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GTW 4907 |
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A CN local, with 11 cars, crosses the Fox River Navigation Canal via the former C&NW swing bridge in 'The Flats' at Appleton, WI, on 17 Oct. '20. Train was returning from Kimberly and Combined Locks. I haven't noticed a builder's plate, but according to bridgehunter.com, the Warren through truss swing bridge was built in 1908. However, a recent contributor to that site believes it was built after 1919. A photograph caption in the Post-Crescent on 29 May 1974 states that the bridge was "nearly 50 years old." Over the past several years, I have noticed that some misinformed individuals erroneously refer to ‘The Flats’ as ‘Oneida Flats,’ or some other variation. For all of my life, the historic, industrial heart of Appleton has been simply ‘The Flats.’ However, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries it was referred to as 'The Water Power.' |
| Photo Date: |
10/17/2020 Upload Date: 10/19/2020 2:34:48 AM |
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Appleton, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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GTW 4907(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
GTW 4907 |
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A CN local, with 11 cars, exits Pierce Park and crosses S. Mason St. as it heads northwest via former C&NW rails at Appleton, WI, on 17 Oct. '20. Train was headed back from Kimberly and Combined Locks. |
| Photo Date: |
10/17/2020 Upload Date: 10/19/2020 2:35:00 AM |
| Location: |
Appleton, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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| Locomotives: |
GTW 4907(GP38-2) |
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110 Comments: 1 |
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