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GTW 6226 |
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CN local crosses Plover Rd./Hwy. 54 as it heads sowth with 20-some cars via former GB&W rails at Biron, WI, on 4 Jul. '17. Train was headed back toward the yard after servicing Catalyst Paper, Biron Mill. The large paper mill stands about a mile to the north (right). Historically Consolidated Papers, Inc., Biron Div., it was founded on 14 Dec. 1892 as the Grand Rapids Pulp & Paper Co. |
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7/4/2017 Upload Date: 9/3/2017 2:02:24 AM |
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Biron, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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GTW 6226(GP38-2) |
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GTW 6226 |
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Local heading north in Burlington WI |
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7/25/2017 Upload Date: 8/1/2017 10:03:38 PM |
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Burlington, WI |
| Author: |
Jenny Schwartz |
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Roster |
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GTW 6226(GP38-2) |
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GTW 6226 L50881-30 |
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The Quad Graphics local thunders north at 1436. |
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10/30/2017 Upload Date: 11/15/2017 9:24:30 PM |
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Byron, WI |
| Author: |
Der Langsame |
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Action |
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GTW 6226(GP38-2) CN 9433(GP40-2LW) |
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CN 9433 |
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Built June 1974. |
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10/30/2017 Upload Date: 11/15/2017 9:24:37 PM |
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Byron, WI |
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Der Langsame |
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Action |
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CN 9433(GP40-2LW) GTW 6226(GP38-2) |
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GTW 6226 L50881-30 (2) |
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After meeting 199 and 751, the 508 continues south at 1526. |
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10/30/2017 Upload Date: 11/15/2017 9:27:32 PM |
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Byron, WI |
| Author: |
Der Langsame |
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Action |
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GTW 6226(GP38-2) CN 9433(GP40-2LW) |
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| Title: |
GTW 6226 |
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Built July 1975 as DTI 226. |
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10/30/2017 Upload Date: 11/15/2017 9:27:41 PM |
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Byron, WI |
| Author: |
Der Langsame |
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Action |
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GTW 6226(GP38-2) |
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To Quad Graphics |
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CN L50881, the Quad Graphics local, charges up Bryon Hill with a former DT&I leader |
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10/30/2017 Upload Date: 11/23/2017 1:13:59 PM |
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Bryon, WI |
| Author: |
Jacob Rink |
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GTW 6226(GP38-2) CN 9433(GP40-2LW) |
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Southbound Again |
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After holding for two, L50881 rolls off the siding |
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10/30/2017 Upload Date: 11/23/2017 1:15:49 PM |
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Bryon, WI |
| Author: |
Jacob Rink |
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GTW 6226(GP38-2) CN 9433(GP40-2LW) |
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| Title: |
GTW 6226 and CN 9530 |
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A CN local appears from behind an old, seemingly idle, industrial facility (partially visible at right) as it heads northeast via former C&NW rail at Appleton, WI on 4 Mar. '18. I haven’t found much information about the facility's current or former occupants. Earthkote International, Inc. is one previous occupant and there is a small Miller Electric sign on the southwest wall. Train was headed for Little Chute and Kaukauna and had two locomotives, GTW 6226 and CN 9530. |
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3/4/2018 Upload Date: 4/6/2018 2:33:10 AM |
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Appleton, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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GTW 6226(GP38-2) CN 9530(GP40-2LW) |
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| Title: |
GTW 6226 |
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CN local has just finished servicing Bemis (formerly Curwood, Inc.) via a remnant of the former C&NW main line at Neenah, WI on 17 Mar. ’18. The former SOO main line, also in use by CN, is in the foreground. |
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3/17/2018 Upload Date: 4/19/2018 4:13:20 AM |
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Neenah, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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GTW 6226(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
CN 3105, GECX 2038, GTW 6226 |
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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. |
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3/17/2018 Upload Date: 4/19/2018 4:13:23 AM |
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Neenah, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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CN 3105(ET44AC) GECX 2038(ET44AC) GTW 6226(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
GTW 6226 |
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A CN local parallels Milwaukee St. and approaches 7th St. as it heads north via former MILW rails at Menasha, WI on 19 Mar. '18. Train was headed for LSC Communications, Inc. (formerly RR Donnelley, originally Banta Corp.). Dura-Fibre, LLC, is partially visible behind the locomotive. Organized as the National Tractor & Machinery Co. at Chicago in 1916 (some references state ’18). They reorganized as the Uncle Sam Tractor and Machinery Co. ca. Mar. ’18 and moved to Menasha, WI ca. Feb. ‘19. They constructed a new 60’ x 125’ factory and 25’ x 40’ office building at 344 6th St. and erected 2 additions in ’20, with further expansion in ’22. The company reorganized as Wisconsin Automotive Corp. ca. ’23 in order to add automobiles to its line of products, particularly the Harris Six. They went out of business sometime between ’24 and ’28. The Neenah Shoe Co. occupied the plant in ’28. The Wisconsin Container Corp. was organized ca. ’31 to manufacture solid fiber and corrugated containers at this facility. The company was acquired by Menasha Corp. ca. ’69 and became their Solid Fibre Division. On 8 Feb. ’73, Menasha Corp. was granted a trademark for their “Grain-tainer” fiberboard grain doors for boxcars, but I’m not positive if they were made here or at another Menasha Corp. facility. Menasha Corp. sold the facility in ’04 and the name was changed to Dura-Fibre at some point. |
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3/19/2018 Upload Date: 4/19/2018 4:13:26 AM |
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Menasha, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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GTW 6226(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
GTW 6226 |
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CN local crosses the former joint MILW/SOO bridge over the South Channel (Neenah Channel) of the Fox River at Neenah, WI on 19 Mar. '18. As you can see, construction of the new pedestrian bridge is nearing completion. The new bridge is part of Neenah and Menasha's Loop-the-Lake project to connect existing recreational trails in the Twin Cities. A similar bridge over the North Channel (Menasha Channel) is nearing completion in Menasha. I'm looking forward to utilizing the new trail sections, but I will miss the once panoramic view of this railroad bridge. The Menasha bridge will not be as close to the railroad bridge and will provide a view heretofore only attainable with a boat. |
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3/19/2018 Upload Date: 4/19/2018 4:13:29 AM |
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Neenah, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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GTW 6226(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
GTW 6226 |
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CN local approaches the W. Bell St. overpass as it heads southwest via former C&NW rails at Neenah, WI on 21 Mar. '18. The former SOO rails are in the foreground. |
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3/21/2018 Upload Date: 4/19/2018 4:36:31 AM |
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Neenah, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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GTW 6226(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
GTW 6226 |
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A CN local crosses W. Prospect Ave., the border between the Town of Grand Chute, Outagamie Co., WI and Fox Crossing, WI (formerly Town of Menasha, Winnebago Co., WI until 14 Apr. '16), as it heads southwest via former SOO rails on 27 Mar. '18. Train was headed back to Neenah from Shawano. |
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3/27/2018 Upload Date: 4/23/2018 3:25:59 AM |
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Grand Chute Township, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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GTW 6226(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
GTW 6226 |
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A CN local parallels Harrison St. and approaches the W. Cecil St. overpass (Timothy Hamblin Bridge) as it returns to the south end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 10 Aug. '18. In the background, a container train approaches the W. Bell St. overpass. Container train had two locomotives, CN 2259 and CN 2156. Neenah Foundry Plant 2 & Plant 3 are partially visible in the background at left. Plant 2 opened in 1960 and Plant 3 was built in 1967. Plant 1 opened in 1918 and stood about half-a-mile to the north, until it was closed in 1994 and eventually demolished. The silo of American Colloid Co., 901 Acco Ave., an active rail customer, is visible in the background, near the center of the photograph. A remnant of the former C&NW main line can be seen at far left, on the other side of the clump of trees. |
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8/10/2018 Upload Date: 10/20/2018 2:40:50 AM |
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Neenah, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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GTW 6226(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
GTW 6226 |
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A CN local parallels Harrison St. and approaches the W. Cecil St. overpass (Timothy Hamblin Bridge) as it returns to the south end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 10 Aug. '18. The covered hoppers spotted next to the silos at left are for Bemis (formerly Curwood, Inc.), 1815 Marathon Ave. Neenah Foundry Plant 2 & Plant 3 are partially visible in the background toward the right. Plant 2 opened in 1960 and Plant 3 was built in 1967. Plant 1 opened in 1918 and stood about half-a-mile to the north, until it was closed in 1994 and eventually demolished. A remnant of the former C&NW main line can be seen to the left. |
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8/10/2018 Upload Date: 10/20/2018 2:41:01 AM |
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Neenah, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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GTW 6226(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
GTW 6226 |
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A CN local parallels Harrison St. and approaches the W. Cecil St. overpass (Timothy Hamblin Bridge) as it returns to the south end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 10 Aug. '18. The facility in the background is Bemis (formerly Curwood, Inc.), 1815 Marathon Ave., an active rail customer. A remnant of the former C&NW main line can be seen on the far side of the local. |
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8/10/2018 Upload Date: 10/20/2018 2:41:09 AM |
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Neenah, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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GTW 6226(GP38-2) |
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CN 4721, GTW 6226, WC 16 |
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An interesting CN local parallels Pacific St. as it heads south via former MILW rails at Menasha, WI on 12 Aug. '18. Train consisted of two locomotives and a caboose. I was thrilled to espy WC 16 bringing up the rear of the consist. It was awesome to see a former MILW caboose on former MILW rails, and it isn't very often that I get to watch a caboose in a moving train. The 9th St. grade crossing is in the background. |
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8/12/2018 Upload Date: 10/21/2018 2:10:49 AM |
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Menasha, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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CN 4721(GP38-2) GTW 6226(GP38-2) |
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CN 4721, GTW 6226 |
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A CN local crosses the former joint MILW/SOO bridge over the South Channel (Neenah Channel) of the Fox River at Neenah, WI on 12 Aug. '18. This was my first encounter with a train here since the new Loop-the-Lake bridge opened to the public (the ribbon cutting ceremony for this and the similar bridge in Menasha was held 23 Jun. '18). The pair of new bridges are part of Neenah and Menasha's Loop-the-Lake project to connect existing recreational trails in the Twin Cities. This new view of the railroad bridge is interesting, but I will miss the once panoramic view of this bridge from the river bank. The Neenah-Menasha YMCA, Island Shores Retirement Community, N. Commercial St. Bridge, and Neenah Paper mill (an active rail customer) are visible in the background to the right. |
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8/12/2018 Upload Date: 10/21/2018 2:11:01 AM |
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Neenah, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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CN 4721(GP38-2) GTW 6226(GP38-2) |
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GTW 6226 and CN 9530 |
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A CN local crosses Thilmany Rd. and traverses the former C&NW bridge over the Fox River as it services the Expera Specialty Solutions paper mill at Kaukauna, WI on 26 Sep. '18. Founded as the American Pulp & Paper Co. in 1883, it became Thilmany Pulp & Paper Co. in ‘89 after Oscar Thilmany bought out his partners and renamed it. It became Expera Specialty Solutions on 26 Jun. 2013, after KPS Capital Partners, LP, acquired it and Wausau Specialty Papers. The original Thilmany facility stood just out-of-frame to the left, until the majority of it was destroyed in 2013. The oldest part of that complex (the Eagle Paper & Flouring Mill) was saved and restored to house the Kaukauna Library and some offices. The bridge was built by American Bridge Co. of New York in 1911. |
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9/26/2018 Upload Date: 11/7/2018 2:15:44 AM |
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Kaukauna, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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GTW 6226(GP38-2) CN 9530(GP40-2LW) |
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GTW 6226 and CN 9530 |
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A CN local traverses the former C&NW bridge over the Fox River as it services the Expera Specialty Solutions (originally Thilmany Pulp and Paper Co.) paper mill (out-of-frame to the left) at Kaukauna, WI on 26 Sep. '18. The bridge was built by American Bridge Co. of New York in 1911. |
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9/26/2018 Upload Date: 11/7/2018 2:15:58 AM |
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Kaukauna, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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GTW 6226(GP38-2) CN 9530(GP40-2LW) |
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GTW 6226 and CN 9530 |
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A CN local parallels Thilmany Rd. and the Fox River as it services the Expera Specialty Solutions paper mill via former C&NW rails at Kaukauna, WI on 26 Sep. '18. The train was too long to fit the switchback to be shoved into the mill's stub yard all at once. Five or six woodchip gondolas can be seen parked on the grade leading up to the main line for now. Founded as the American Pulp & Paper Co. in 1883, it became Thilmany Pulp & Paper Co. in ‘89 after Oscar Thilmany bought out his partners and renamed it. It became Expera Specialty Solutions on 26 Jun. 2013, after KPS Capital Partners, LP, acquired it and Wausau Specialty Papers. Looking southeast from Thilmany Rd. (I presume). It should be labeled Stribley Rd., but it appears that the remnants of Stribley Rd. and Thilmany Rd. will now just be referred to as the latter (at least there are not any street signs to indicate otherwise). Portions of both roads were altered or removed during the destruction of the majority of the original Thilmany complex and simultaneous restoration of the oldest part of that facility (the Eagle Paper & Flouring Mill) in 2013 (out-of-frame to the right). |
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9/26/2018 Upload Date: 11/7/2018 2:16:21 AM |
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Kaukauna, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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GTW 6226(GP38-2) CN 9530(GP40-2LW) |
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GTW 6226 and CN 9530 |
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A CN local services the Expera Specialty Solutions paper mill via former C&NW rails at Kaukauna, WI on 26 Sep. '18. The mill's Model RK330 G4 Mobile Railcar Mover will soon extract a cut of cars which will be taken away by the local. The train was too long to fit the switchback to be shoved into the mill's stub yard all at once. Five or six woodchip gondolas can be seen parked on the grade leading up to the main line for now. The turnout in the foreground has been partially dismantled. To the right, a new turnout has been assembled next to the one it will soon replace. Founded as the American Pulp & Paper Co. in 1883, it became Thilmany Pulp & Paper Co. in ‘89 after Oscar Thilmany bought out his partners and renamed it. It became Expera Specialty Solutions on 26 Jun. 2013, after KPS Capital Partners, LP, acquired it and Wausau Specialty Papers. |
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9/26/2018 Upload Date: 11/7/2018 2:16:37 AM |
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Kaukauna, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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GTW 6226(GP38-2) CN 9530(GP40-2LW) |
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GTW 6226 and CN 9530 |
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A CN local services the Expera Specialty Solutions paper mill via former C&NW rails at Kaukauna, WI on 26 Sep. '18. The train was too long to fit the switchback to be shoved into the mill's stub yard all at once. Five or six woodchip gondolas can be seen parked on the grade leading up to the main line for now. Founded as the American Pulp & Paper Co. in 1883, it became Thilmany Pulp & Paper Co. in ‘89 after Oscar Thilmany bought out his partners and renamed it. It became Expera Specialty Solutions on 26 Jun. 2013, after KPS Capital Partners, LP, acquired it and Wausau Specialty Papers. |
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9/26/2018 Upload Date: 11/7/2018 2:16:58 AM |
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Kaukauna, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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GTW 6226(GP38-2) CN 9530(GP40-2LW) |
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GTW 6226 and CN 9530 |
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A CN local parallels Thilmany Rd. as it services the Expera Specialty Solutions (originally Thilmany Pulp and Paper Co.) paper mill (out-of-frame to the right) via former C&NW rails at Kaukauna, WI on 26 Sep. '18. The lock tender's house near Kaukauna Lock 1 is partially visible in the background at left. |
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9/26/2018 Upload Date: 11/8/2018 2:32:03 AM |
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Kaukauna, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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GTW 6226(GP38-2) CN 9530(GP40-2LW) |
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GTW 6226 and CN 9530 |
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A CN local parallels Thilmany Rd. as it services the Expera Specialty Solutions paper mill via former C&NW rails at Kaukauna, WI on 26 Sep. '18. The small shed at left looks like a scale house. Founded as the American Pulp & Paper Co. in 1883, it became Thilmany Pulp & Paper Co. in ‘89 after Oscar Thilmany bought out his partners and renamed it. It became Expera Specialty Solutions on 26 Jun. 2013, after KPS Capital Partners, LP, acquired it and Wausau Specialty Papers. |
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9/26/2018 Upload Date: 11/8/2018 2:32:22 AM |
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Kaukauna, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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GTW 6226(GP38-2) CN 9530(GP40-2LW) |
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GTW 6226 and CN 9530 |
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A CN local crosses what used to be Stribley Rd. as it services the Expera Specialty Solutions paper mill via former C&NW railr at Kaukauna, WI on 26 Sep. '18. At right, the mill's Rail King Model RK330 G4 Mobile Railcar Mover will soon extract a cut of cars which will be taken away by the local. Founded as the American Pulp & Paper Co. in 1883, it became Thilmany Pulp & Paper Co. in ‘89 after Oscar Thilmany bought out his partners and renamed it. It became Expera Specialty Solutions on 26 Jun. 2013, after KPS Capital Partners, LP, acquired it and Wausau Specialty Papers. This portion of what used to be Stribley Rd. is now just a driveway to the trailer storage lot. It appears.that the remnants of Stribley Rd. and Thilmany Rd. will now just be referred to as the latter (at least there are not any street signs to indicate otherwise). Portions of both roads were altered or removed during the destruction of the majority of the original Thilmany complex and simultaneous restoration of the oldest part of that facility (the Eagle Paper"& Flouring Mill) in 2013 (behind me). |
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9/26/2018 Upload Date: 11/8/2018 2:32:35 AM |
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Kaukauna, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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GTW 6226(GP38-2) CN 9530(GP40-2LW) |
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GTW 6226 and CN 9530 |
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A CN local passes White City Park and approaches Lawe St./Hwy. 55/Hwy. 96 as it ascends the grade from twe banks of the Fox River back up to the former C&NW main line at Kaukauna, WI on 26 Sep. '18. |
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9/26/2018 Upload Date: 11/8/2018 2:32:52 AM |
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Kaukauna, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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GTW 6226(GP38-2) CN 9530(GP40-2LW) |
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GTW 6226 and CN 9530 |
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A CN local approaches Lawe St./Hwy. 55/Hwy. 96 as it ascends the grade from the banks of the Fox River back up to the former C&NW main lkne at Kaukauna, WI on 26 Sep. '18. |
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9/26/2018 Upload Date: 11/8/2018 2:33:09 AM |
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Kaukauna, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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GTW 6226(GP38-2) CN 9530(GP40-2LW) |
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GTW 6226 and CN 9530 |
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A CN local works the Little Chute Industrial Park via former C&NW rails at Little Chutf, WI on 18 Jun. '14. I haven't found a name for the facility on the right; it has a covered spur but the turnout has been gone for quite a while. The tan building at left is Absolute Supply, 1560 Bohm Dr. The tall facility in the background is Land O'Lakes Farmland Feed, 1700 Bohm Dr., an active rail customer. |
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9/26/2018 Upload Date: 11/8/2018 2:33:21 AM |
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Little Chute, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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GTW 6226(GP38-2) CN 9530(GP40-2LW) |
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CN 9530 and GTW 6226 |
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A CN local approaches Depot St. while headed southwest via former C&NW rails at Little Chute, WI on 18 Jun. '14. The facility at right is Crystal Print, Inc., 500 Hart Ct., an active rail customer. I believe the depot stood on the north side of the tracks (left). In 1889 it stood on the south side (right) and what was then the north end of Verstegen St. The street was re-named Wilson St. at some point and what was once the north end of it is now part of the Crystal Print property. |
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9/26/2018 Upload Date: 11/9/2018 2:47:07 AM |
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Little Chute, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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CN 9530(GP40-2LW) GTW 6226(GP38-2) |
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GTW 6226 |
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A CN local passes the W. Cecil St. overpass (Timothy Hamblin Bridge) as it returns to the south end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 3 Oct. '18. The W. Cecil St. overpass (Timothy Hamblin Bridge), erected to eliminate the grade crossing, opened to traffic on 20 Nov. '07. |
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10/3/2018 Upload Date: 11/9/2018 2:48:06 AM |
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Neenah, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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GTW 6226(GP38-2) |
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GTW 6226 L50881-31 |
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508 heads south at 1314. |
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1/31/2019 Upload Date: 3/13/2019 3:04:05 PM |
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Byron, WI |
| Author: |
Der Langsame |
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Action |
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GTW 6226(GP38-2) GTW 4907(GP38-2) |
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GTW 6226 |
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A CN local, with about 13 cars, approaches Towmen Rd. as it heads southwest via former Soo Line (SOO) rails at Shawano Junction, Fox Crossing (originally Town of Menasha, WI, from 1855 until 14 Apr. 2016), Winnebago Co., WI on 18 May '19. Local was headed back to Neenah from Shawano. The name of the road is misspelled Towman on the signal relay case. 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 (out-of-frame to the right) which allows the bypass of missing C&NW rails by using former SOO rails. The Hwy. 41/Hwy. 10/Hwy. 441 (a.k.a. Tri-County Expressway) interchange (a.k.a. Polish Connection) can be seen in the background. The interchange opened to traffic on 30 Nov. '75, at the time it was simply a bridge to provide access to Hwy. 41 from Menasha. When Hwy. 10 was reconstructed and relocated ca. '97, this interchange was not simultaneously reconstructed to form a full interchange. It was recently reconstructed and expanded; the new, now full interchange was dedicated on 11 Jul. '18. |
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5/18/2019 Upload Date: 7/12/2019 1:09:37 AM |
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Shawano Junction, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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GTW 6226(GP38-2) |
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GTW 6226 |
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GTW 6226 traverses the east leg of the wye at the north end of the CN, former SOO, yard at Neenah, WI on 15 Jun. '19. The remnants of the foundation from the ca. 1955 masonry SOO depot can be seen in the center of the scene. 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. The white building partially visible beyond the locomotive is, or was, Progressive Paper Storage, Inc. (formerly Kimberly-Clark Warehouse (K-C Warehouse)), 135 Millview Dr. It does not receive rail service, but it looks like there may have been a spur on the northwest side of the building in the past. The Fox Valley Energy Center (formerly Minergy Fox Valley Glass Aggregate Plant) stood to the left, at what is now Arrowhead Park, until demolition was completed in the spring of '16. Opened in Jan. '98, it stood idle since 15 Jun. '13. The P. H. Glatfelter Co. paper mill dominated the skyline in the background for 135 years, the oldest part of the original mill was constructed in 1874. Glatfelter purchased the mill from Bergstrom Paper Co. in 1979. Bergstrom had purchased the mill, originally Winnebago Paper, in 1904. Glatfelter moved the jobs to Ohio in June 2006, the mill stood idle for about two years until it was torn down, demolition was completed in May 2009. The corporate headquarters of Plexus, 1 Plexus Way, (out of frame to left), and an Ascension clinic (formerly Affinity clinic) at 101 Main St. occupy most of the site of the old paper mill. Neenah's newest, modern eyesore, the Gateway office building (also obviously used by Plexus), looms in the background. After razing some more cool, old buildings, construction commenced on 4 May '16 and was completed about a year later. There is no room for historic buildings and classic architecture in Future Neenah. |
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6/15/2019 Upload Date: 8/3/2019 12:21:13 AM |
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Neenah, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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GTW 6226(GP38-2) |
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GTW 6226 |
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As the tail end of a CN local traverses the west leg of the wye, GTW 6226 waits on the north leg of the wye at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 15 Jun. '19. The local has just passed the remnants of the foundation from the ca. 1955 masonry SOO depot. 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. Beyond the train lies Arrowhead Park, a closed paper sludge landfill. Before the landfill was opened in the '50s, the south shore of Little Lake Butte des Morts came right up to the north leg of the wye. The Fox Valley Energy Center (formerly Minergy Fox Valley Glass Aggregate Plant) once dominated the scene beyond the trains, until demolition was completed in the spring of '16. Opened in Jan. '98, it stood idle since 15 Jun. '13. The P. H. Glatfelter Co. paper mill dominated the skyline in the background at right for 135 years, the oldest part of the original mill was constructed in 1874. Glatfelter purchased the mill from Bergstrom Paper Co. in 1979. Bergstrom had purchased the mill, originally Winnebago Paper, in 1904. Glatfelter moved the jobs to Ohio in June 2006, the mill stood idle for about two years until it was torn down, demolition was completed in May 2009. The corporate headquarters of Plexus, 1 Plexus Way, the ugly, black blob, occupies part of the site of the old paper mill. |
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6/15/2019 Upload Date: 8/4/2019 12:22:05 AM |
| Location: |
Neenah, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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GTW 6226(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
GTW 6226 |
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GTW 6226 waits on the north leg of the wye at the north end of the CN, former SOO, yard at Neenah, WI on 15 Jun. '19. The locomotive is resting near the remnants of the foundation from the ca. 1955 masonry SOO depot. 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. Beyond the train lies Arrowhead Park, a closed paper sludge landfill. Before the landfill was opened in the '50s, the south shore of Little Lake Butte des Morts came right up to the north leg of the wye. The Fox Valley Energy Center (formerly Minergy Fox Valley Glass Aggregate Plant) once dominated the scene beyond the train, until demolition was completed in the spring of '16. Opened in Jan. '98, it stood idle since 15 Jun. '13. |
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6/15/2019 Upload Date: 8/4/2019 12:22:09 AM |
| Location: |
Neenah, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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| Locomotives: |
GTW 6226(GP38-2) |
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CN 9515, GTW 5812, CN 4705, GTW 6226 |
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A heavily powered 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 15 Nov. '19. Local would continue on to Little Chute and Kaukauna. The current local power rests at right. Carter's Caboose, 1428 W. 2nd St., a small, old, rail side tavern, is partially visible at left. It dates to at least 1887, when it was a grocery store operated by Peter Leininger. By 1901 it was a sample room (saloon) operated by John Sigl. By ‘30 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). I haven’t learned how long it has been Carter’s Caboose. |
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11/15/2019 Upload Date: 12/2/2019 1:05:58 AM |
| Location: |
Appleton Junction, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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CN 9515(GP40-2LW) GTW 5812(GP38-2) CN 4705(GP38-2) GTW 6226(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
CN 8839 Roster shot. |
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11/30/2019 Upload Date: 1/18/2020 12:40:50 AM |
| Location: |
Madison, IL |
| Author: |
Shane Gillam |
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Action |
| Locomotives: |
CN 8839(SD70M-2) GTW 6226(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
KCS 4330 |
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A KCS SW1500 sits in St. Louis. |
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12/11/2019 Upload Date: 4/16/2020 1:07:50 PM |
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Saint Louis, MO |
| Author: |
Robby Gragg |
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KCS 4330(SW1500) GTW 6226(GP38-2) |
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