, BCOL 4602, NS 8031, NS 9352
Title:  CN 7027, CN 2444, BCOL 4602, NS 8031, NS 9352
Description:  CN local and through freight pass each other at the former Caroline St. grade crossing at the intersection with Union St. at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 18 Dec. '16. The local had one locomotive, CN 7027; the through freight had four locomotives, CN 2444, a remarkably clean looking BCOL 4602, NS 8031, NS 9352.
Photo Date:  12/18/2016  Upload Date: 1/7/2017 4:35:33 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 7027(GP9RM) CN 2444(C40-8M) BCOL 4602(C40-8M) NS 8031(ES44AC) NS 9352(C40-9W)
Views:  376   Comments: 0
CN 2444, BCOL 4602, NS 8031, NS 9352
Title:  CN 2444, BCOL 4602, NS 8031, NS 9352
Description:  CN through freight crosses the former Caroline St. grade crossing and approaches the former Sherry St. grade crossing at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 18 Dec. '16. Train had four locomotives, CN 2444, a remarkably clean looking BCOL 4602, NS 8031, NS 9352.
Photo Date:  12/18/2016  Upload Date: 1/7/2017 4:35:35 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 2444(C40-8M) BCOL 4602(C40-8M) NS 8031(ES44AC) NS 9352(C40-9W)
Views:  382   Comments: 0
BCOL 4602
Title:  BCOL 4602
Description:  A remarkably clean looking BCOL 4602 was 1 of 4 locomotives in charge of a CN through freight at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 18 Dec. '16.
Photo Date:  12/18/2016  Upload Date: 1/7/2017 4:35:37 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  BCOL 4602(C40-8M)
Views:  220   Comments: 0
CN 2299 and BCOL 4602
Title:  CN 2299 and BCOL 4602
Description:  A CN through freight crosses N. Lake St. as it heads northwest via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 12 Oct. '19. Eggers Div. of VT Industries, previously Eggers Industries, founded as Hardwood Products Co. in 1910, 164 N. Lake St., an active rail customer, is partially visible at left. Clearwater Paper Corp., historically Kimberly-Clark’s Lakeview mill, 249 N. Lake St., Neenah, WI (physically located in Fox Crossing, WI (formerly Town of Menasha, WI, from 1855 until 14 Apr. 2016)), an active rail customer, is partially visible in the background.
Photo Date:  10/12/2019  Upload Date: 11/5/2019 2:24:15 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 2299(ES44DC) BCOL 4602(C40-8M)
Views:  405   Comments: 1
CN 2274, CN 2543, BCOL 4602
Title:  CN 2274, CN 2543, BCOL 4602
Description:  A CN through freight traverses the west leg of the wye at the north end of the former SOO yard and approaches the Main St. overpass at Neenah, WI, on 26 Nov. '20. Train had three locomotives, CN 2274, CN 2543, BCOL 4602. First Presbyterian Church, 200 S. Church St., is partially visible above the second locomotive. The clock tower of the once impressive 1888 city hall building, intersection of S. Commercial St. and W. Doty St., looks like a church steeple from this perspective, but it is a block east of the church. Some of Neenah's bland, unimaginative, modern buildings, posing as architecture, stand in the background to the left. I am not a fan of modern architecture, obviously. The Holiday gas station stood somewhere in the foreground before the Main St. overpass was built.
Photo Date:  11/26/2020  Upload Date: 12/14/2020 3:10:46 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 2274(ES44DC) CN 2543(C44-9W) BCOL 4602(C40-8M)
Views:  328   Comments: 0
CN 3084 and BCOL 4604
Title:  CN 3084 and BCOL 4604
Description:  A CN container train passes the W. Bell St. overpass and approaches what used to be Kampo Rd. as it heads northeast via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 13 Sep. '17. The remnants of the former C&NW main line are visible background left.
Photo Date:  9/13/2017  Upload Date: 10/22/2017 2:52:10 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 3084(ET44AC) BCOL 4604(C40-8M)
Views:  295   Comments: 1
CN 2142 and BCOL 4606
Title:  CN 2142 and BCOL 4606
Description:  CN crosses Dixie Rd. as it heads northeast via former SOO rails at Town of Vinland, Winnebago Co., WI on 23 Jul. '17. Train had two locomotives, CN 2142 and BCOL 4606. Train is about to pass the turnout for Dixie Siding, a remnant of the former C&NW main line.
Photo Date:  7/23/2017  Upload Date: 9/24/2017 3:19:02 AM
Location:  Town of Vinland, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 2142(C40-8W) BCOL 4606(C40-8M)
Views:  302   Comments: 0
BCOL 4643 and BCOL 4607
Title:  BCOL 4643 and BCOL 4607
Description:  CN through freight heads north at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 6 Apr. '15.
Photo Date:  4/6/2015  Upload Date: 4/12/2015 2:45:39 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  BCOL 4643(C44-9WL) BCOL 4607(C40-8M)
Views:  324   Comments: 0
CN 2935 and BCOL 4609
Title:  CN 2935 and BCOL 4609
Description:  CN through freight slowly pulls out on the west leg of the wye at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI, after its pause to allow a container train to overtake it on 23 Jul. '15. There is a convenient park bench here in Arrowhead Park, a nice spot to relax and watch trains go by.
Photo Date:  7/23/2015  Upload Date: 8/24/2015 1:55:02 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 2935(ES44AC) BCOL 4609(C40-8M)
Views:  406   Comments: 0
CN 8930, CN 2642, UP 5895, CN 8888, BCOL 4609
Title:  CN 8930, CN 2642, UP 5895, CN 8888, BCOL 4609
Description:  A CN through freight crosses the mouth of the Fox River via the 2013 CN bascule bridge at Oshkosh, WI, on 21 Mar. '21. This bridge was completed in Aug. '13 to replace the former 1899 C&NW swing bridge, in part to widen the navigation channel.
Photo Date:  3/21/2021  Upload Date: 4/4/2021 3:55:41 AM
Location:  Oshkosh, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 8930(SD70M-2) CN 2642(C44-9W) UP 5895(AC44CWCTE) CN 8888(SD70M-2) BCOL 4609(C40-8M)
Views:  484   Comments: 0
CN 3898 and BCOL 4609
Title:  CN 3898 and BCOL 4609
Description:  A CN train approaches Kampo Rd. (technically no longer Kampo Rd.) as it heads southwest via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI, on 4 Jan. '25. A remnant of the former C&NW main line, now relegated to a passing siding, runs parallel to the right. Neenah Foundry Plant 2 & Plant 3 dominate the background. 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.
Photo Date:  1/4/2025  Upload Date: 2/7/2025 9:56:24 PM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 3898(ES44AC) BCOL 4609(C40-8M)
Views:  107   Comments: 0
BCOL 4609
Title:  BCOL 4609
Description:  A CN train approaches Kampo Rd. (technically no longer Kampo Rd.) as it heads southwest via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI, on 4 Jan. '25.
Photo Date:  1/4/2025  Upload Date: 2/7/2025 9:56:25 PM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  BCOL 4609(C40-8M)
Views:  105   Comments: 0
CN 8916, BCOL 4610, CN 9530
Title:  CN 8916, BCOL 4610, CN 9530
Description:  CN through freight pauses next to the remnants of the foundation from the ca. 1955 masonry SOO depot on the west leg of the wye at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 14 May '17. The rail sections supported by concrete blocks and railroad ties 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.
Photo Date:  5/14/2017  Upload Date: 7/12/2017 4:23:49 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 8916(SD70M-2) BCOL 4610(C40-8M) CN 9530(GP40-2LW)
Views:  333   Comments: 1
CN 2220 and BCOL 4610
Title:  CN 2220 and BCOL 4610
Description:  A CN through freight passes the W. Bell St. overpass and approaches Kampo Rd. as it heads northeast via a remnant of the former C&NW main line (now relegated to a passing siding) at Neenah, WI on 14 Jul. '19. The former SOO rails, also in use by CN, run parallel on this side of the train.
Photo Date:  7/14/2019  Upload Date: 9/6/2019 1:50:14 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 2220(ES44DC) BCOL 4610(C40-8M)
Views:  348   Comments: 0
CN 2220 and BCOL 4610
Title:  CN 2220 and BCOL 4610
Description:  A CN through freight approaches Kampo Rd. as it heads northeast via a remnant of the former C&NW main line (now relegated to a passing siding) at Neenah, WI on 14 Jul. '19. The former SOO rails, also in use by CN, run parallel on this side of the train.
Photo Date:  7/14/2019  Upload Date: 9/6/2019 1:50:16 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 2220(ES44DC) BCOL 4610(C40-8M)
Views:  356   Comments: 1
CN 2568, CN 2431, BCOL 4611
Title:  CN 2568, CN 2431, BCOL 4611
Description:  A CN passes the former Sherry St. grade crossing (marked by the guardrail in the shadows at left) and parallels Union St. as it heads south at north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 12 Sep. '17. Train had three locomotives, CN 2568, CN 2431, BCOL 4611. 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. The white building behind the train is what remains of the Neenah Cheese & Cold Storage Co. facility at 434 Sherry St., Neenah, WI. It was built in 1902 after the original building was destroyed in a fire. The original 2-story brick building was constructed by Nicholas Simon in 1892, a 3rd story was added later. It was home to his N. Simon & Co., a cheese maker as well as wholesaler of butter, cheese and eggs, until he moved his company to Appleton, WI, ca. 1900. He was well-known both for the quality of his cheese as well as for making several gigantic cheeses. His largest weighed 12,361 lbs., was 8’ in diameter and 5’ thick, which he created on 15 Aug. ’11 at Appleton, WI, to be exhibited at the National Dairy Show held in Chicago later that year. By the 1950s the facility was home to the L. D. Schreiber & Co. refrigerated warehouse. A 2-story section at the rear of the building was demolished at some point. It appears to be used for storage now, and has been for quite a while.
Photo Date:  9/12/2017  Upload Date: 10/19/2017 2:38:25 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 2568(C44-9W) CN 2431(C40-8M) BCOL 4611(C40-8M)
Views:  174   Comments: 0
CN 5415, BCOL 4612, and IC 1034
Title:  CN 5415, BCOL 4612, and IC 1034
Description:  CN through freight idling along former SOO rails short of N. Lake St. in Neenah, WI on 17 Dec. '13.
Photo Date:  12/17/2013  Upload Date: 12/18/2013 1:31:26 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
Categories:  RollingStock,Winter
Locomotives:  CN 5415(SD60) BCOL 4612(C40-8M) IC 1034(SD70)
Views:  463   Comments: 1
CN 5415, BCOL 4612, and IC 1034
Title:  CN 5415, BCOL 4612, and IC 1034
Description:  CN through freight slows to stop, so they could conduct a crew change, on former C&NW rails parallel to W. Butte des Morts Beach Rd. at Stroebe, WI on 17 Dec. '13.
Photo Date:  12/17/2013  Upload Date: 12/18/2013 1:34:29 AM
Location:  Stroebe(2), WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
Categories:  RollingStock,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  CN 5415(SD60) BCOL 4612(C40-8M) IC 1034(SD70)
Views:  392   Comments: 0
BCOL 4614, et al.
Title:  BCOL 4614, et al.
Description:  A CN through freight heads northwest after being passed by another through freight headed southeast via former SOO rails at N. Lake St., Neenah, WI on 24 Aug. '17. Train had seven locomotives, CN 2846, KCS 3960, CN 3046, CN 2614, CN 2529, BCOL 4614, CN 2035.
Photo Date:  8/24/2017  Upload Date: 10/7/2017 3:11:18 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  BCOL 4614(C40-8M)
Views:  139   Comments: 0
CN 2157, BCOL 4616, and CN 2134
Title:  CN 2157, BCOL 4616, and CN 2134
Description:  CN through freight negotiates the S-curve at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 16 Apr. '14.
Photo Date:  4/16/2014  Upload Date: 5/1/2014 2:58:32 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BCOL 4616(C40-8M) CN 2134(C40-8) CN 2157(C40-8W)
Views:  288   Comments: 3
CN 2553 and BCOL 4616
Title:  CN 2553 and BCOL 4616
Description:  CN through freight passes the Main St. overpass and traverses the west leg of the wye at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 5 Jul. '15. The remnants of the foundation from the ca. 1955 masonry SOO depot are to the right of the locomotives. There are rail sections supported by concrete blocks and railroad ties stacked upon it. It 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. The City of Neenah has conveniently placed a park bench here in Arrowhead Park so rail fans can watch trains go by.
Photo Date:  7/5/2015  Upload Date: 8/1/2015 1:26:11 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 2553(C44-9W) BCOL 4616(C40-8M)
Views:  255   Comments: 0
CN 2553 and BCOL 4616
Title:  CN 2553 and BCOL 4616
Description:  CN through freight traverses the west leg of the wye at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 5 Jul. '15. The City of Neenah has conveniently placed a park bench here in Arrowhead Park so rail fans can watch trains go by.
Photo Date:  7/5/2015  Upload Date: 8/1/2015 1:26:23 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 2553(C44-9W) BCOL 4616(C40-8M)
Views:  245   Comments: 0
CN 2507 and BCOL 4617
Title:  CN 2507 and BCOL 4617
Description:  CN container train parallels Harrison St. as it heads southwest via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 9 Aug. '15. Neenah Foundry Plant 2 & Plant 3 are partially visible in the background. 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.
Photo Date:  8/9/2015  Upload Date: 8/29/2015 1:31:04 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 2507(C44-9WL) BCOL 4617(C40-8M)
Views:  283   Comments: 0
CN 2632 and BCOL 4619
Title:  CN 2632 and BCOL 4619
Description:  A CN container train approaches Pioneer Rd. as it heads southeast via former SOO rails at Town of Clayton, Winnebago Co., WI on 27 Feb. '18.
Photo Date:  2/27/2018  Upload Date: 3/24/2018 4:15:16 AM
Location:  Town of Clayton(2), WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 2632(C44-9W) BCOL 4619(C40-8M)
Views:  153   Comments: 2
BCOL 4624 and UP 5797
Title:  BCOL 4624 and UP 5797
Description:  CN through freight emerges from behind Clearwater Paper and passes Chapman Ave. as it heads northwest over former SOO rails in Town of Menasha, WI on 24 Jan. '14.
Photo Date:  1/24/2014  Upload Date: 1/28/2014 2:41:21 AM
Location:  Town of Menasha, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
Categories:  RollingStock,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  BCOL 4624(C40-8M) UP 5797(AC44CWCTE)
Views:  299   Comments: 1
BCOL 4624, et al.
Title:  BCOL 4624, et al.
Description:  A CN through freight approaches Harrison St. as it heads south via former SOO rails at Town of Oshkosh, Winnebago Co., WI on 30 Apr. '18. Train had three locomotives, BCOL 4624, GECX 9129, CN 5774. The former C&NW right-of-way runs parallel to these tracks just out-of-frame to the right. The CN main line transitions from the former SOO to the former C&NW right-of-way at Harrison St. I was standing on Harrison St., in the City of Oshkosh, but the train is traversing an isolated, pitiful scrap of the Town of Oshkosh. Bemis Oshkosh North, in the City of Oshkosh, is partially visible in the background.
Photo Date:  4/30/2018  Upload Date: 5/26/2018 2:59:24 AM
Location:  Town of Oshkosh, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  BCOL 4624(C40-8M)
Views:  126   Comments: 0
BCOL 4634, et al.
Title:  BCOL 4634, et al.
Description:  A CN through freight approaches Harrison St. as it heads south via former SOO rails at Town of Oshkosh, Winnebago Co., WI on 30 Apr. '18. Train had three locomotives, BCOL 4624, GECX 9129- CN 5774. The former C&NW right-of-way runs parallel on this side of the tree line at right. The CN main line transitions from the former SOO to the former C&NW right-of-way at Harrison St. I was standing on Harrison St., in the City of Oshkosh, but the train is traversing an isolated, pitiful scrap of the Town of Oshkosh. The locomotives are passing a turnout for what is now just a spur for a solitary active rail customer. Not too long ago there were numerous rail customers along that stretch of rail. That track once formed the northern leg of a gigantic loop around the northern half of Oshkosh. I intended to capture a better view of the turnout and spur, but my timing was a little off, obviously.
Photo Date:  4/30/2018  Upload Date: 6/2/2018 3:30:33 AM
Location:  Town of Oshkosh, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  BCOL 4624(C40-8M)
Views:  155   Comments: 0
CN 2159, BCOL 4625, CN 5431, CN 8862
Title:  CN 2159, BCOL 4625, CN 5431, CN 8862
Description:  CN through freight has halted adjacent to Harrison St., split its train, and is now shoving 13 cars into the south end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 4 Jul. ’14. I presume they were going to drop off one or more of those cars before recoupling to the remainder of their train, which included a string of over 60 loaded Herzog ballast cars, and continuing on their way. I was not able to stay long enough to find out for sure.
Photo Date:  7/4/2014  Upload Date: 7/10/2014 1:36:52 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
Categories:  RollingStock,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CN 2159(C40-8W) BCOL 4625(C40-8M) CN 5431(SD60) CN 8862(SD70M-2)
Views:  693   Comments: 0
CN 2675 and BCOL 4625
Title:  CN 2675 and BCOL 4625
Description:  A CN through freight parallels Harrison St. and approaches Kampo Rd. (technically no longer Kampo Rd.) as it heads southwest via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 6 May '18. Neenah Foundry Plant 2 & Plant 3 are partially visible in the background. 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. A remnant of the former C&NW main line, now relegated to a passing siding, is visible to the right.
Photo Date:  5/6/2018  Upload Date: 6/17/2018 4:06:00 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 2675(C44-9W) BCOL 4625(C40-8M)
Views:  186   Comments: 1


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