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5/2/2024
 
 
 
 
 
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CN 2877, GECX 2036, BNSF 6367, BNSF 1082
Title:  CN 2877, GECX 2036, BNSF 6367, BNSF 1082
Description:  A CN through freight crosses the Fox River via the CN bascule bridge as it heads northward via former C&NW rails at Oshkosh, WI at 1827 hours on 30 Apr. '18. The bridge was completed in Aug. '13 to replace the 1899 swing bridge.
Photo Date:  4/30/2018  Upload Date: 6/2/2018 3:30:47 AM
Location:  Oshkosh, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 2877(ES44AC) GECX 2036(ET44AC) BNSF 6367(ES44AC) BNSF 1082(C44-9W)
Views:  295   Comments: 1
UP 4693, CEFX 6007 (ex-SOO 6007), GECX 2036, et al.
Title:  UP 4693, CEFX 6007 (ex-SOO 6007), GECX 2036, et al.
Description:  A through freight with a large, interesting selection of motive power rests on CN, former C&NW, rails at W. Bell St. at Neenah, WI on 24 Nov. '18. Train had five locomotives, UP 4596, UP 8501, UP 4693, CEFX 6007 (former SOO 6007), GECX 2036. I don’t encounter former SOO equipment this close to former SOO rails often enough. Neenah's Southpark Industrial Center (industrial park is too plebeian for oft ostentatious Neenah) is visible in the background, including Faith Technologies, Inc., 585 Enterprise Dr., (a former Plexus Corp. facility).
Photo Date:  11/24/2018  Upload Date: 12/9/2018 2:02:34 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  UP 4693(SD70M) CEFX 6007(SD60) GECX 2036(ET44AC)
Views:  148   Comments: 1
CEFX 6007 (ex-SOO 6007), GECX 2036, et al.
Title:  CEFX 6007 (ex-SOO 6007), GECX 2036, et al.
Description:  A through freight with a large, interesting selection of motive power rests on CN, former C&NW, rails at W. Bell St. at Neenah, WI on 24 Nov. '18. Train had five locomotives, UP 4596, UP 8501, UP 4693, CEFX 6007 (former SOO 6007), GECX 2036. The former SOO main line can be seen in the foreground. I don’t encounter former SOO equipment this close to these former SOO rails often enough. Neenah's Southpark Industrial Center (industrial park is too plebeian for oft ostentatious Neenah) is visible in the background, including Innovative Machining, LLC, 550 Commerce Ct.
Photo Date:  11/24/2018  Upload Date: 12/9/2018 2:02:37 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CEFX 6007(SD60) GECX 2036(ET44AC)
Views:  183   Comments: 0
UP 4596, UP 8501, UP 4693, CEFX 6007 (ex-SOO 6007), GECX 2036
Title:  UP 4596, UP 8501, UP 4693, CEFX 6007 (ex-SOO 6007), GECX 2036
Description:  A through freight with a large, interesting selection of motive power crosses Kampo Rd. as it heads northeast via CN, former C&NW, rails at Neenah, WI on 24 Nov. '18. Train had five locomotives, UP 4596, UP 8501, UP 4693, CEFX 6007 (former SOO 6007), GECX 2036. The former SOO main line can be seen in the foreground. I don’t encounter former SOO equipment this close to these former SOO rails often enough. A fellow train nut can be seen toward the left.
Photo Date:  11/24/2018  Upload Date: 12/9/2018 2:02:41 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  UP 4596(SD70M) UP 8501(SD70ACe) UP 4693(SD70M) CEFX 6007(SD60) GECX 2036(ET44AC)
Views:  145   Comments: 1
GECX 2036 and CN 2902
Title:  GECX 2036 and CN 2902
Description:  A CN through freight crosses Stroebe Rd. and parallels W. Butte des Morts Beach Rd. as it heads southwest via former C&NW rails at Stroebe, WI on 6 Apr. '18. Stroebe is a railroad station in Fox Crossing, WI (formerly Town of Menasha, Winnebago Co., WI until 14 Apr. '16). The former SOO rails run parallel to the left. The Great Northern Corp. facility is partially visible in the background at left. They have a spur, but have not received rail service for quite a while. Modern maps tend to omit the W. from W. Butte des Morts Beach Rd. for some reason, it is also absent on the current street sign. Some old maps include the W., some old maps omit the W.
Photo Date:  4/6/2019  Upload Date: 5/20/2019 1:50:26 AM
Location:  Stroebe(2), WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  GECX 2036(ET44AC) CN 2902(ES44AC)
Views:  283   Comments: 1
GECX 2036, CN 2902, CN 9424, GTW 4910
Title:  GECX 2036, CN 2902, CN 9424, GTW 4910
Description:  A CN through freight parallels W. Butte des Morts Beach Rd. and passes a waiting local as it heads southwest via former C&NW rails at Stroebe, WI on 6 Apr. '18. The local was headed for Appleton, Little Chute, and Kaukauna. Stroebe is a railroad station in Fox Crossing, WI (formerly Town of Menasha, Winnebago Co., WI until 14 Apr. '16). The former SOO rails run parallel on the other side of the trains. Modern maps tend to omit the W. from W. Butte des Morts Beach Rd. for some reason, it is also absent on the current street sign. Some old maps include the W., some old maps omit the W.
Photo Date:  4/6/2019  Upload Date: 5/20/2019 1:50:29 AM
Location:  Stroebe(2), WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  GECX 2036(ET44AC) CN 2902(ES44AC) CN 9424(GP40-2LW) GTW 4910(GP38-2)
Views:  270   Comments: 0
GECX 2036 and CN 2902
Title:  GECX 2036 and CN 2902
Description:  A CN through freight parallels W. Butte des Morts Beach Rd. and passes a waiting local as it heads southwest via former C&NW rails at Stroebe, WI on 6 Apr. '18. The local was headed for Appleton, Little Chute, and Kaukauna. Stroebe is a railroad station in Fox Crossing, WI (formerly Town of Menasha, Winnebago Co., WI until 14 Apr. '16). The former SOO rails run parallel on the other side of the trains. Modern maps tend to omit the W. from W. Butte des Morts Beach Rd. for some reason, it is also absent on the current street sign. Some old maps include the W., some old maps omit the W.
Photo Date:  4/6/2019  Upload Date: 5/20/2019 1:50:33 AM
Location:  Stroebe(2), WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  GECX 2036(ET44AC) CN 2902(ES44AC)
Views:  221   Comments: 0
GECX 2036 and CN 2902
Title:  GECX 2036 and CN 2902
Description:  The motive power of a CN through freight passes the W. Cecil St. overpass (Timothy Hamblin Bridge) and parallels Harrison St. as it traverses the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 6 Apr. '19. The overpass, erected to eliminate the grade crossing, opened to traffic on 20 Nov. '07.
Photo Date:  4/6/2019  Upload Date: 5/20/2019 1:50:37 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  GECX 2036(ET44AC) CN 2902(ES44AC)
Views:  237   Comments: 1
CN 3063 and GECX 2037
Title:  CN 3063 and GECX 2037
Description:  A CN through freight passes the mouth of the Neenah Slough at the south end of Little Lake Butte des Morts as it heads southeast via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 11 Aug. '19. Train had three locomotives, CN 3063 and GECX 2037 pulling as well as CN 3074 mid-train. The pedestrian bridge at right connects Arrowhead Park to Herb & Dolly Smith Park. Eggers Div. of VT Industries, previously Eggers Industries, founded as Hardwood Products Co. in 1910, 164 N. Lake St., an active rail customer, is visible in the background.
Photo Date:  8/11/2019  Upload Date: 9/14/2019 3:14:50 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 3063(ET44AC) GECX 2037(ET44AC)
Views:  148   Comments: 1
CN 3105, GECX 2038, GTW 6226
Title:  CN 3105, GECX 2038, GTW 6226
Description:  A CN container train passes a halted local as it parallels Harrison St. and approaches the former Byrd Ave. grade crossing as it heads southwest via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 17 Mar. '18. Container train had two locomotives, CN 3105 and GECX 2038. Local had one locomotive, GTW 6226.
Photo Date:  3/17/2018  Upload Date: 4/19/2018 4:13:23 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 3105(ET44AC) GECX 2038(ET44AC) GTW 6226(GP38-2)
Views:  228   Comments: 2
CN 2862 and GECX 2038
Title:  CN 2862 and GECX 2038
Description:  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 13 Jul. '18.
Photo Date:  7/13/2018  Upload Date: 10/7/2018 2:50:16 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 2862(ES44AC) GECX 2038(ET44AC)
Views:  145   Comments: 1
CN 2862 and GECX 2038
Title:  CN 2862 and GECX 2038
Description:  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 13 Jul. '18.
Photo Date:  7/13/2018  Upload Date: 10/7/2018 2:50:23 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 2862(ES44AC) GECX 2038(ET44AC)
Views:  108   Comments: 1
CN 3036 and GECX 2038
Title:  CN 3036 and GECX 2038
Description:  A CN through freight crosses E. Sunnyview Rd./Hwy. Y as it heads southwest via former SOO rails at Town of Oshkosh, Winnebago Co., WI, on 9 Jun. '19. The former C&NW right-of-way runs parallel just out-of-frame to the left.
Photo Date:  6/9/2019  Upload Date: 8/3/2019 12:21:03 AM
Location:  Town of Oshkosh, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 3036(ET44AC) GECX 2038(ET44AC)
Views:  131   Comments: 1
CN 2984, GECX 2038, et al.
Title:  CN 2984, GECX 2038, et al.
Description:  A CN through freight parallels Ehlers Rd. and approaches Towmen Rd. as it heads northeast via former SOO rails at Shawano Junction, Fox Crossing, Winnebago Co., WI (formerly Town of Menasha, Winnebago Co., WI, from 1855 until 14 Apr. 2016) on 9 May. '20. Train had three locomotives, CN 2984, GECX 2038, CN 5273. The train is about to transition to the former C&NW rails. This spot used to be named Fox River Junction, after several segments of the original C&NW main line through Menasha and Neenah were removed and a turnout was installed here which allows the bypass of missing C&NW rails by using former SOO rails. Some work is under way to prepare for the installation of some brand new signals. Evidence of some illegal dumping can also be seen.
Photo Date:  5/9/2020  Upload Date: 8/23/2020 1:35:25 AM
Location:  Shawano Junction, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 2984(ES44AC) GECX 2038(ET44AC)
Views:  109   Comments: 0
CN 2984, GECX 2038, CN 5273
Title:  CN 2984, GECX 2038, CN 5273
Description:  A CN through freight parallels Ehlers Rd. and approaches Towmen Rd. as it heads northeast via former SOO rails at Shawano Junction, Fox Crossing, Winnebago Co., WI (formerly Town of Menasha, Winnebago Co., WI, from 1855 until 14 Apr. 2016) on 9 May. '20. This spot used to be named Fox River Junction, after several segments of the original C&NW main line through Menasha and Neenah were removed and a turnout was installed here which allows the bypass of missing C&NW rails by using former SOO rails. The train is transitioning to the former C&NW rails. Some work is under way to prepare for the installation of some brand new signals. In a few days a shiny, new signal relay case will be installed next to this awesome old one. Unfortunately, evidence of some illegal dumping can also be seen.
Photo Date:  5/9/2020  Upload Date: 8/30/2020 2:22:03 AM
Location:  Shawano Junction, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 2984(ES44AC) GECX 2038(ET44AC) CN 5273(SD40-2W)
Views:  124   Comments: 0
GECX 2038, et al.
Title:  GECX 2038, et al.
Description:  A CN through freight rests at the end of Smith St. at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI, on 1 Jul. '20. Train had two locomotives, GECX 2038 and CN 3193.
Photo Date:  7/1/2021  Upload Date: 7/19/2021 3:04:53 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  GECX 2038(ET44AC)
Views:  110   Comments: 0
IC 9612, GECX 2038 and CN 3193
Title:  IC 9612, GECX 2038 and CN 3193
Description:  IC 9612 approaches a CN through freight resting at the end of Smith St. at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI, on 1 Jul. '20.
Photo Date:  7/1/2021  Upload Date: 7/19/2021 3:04:56 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  IC 9612(GP38-2) GECX 2038(ET44AC) CN 3193(ET44AC)
Views:  154   Comments: 0
CN 3805 and GECX 2039
Title:  CN 3805 and GECX 2039
Description:  A CN container train crosses Kampo Rd. and approaches the W. Bell St. overpass as it heads southwest via a remnant of the former C&NW main line, now relegated to a passing siding, at Neenah, WI on 19 Jun. '18. Train had two locomotives, CN 3805 and GECX 2039. To the right of the lead locomotive are the remnants of a spur for the two warehouses to the right, but the turnout that connected them to the siding has been gone for years. A new turnout rests between the two sets of tracks by Kampo Rd. It will soon replace an existing turnout which is used to service Neenah's Southpark Industrial Center from the former C&NW passing siding. The former SOO main line is at left. Neenah Foundry Plant 2 & Plant 3 can be seen 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:  6/19/2018  Upload Date: 9/2/2018 3:25:51 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 3805(ES44AC) GECX 2039(ET44AC)
Views:  185   Comments: 2
CN 2807 and GECX 2042
Title:  CN 2807 and GECX 2042
Description:  CN container train parallels Hwy. 41 and approaches the Hwy. G overpass as it head southwest via former SOO rails at Snells, WI on 27 Jan. '18. Snells, formerly known as Snell’s Station or Snell’s Crossing, is now little more than a map dot in the Town of Neenah, Winnebago Co. This small, rural community once included a post office, depot, cheese factory, sawmill, school, and stockyard. Snells was located at Mile 183 on the SOO’s Trevor to Somerset line and Mile 173.1 on the C&NW’s Milwaukee to Marinette line. I do not know if each railroad had their own small depot, or if one small depot served both railroads, I suspect it was the latter. It does not look like any real remnants of the original community remain. Even the station sign, erected after the depot was removed, is gone.
Photo Date:  1/27/2018  Upload Date: 2/17/2018 3:43:04 AM
Location:  Snells, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 2807(ES44AC) GECX 2042(ET44AC)
Views:  386   Comments: 0
CN 3000 and CN 3030
Title:  CN 3000 and CN 3030
Description:  A CN unit train of autoracks parallels Hwy. 41 and approaches the Hwy. G overpass as it heads northeast via former SOO rails at Snells, WI on 17 May '18. Snells, formerly known as Snell’s Station or Snell’s Crossing, is now little more than a map dot in the Town of Neenah, Winnebago Co. This small, rural community once included a post office, depot, cheese factory, sawmill, school, and stockyard. It does not look like any real remnants of the original community remain. Even the station sign, erected after the depot was removed, is gone. The former C&NW rails run parallel on other side of the train. The facility at left has an indoor spur, but I don't know if it is currently used.
Photo Date:  5/17/2018  Upload Date: 6/30/2018 3:29:11 AM
Location:  Snells, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 3000(ET44AC) CN 3030(ET44AC)
Views:  274   Comments: 0
CN 3001
Title:  CN 3001
Description:  CN unit train of tank cars, petroleum crude oil according to the DOT placards, passes the Hwy. 41 overpass and approaches Ehlers Rd. as it heads southeast via former SOO rails at Fox Crossing, WI (formerly Town of Menasha, WI until 14 Apr. '16) on 17 Jun. '17. Train had three locomotives CN 2909 and CN 2907 pulling as well as CN 3001 pushing.
Photo Date:  6/17/2017  Upload Date: 7/24/2017 2:46:21 AM
Location:  Fox Crossing, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 3001(ET44AC)
Views:  184   Comments: 1
CN 3001
Title:  CN 3001
Description:  A CN container train parallels Harrison St. as it heads southwest past the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI, on 6 Jun. '20. Train had two locomotives, CN 2868 pulling as well as CN 3001 pushing.
Photo Date:  6/6/2020  Upload Date: 10/26/2020 2:41:51 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 3001(ET44AC)
Views:  102   Comments: 0
CN 3034 and CN 3002
Title:  CN 3034 and CN 3002
Description:  A CN container train crosses over from the former SOO rails to the former C&NW rails as it heads southwest at Neenah, WI on 30 Mar. '18. Train had two locomotives, CN 3034 and CN 3002. Components for a new turnout rest at left. Given that the sun light was neutral, I was hoping to photograph a train approaching Kampo Rd. from the northeast on the main line, for a change. That angle isn't be much good on a sunny afternoon, when I am usually over this way. I positioned myself here when I noticed a train approaching, only to be foiled once again by the crafty crew members of the CN (who decided to cross over to the passing siding instead).
Photo Date:  3/30/2018  Upload Date: 4/23/2018 3:26:11 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 3034(ET44AC) CN 3002(ET44AC)
Views:  309   Comments: 0
CN 3002
Title:  CN 3002
Description:  A CN container train crosses Kampo Rd. and approaches the W. Bell St. overpass as it heads southwest via former C&NW rails at Neenah, WI on 30 Mar. '18. Train had two locomotives, CN 3034 and CN 3002. The siding at left is used to service Neenah's Southpark Industrial Center.
Photo Date:  3/30/2018  Upload Date: 4/27/2018 3:33:52 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 3002(ET44AC)
Views:  188   Comments: 0
CN 2877 and CN 3002
Title:  CN 2877 and CN 3002
Description:  A CN through freight crosses N. Lake St., as it heads northwest via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 18 Apr. '19. The former Lieber Lumber facility is partially visible at right. Part of that facility is used as a warehouse by somebody, the office/retail building is currently home to the Valley Academy for the Arts, 139 N. Lake St.
Photo Date:  4/18/2019  Upload Date: 6/10/2019 2:08:12 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 2877(ES44AC) CN 3002(ET44AC)
Views:  117   Comments: 1
CN 3002
Title:  CN 3002
Description:  A CN container train parallels Hwy. 41 as it heads southwest via former SOO rails at Snells, WI on 8 Dec. '19. Snells is now little more than a map dot in the Town of Neenah, Winnebago Co. A Post Office was established on 4 May 1876, originally called Snell’s Station, sometimes referred to as Snell’s Crossing. This once small, rural community included a depot, cheese factory, sawmill, school, and stockyard. It does not look like any substantial remnants of the community remain, even the station sign, erected after the depot was removed, is gone (it is not a station on the current CN system map). Train had two locomotives, CN 3210 pulling and CN 3002 pushing. The through freight at left rests upon a remnant of the former C&NW main line, now relegated to a passing siding. I was trying to duplicate the view in an awesome photograph on this site which was recently chosen as an Editor's Pick, http://rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2749619. The contributor (very deserving of the red ribbon) has labeled the location as Minneapolis, but I agree with one of the commenters who believes that the photograph was captured at Neenah. I did not get the angle quite right, plus I will need to try again when the sun is in a better position.
Photo Date:  12/8/2019  Upload Date: 2/23/2020 1:31:45 AM
Location:  Snells, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 3002(ET44AC)
Views:  106   Comments: 0
CN 3003 and CN 2946
Title:  CN 3003 and CN 2946
Description:  CN container train approaches N. Lake St. as it heads southeast via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 16 Apr. '17. Train had two locomotives, CN 3003 and CN 2946.
Photo Date:  4/16/2017  Upload Date: 5/28/2017 3:03:36 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 3003(ET44AC) CN 2946(ES44AC)
Views:  217   Comments: 0
CN 3004 and CN 2811
Title:  CN 3004 and CN 2811
Description:  CN through freight crosses what used to be Kampo Rd. and approaches the W. Bell St. overpass as it heads southwest via a remnant of the former C&NW mainline at Neenah, WI on 26 Mar. '16. The former SOO mainline is in the foreground.
Photo Date:  3/26/2016  Upload Date: 5/23/2016 1:04:18 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 3004(ET44AC) CN 2811(ES44AC)
Views:  284   Comments: 0
CN 3004
Title:  CN 3004
Description:  A CN train passes the former Balch St. underpass as it heads northwest via former SOO rails at Waupaca, WI, on 26 Feb. '23. Train had two locomotives, CN 3004 pulling and CN 2862 pushing.
Photo Date:  2/26/2023  Upload Date: 2/27/2023 1:57:08 AM
Location:  Waupaca, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 3004(ET44AC)
Views:  85   Comments: 0
CN 8813, CN 2915, CN 3006, IC 1201
Title:  CN 8813, CN 2915, CN 3006, IC 1201
Description:  CN through freight slows to halt along Union St. at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 28 Apr. '16. Train had four locomotives, CN 8813, CN 2915, CN 3006, IC 1201. The lead locomotive is passing 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.
Photo Date:  4/28/2016  Upload Date: 6/12/2016 1:36:17 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 8813(SD70M-2) CN 2915(ES44AC) IC 1201(SW7RM) CN 3006(ET44AC)
Views:  634   Comments: 1
CN 3007 and CN 2812
Title:  CN 3007 and CN 2812
Description:  A CN through freight parallels Union St. and passes the Main St. overpass as it leans into the west leg of the wye at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 19 May '18. The north leg of the wye can be seen near the bottom of the photograph. In the foreground, fill is being added to a portion of the park in preparation for future improvements to the park. The front facade of the remaining portion of the Neenah Cheese & Cold Storage Co. facility, 434 Sherry St., Neenah, WI, is partially visible at left. 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:  5/19/2018  Upload Date: 6/30/2018 3:29:57 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 3007(ET44AC) CN 2812(ES44AC)
Views:  143   Comments: 1
CN 3007 and CN 2812
Title:  CN 3007 and CN 2812
Description:  A CN through freight passes the Main St. overpass via the west leg of the wye at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 19 May '18. The north leg of the wye runs through the center of the photograph. In the foreground, fill is being added to a portion of the park in preparation for future improvements to the park. The front facade of the remaining portion of the Neenah Cheese & Cold Storage Co. facility, 434 Sherry St., Neenah, WI, is partially visible under the overpass at left.
Photo Date:  5/19/2018  Upload Date: 6/30/2018 3:30:02 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 3007(ET44AC) CN 2812(ES44AC)
Views:  127   Comments: 1
CN 3144 and CN 3008
Title:  CN 3144 and CN 3008
Description:  A CN through freight passes the former Byrd Ave. grade crossing and parallels Harrison St. as it heads southwest via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 31 Jan. '20. A remnant of the former C&NW main line runs parallel to the right. The beige facility in the background is Voith (a.k.a. Voith Paper Fabric & Roll Systems, Inc., or Voith Paper Rolls Central, Inc., et al.), 401 Byrd Ave. (office at 375 Byrd Ave.). They don't currently benefit from rail service.
Photo Date:  1/31/2020  Upload Date: 4/24/2020 2:28:44 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 3144(ET44AC) CN 3008(ET44AC)
Views:  239   Comments: 0
CN 3144 and CN 3008
Title:  CN 3144 and CN 3008
Description:  A CN through freight parallels Harrison St. as it heads southwest via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 31 Jan. '20. A remnant of the former Chicago & North Western (C&NW) main line runs parallel along the other side of the train. Neenah Foundry Plant 2 & Plant 3 stand beyond the train. 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:  1/31/2020  Upload Date: 4/24/2020 2:28:46 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 3144(ET44AC) CN 3008(ET44AC)
Views:  225   Comments: 0
CN 3144 and CN 3008
Title:  CN 3144 and CN 3008
Description:  A CN unit train of 2-bay covered hoppers heads southwest via former a remnant of the former C&NW main line, now relegated to a passing siding, at Neenah, WI on 22 Mar. '20. Train was preparing to drop off and pick up cars at the former SOO yard. The former SOO rails are in the foreground. 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:  3/22/2020  Upload Date: 6/6/2020 3:42:57 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 3144(ET44AC) CN 3008(ET44AC)
Views:  337   Comments: 1
CN 3144 and CN 3008
Title:  CN 3144 and CN 3008
Description:  A CN unit train of 2-bay covered hoppers approaches Kampo Rd. as it heads southwest via former a remnant of the former C&NW main line, now relegated to a passing siding, at Neenah, WI on 22 Mar. '20. Train was preparing to drop off and pick up cars at the former SOO yard. The former SOO rails are in the foreground. 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:  3/22/2020  Upload Date: 6/6/2020 3:43:01 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 3144(ET44AC) CN 3008(ET44AC)
Views:  495   Comments: 0
CN 3008
Title:  CN 3008
Description:  A CN container train parallels Harrison St. and crosses Kampo Rd. as it heads southwest via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI, on 4 Apr. '21. Train had two locomotives, CN 3849 pulling as well as CN 3008 pushing. The last time I saw CN 3008 was 22 Mar. '20, when it still wore the CN scheme. A remnant of the former C&NW main line, now relegated to a passing siding, also in use by CN, runs parallel along this side of the train.
Photo Date:  4/4/2021  Upload Date: 4/5/2021 2:52:24 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 3008(ET44AC)
Views:  242   Comments: 0
CN 3009, CN 2823, CEFX 3130, CEFX 3141, CEFX 3105
Title:  CN 3009, CN 2823, CEFX 3130, CEFX 3141, CEFX 3105
Description:  CN through freight crosses Winchester Rd./Hwy. II and approaches Ehlers Rd. (Milepost CM 187.68) as it heads northwest via former SOO rails at Town of Menasha, WI on 21 May '16. The divergence of rail lines at Winchester Rd., where this line heads northwest toward Stevens Point and the other line heads northeast toward Green Bay (behind the building on the left), is labeled Winnebago Junction on some old maps. Train had five locomotives, CN 3009, CN 2823, CEFX 3130, CEFX 3141, CEFX 3105.
Photo Date:  5/21/2016  Upload Date: 6/12/2016 1:37:17 AM
Location:  Town of Menasha, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 3009(ET44AC) CN 2823(ES44AC) CEFX 3130(SD40M-2) CEFX 3141(SD40M-2) CEFX 3105(SD40-2)
Views:  385   Comments: 1
CN 3009
Title:  CN 3009
Description:  CN container train parallels Sherman Rd. and approaches its grade crossing as it heads southwest via former SOO rails at Town of Oshkosh, Winnebago Co., WI on 29 Jan. '17. Train had two locomotives, CN 3009 pulling and CN 2949 pushing. It looks like they are preparing to replace some rail in the near future.
Photo Date:  1/29/2017  Upload Date: 2/26/2017 2:24:56 AM
Location:  Town of Oshkosh, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 3009(ET44AC)
Views:  255   Comments: 1
CN 3011 and CN 3037
Title:  CN 3011 and CN 3037
Description:  CN container train crosses over from the former C&NW mainline to the SOO mainline along Harrison St. at Neenah, WI on 2 Apr. '16.
Photo Date:  4/2/2016  Upload Date: 5/23/2016 1:04:31 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 3011(ET44AC) CN 3037(ET44AC)
Views:  348   Comments: 2
CN 3011 and CN 3037
Title:  CN 3011 and CN 3037
Description:  CN container train passes Neenah Foundry Plant 2 & Plant 3 as it crosses over from the former C&NW mainline to the former SOO mainline along Harrison St. at Neenah, WI on 2 Apr. '16. 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:  4/2/2016  Upload Date: 5/23/2016 1:04:36 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 3011(ET44AC) CN 3037(ET44AC)
Views:  285   Comments: 0
CN 3011 and CN 2860
Title:  CN 3011 and CN 2860
Description:  CN container train passes the Bell St. overpass and approaches the former Kampo Rd. as it heads northeast via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 29 May '16. A remnant of the former C&NW mainline is visible background left.
Photo Date:  5/29/2016  Upload Date: 6/12/2016 1:38:11 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 3011(ET44AC) CN 2860(ES44AC)
Views:  250   Comments: 1
CN 3011 and CN 2985
Title:  CN 3011 and CN 2985
Description:  A CN container train parallels Harrison St. as it heads northeast via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 7 May '18. You can't tell from this perspective, but a remnant of the former C&NW main line, now relegated to a passing siding, runs parallel on the other side of the train and ballast pile.
Photo Date:  5/7/2018  Upload Date: 6/17/2018 4:06:30 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 3011(ET44AC) CN 2985(ES44AC)
Views:  221   Comments: 2
CN 2985 and CN 3011
Title:  CN 2985 and CN 3011
Description:  A CN container train parallels Harrison St. and approaches the former Byrd Ave. grade crossing as it heads southwest past the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 19 May '18. A fellow train nut and I were enjoying an evening picnic (tasty vittles from the nearby Tom's Drive In) on the tail gate of his pickup truck, waiting to photograph passing trains. This train approaches, we grab our cameras, start shooting, and start to wonder why the engineer is laying on the horn. As our gaze follows the train as it passes us, we notice the reason for the horn. A moronic, trespassing, fat, old, grotesquely-bulging-spandex-clad, ersatz Lance Armstrong is dragging his bicycle across the tracks at the former Byrd Ave. grade crossing, right in front of the rapidly approaching freight train. When the engineer blew the horn, the moron flipped off the train crew and offered us a smug, arrogant grin while we stared in disbelief as he waddled away.
Photo Date:  5/19/2018  Upload Date: 7/22/2018 4:29:29 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 2985(ES44AC) CN 3011(ET44AC)
Views:  210   Comments: 1
CN 2992 and CN 3012
Title:  CN 2992 and CN 3012
Description:  A CN train passes the former Caroline St. grade crossing as it prepares to halt at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI, on 23 Jul. '23. The train was preparing to halt to allow a southbound train to pass. 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.
Photo Date:  7/23/2023  Upload Date: 7/24/2023 1:49:49 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 2992(ES44AC) CN 3012(ET44AC)
Views:  62   Comments: 0
CN 3013
Title:  CN 3013
Description:  A CN container train approaches N. Lake St. as it heads southeast via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 27 Jan. '19. Train had two locomotives, CN 3013 pulling and CN 3117 pushing. I'm left to wonder why the left number board is covered with cardboard. The boxcars at right rest in a small ancillary yard behind 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 until 14 Apr. '16)).
Photo Date:  1/27/2019  Upload Date: 3/24/2019 3:16:20 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 3013(ET44AC)
Views:  81   Comments: 1
CN 3013
Title:  CN 3013
Description:  A CN container train and approaches N. Lake St. as it heads southeast via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 27 Jan. '19. Train had two locomotives, CN 3013 pulling and CN 3117 pushing. I'm left to wonder why the left number board is covered with cardboard. The boxcars at right rest in a small ancillary yard behind 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 until 14 Apr. '16)).
Photo Date:  1/27/2019  Upload Date: 3/27/2019 3:21:30 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 3013(ET44AC)
Views:  139   Comments: 1
CN 3013
Title:  CN 3013
Description:  A CN unit train of 3-bay covered hoppers bisects the Rat River Wildlife Area and crosses the frozen Rat River via the former SOO bridge as it speeds northwest at Medina Junction, WI, on 20 Feb. '21. Train had two locomotives, CN 3013 pulling and CN 3278 pushing. There was no vandalism to the bridge when I was here last, 23 Jan. '16.
Photo Date:  2/20/2021  Upload Date: 2/22/2021 12:35:24 AM
Location:  Medina Junction, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 3013(ET44AC)
Views:  101   Comments: 0
CN 3014 and CN 2445
Title:  CN 3014 and CN 2445
Description:  CN through freight slows to halt along Union St. at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 12 Oct. '17. Train was preparing to set out and pick up cars and had two locomotives, CN 3014 and CN 2445. The tree at right stands at the former Adams St. grade crossing.
Photo Date:  10/12/2017  Upload Date: 11/20/2017 3:03:18 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 3014(ET44AC) CN 2445(C40-8M)
Views:  146   Comments: 1
CN 2921 and CN 3016
Title:  CN 2921 and CN 3016
Description:  A CN through freight approaches N. Lake St. as it heads southeast via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 7 Sep. '19. Train had four locomotives, CN 3850 and CN 3843 pulling and CN 2921 and CN 3016 mid-train.
Photo Date:  9/7/2019  Upload Date: 10/13/2019 1:46:30 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 2921(ES44AC) CN 3016(ET44AC)
Views:  119   Comments: 1


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