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Re-installed Grade Crossing at New London, WI |
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CN recently re-installed the grade crossing on a remnant of the former GB&W mainline in order to resume rail service to Granite Valley Forest Products (formerly Wolf River Lumber) at New London, WI, as seen on 29 Nov. '17. Wolf River Lumber eliminated rail service ca. '09 and the grade crossing was removed. I'm not sure if rail service has resumed yet or not. Wolf River Lumber ran into some financial and legal trouble and was acquired by GreenStone Farm Credit Services in '10. GreenStone wanted to keep it running until they found a buyer. Welter Forest Products, Inc. (DBA Granite Valley Forest Products) bought it in late '12 or early '13. |
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11/29/2017 Upload Date: 12/31/2017 2:20:12 AM |
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New London, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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CN 4721 |
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CN local works in the former SOO yard at Menasha, WI on 4 Dec. '17. The facility at right is currently home to Alliance Industries, 320 Appleton St., Menasha, WI, they apply powder coatings and manufacture sand cores. Founded at Waupaca, WI in 1979, they leased this facility in 2005. They later purchased the facility as well as the adjacent one at 313 Appleton St. The facility was home to Menasha Mill Supply Co. from at least 1939 through the 1970s, they primarily processed waste paper. It clearly used to receive rail service, but it does not seem to currently. The former MILW yard was located on the other (south) side of it; the building could be serviced by both railroads simultaneously. |
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12/4/2017 Upload Date: 12/31/2017 2:20:17 AM |
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Menasha, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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CN 4721(GP38-2) |
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SOO 11046 |
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SOO 11046, a 40' metal reefer, is the latest addition to the former SOO depot along the now CN rails at Waupaca, WI on 5 Dec. '17. SOO 11046 was produced by Athearn/Roundhouse in HO Scale in 2016. |
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12/5/2017 Upload Date: 12/31/2017 2:20:20 AM |
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Waupaca, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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CN 2591 and CN 2293 |
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CN unit train of 89' autoracks crosses Medina Junction Rd. as it heads northwest via former SOO rails at Medina Junction, WI on 7 Dec. '17. The junction with the former C&NW right-of-way, now the Wiouwash State Trail, is out of frame to the left. |
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12/7/2017 Upload Date: 12/31/2017 2:20:23 AM |
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Medina Junction, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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CN 2591(C44-9W) CN 2293(ES44DC) |
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GTW 4907 |
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CN local passes the W. Bell St. overpass as it heads northeast via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 8 Dec. '17. A remnant of the former C&NW main line is hidden on the other side of the train. |
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12/8/2017 Upload Date: 12/31/2017 2:20:26 AM |
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Neenah, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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GTW 4907(GP38-2) |
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CN 4721, et al. |
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A CN local parallels W. Butte des Morts Beach Rd. as it heads northeast with about 23 cars via former C&NW rails at Stroebe, WI on 10 Dec. '17. Stroebe is a railroad station in Fox Crossing, WI (formerly Town of Menasha, Winnebago Co., WI until 14 Apr. '16 (not Outagamie Co., where Stroebe was erroneously placed on this site)). Train was headed for Appleton, Little Chute, and Kaukauna and had two locomotives, CN 4721 and CN 9473. The ongoing reconstruction of the Hwy. 41/ Hwy. 10/Hwy. 441 (a.k.a. the Tri-County Expressway) interchange (a.k.a. the Polish Connection) is visible in the background. The interchange opened to traffic on 30 Nov. '75. When Hwy. 10 was reconstructed and relocated ca. '97, this interchange was not simultaneously reconstructed to form a full interchange, but the ongoing, extensive expansion and reconstruction will make it a full interchange as well as increase traffic capacity. |
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12/10/2017 Upload Date: 12/31/2017 2:20:29 AM |
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Stroebe(2), WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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CN 4721(GP38-2) |
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GTW 5857 |
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CN local approaches Fire Lane 1 as it heads west via former joint MILW/SOO rails at Harrison, WI on 10 Dec. '17. Train was headed for Menasha (and ultimately Neenah) from Hilbert and points beyond. Fire Lane 2 runs parallel to the tracks on the other side of train. Fire Lane 1 forms the border between Fox Crossing in Winnebago Co. and Town of Harrison in Calumet Co. |
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12/10/2017 Upload Date: 12/31/2017 2:20:32 AM |
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Harrison, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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GTW 5857(GP38-2) |
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GTW 5857 |
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CN local passes Intertape Polymer Group, IPG, 741 4th St., Menasha, WI, and crosses the former Manitowoc St. grade crossing via the former joint MILW/SOO rails at Menasha, WI on 10 Dec. '17. Founded in Menasha in Dec. 1917 as George Banta Paper Co., an affiliate of the George Banta Publishing Co. They merged with Menasha’s Gebrick Paper Co. in ’19 and continued under the Banta name. The name was changed to Central Paper Products Co. (later shortened to Central Paper Co.) ca. Sep. ’20, about the same time they moved to their new location at 422 Manitowoc St. on the north side of the joint MILW/SOO tracks. It’s the same facility, but the address changed when a portion of Manitowoc St. was vacated to allow westward expansion ca. ’76-’80. The facility was acquired by Alco Standard Corp., based in Valley Forge, PA, ca. 29 Sep. ’69 but continued to operate as Central Paper. The name changed to Central Products Co. at some point after ’74. Spinnaker Industries, Inc. purchased Central Products Co. from Alco ca. 1 Jul. ‘95. Intertape Polymer Group, Inc., from Canada, purchased Central Products from Spinnaker ca. 12 Apr. ’99. Train was returning from the Hilbert-area and will complete some work in Menasha before heading back to the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI. |
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12/10/2017 Upload Date: 12/31/2017 2:20:36 AM |
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Menasha, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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GTW 5857(GP38-2) |
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GTW 5857 |
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CN local shoves 4 boxcars northward across 6th St. (to right) via former MILW rails at Menasha, WI on 10 Dec. '17. The boxcars were destined for LSC Communications, Inc. (formerly RR Donnelley, originally Banta Corp.). |
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12/10/2017 Upload Date: 12/31/2017 2:20:39 AM |
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Menasha, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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GTW 5857(GP38-2) |
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GTW 5857 |
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CN local shoves 4 boxcars past the idle Earl Litho Printing Co. facility, 1486 Earl St., and across Midway Rd. via former MILW rails at Menasha, WI on 10 Dec. '17. I'm not sure when the facility closed. When I saw its current condition, I feared that it was being razed. I was surprised to learn that someone wants to remodel it for continued industrial use. I hope they succeed. The boxcars were destined for LSC Communications, Inc. (formerly RR Donnelley, originally Banta Corp.), out of frame to the right. |
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12/10/2017 Upload Date: 12/31/2017 2:20:43 AM |
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Menasha, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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GTW 5857(GP38-2) |
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GTW 5857 |
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CN local services LSC Communications, Inc. (formerly RR Donnelley, originally Banta Corp.), 800 Midway Rd., via former MILW rails at Menasha, WI on 10 Dec. '17. LSC Communications was spun off from RR Donnelley ca. Nov. '16. |
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12/10/2017 Upload Date: 12/31/2017 2:20:47 AM |
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Menasha, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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GTW 5857(GP38-2) |
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