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Viewing Album: Northeast WI, Winter 2024
By:
T. P. Bruss
Dates:
12/21/2023 - 3/18/2024
Album Info:
Most, if not all, of the photographs in this album were captured in Northeast Wisconsin in the winter of 2024, so they are mostly CN operating on former C&NW, MILW, and SOO rails, as well as FV&LS operating on former SOO, MILW, C&NW, and GB&W rails. Once in a while I hope to catch ELS and WSOR on former MILW rails too.
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Title:
CN 3019
Description:
A CN container train parallels Harrison St. and approaches the former Byrd Ave. grade crossing as it heads southwest at the south end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI, on 31 Dec. '23. A remnant of the former C&NW main line (now relegated to a passing siding) runs parallel on the other side of the train.
Photo Date:
12/31/2023
Upload Date:
1/1/2024 12:51:32 AM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 3019(ET44AC)
Views:
86
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0
Title:
CN 8854 and CN 3027
Description:
A CN train parallels Harrison St. as it heads northeast via a remnant of the former C&NW main line (now relegated to a passing siding) at Neenah, WI, on 31 Dec. '23. The former SOO main line runs parallel on this side of the train.
Photo Date:
12/31/2023
Upload Date:
1/1/2024 12:51:36 AM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 8854(SD70M-2)
()
Views:
71
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Title:
CN 8854 and CN 3027
Description:
A CN train parallels Harrison St. as it heads northeast at Neenah, WI, on 31 Dec. '23. The train is transitioning from a remnant of the former C&NW main line (now relegated to a passing siding) to the former SOO main line. 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:
12/31/2023
Upload Date:
1/1/2024 12:51:39 AM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 8854(SD70M-2)
()
Views:
66
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0
Title:
CN 9530
Description:
A CN train crosses Winchester Rd./Hwy. II as it heads northwest via former SOO rails at Fox Crossing, Winnebago Co., WI (formerly Town of Menasha, Winnebago Co., WI, from 1855 until 14 Apr. 2016) on 31 Dec. '23. The divergence of rail lines at Winchester Rd., where one line heads northwest toward Stevens Point and the other line heads northeast toward Green Bay, is labeled Winnebago Junction on some old maps.
Photo Date:
12/31/2023
Upload Date:
1/1/2024 12:51:44 AM
Location:
Fox Crossing, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 9530(GP40-2LW)
Views:
66
Comments:
0
Title:
CN 9673 and CN 9574
Description:
A CN train parallels W. Butte des Morts Beach Rd. as it heads northeast via former C&NW rails at Stroebe, WI, on 31 Dec. '23. Stroebe is a railroad station in Fox Crossing, WI (formerly Town of Menasha, Winnebago Co., WI, from 1855 until 14 Apr. 2016 (not Outagamie Co., where Stroebe was erroneously placed on this site)). The former SOO rails run parallel to the right.
Photo Date:
12/31/2023
Upload Date:
1/1/2024 12:51:52 AM
Location:
Stroebe(2), WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 9673(GP40-2LW)
CN 9574(GP40-2LW)
Views:
51
Comments:
0
Title:
CN 9673 and CN 9574
Description:
A CN train parallels W. Butte des Morts Beach Rd. as it heads northeast via former C&NW rails at Stroebe, WI, on 31 Dec. '23. Stroebe is a railroad station in Fox Crossing, WI (formerly Town of Menasha, Winnebago Co., WI, from 1855 until 14 Apr. 2016 (not Outagamie Co., where Stroebe was erroneously placed on this site)). The former Soo Line (SOO) rails run parallel to the right.
Photo Date:
12/31/2023
Upload Date:
1/1/2024 12:51:58 AM
Location:
Stroebe(2), WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 9673(GP40-2LW)
CN 9574(GP40-2LW)
Views:
52
Comments:
0
Title:
CN 9673 and CN 9574
Description:
A CN train parallels W. Butte des Morts Beach Rd. as it heads northeast via former C&NW rails at Stroebe, WI, on 31 Dec. '23. Stroebe is a railroad station in Fox Crossing, WI (formerly Town of Menasha, Winnebago Co., WI, from 1855 until 14 Apr. 2016 (not Outagamie Co., where Stroebe was erroneously placed on this site)). The former Soo Line (SOO) rails run parallel to the right.
Photo Date:
12/31/2023
Upload Date:
1/1/2024 12:52:05 AM
Location:
Stroebe(2), WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 9673(GP40-2LW)
CN 9574(GP40-2LW)
Views:
61
Comments:
0
Title:
CN 9673, CN 9574 and HLCX 3841
Description:
A CN train passes the FV&LS (or FOXY), former CN, originally C&NW, depot as it prepares to set out cars at Appleton Junction, WI, on 31 Dec. '23. The train continued on to Little Chute and Kaukauna. There used to be a diamond right about where the rear truck of the trailing locomotive rests, from ca. 1874 until at least 1968, where the MLS&W crossed the C&NW. When the MLS&W was absorbed by the C&NW on 1 Sep. 1893, their line became the Ashland Div. of the C&NW. The white building partially visible in the background is the former home of the Harry H. Long Moving and Storage Co., 1001 S. Douglas St. This building dates to at least 1953, when it was listed in the local directory (it was not listed in ’51). The building has a spur, but it hasn’t been used for quite a while (except for occasional MoW equipment). Now called Harry H. Long Moving Storage & Express, Inc., the company, founded in 1917, is still family owned. It moved to a larger facility in Town of Clayton, Winnebago Co., WI in 2001. I thought I left enough room to capture all three locomotives in the scene. I was mistaken.
Photo Date:
12/31/2023
Upload Date:
1/1/2024 12:52:10 AM
Location:
Appleton Junction, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 9673(GP40-2LW)
CN 9574(GP40-2LW)
HLCX 3841(GP38-2)
Views:
86
Comments:
0
Title:
CN 9673 and CN 9574
Description:
A CN train is about to clear W. 2nd St. as it sets out cars at the FV&LS (or FOXY), former CN, originally C&NW, yard at Appleton Junction, WI, on 31 Dec. '23. The train continued on to Little Chute and Kaukauna. The former Appleton Wood Products Co. factory, now part of the Miller Electric facility, is partially visible beyond that. Built in 1916, the walls include some nice, decorative brickwork (including cast or carved keystones depicting bowling pins above the windows), which Miller obscured with cheap metal siding at some point after they bought it ca. 1975.
Photo Date:
12/31/2023
Upload Date:
1/1/2024 12:52:14 AM
Location:
Appleton Junction, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 9673(GP40-2LW)
CN 9574(GP40-2LW)
Views:
57
Comments:
0
Title:
CN 9673 and CN 9574
Description:
A CN train passes the FV&LS (or FOXY), former CN, originally C&NW, depot as it sets out cars at Appleton Junction, WI, on 31 Dec. '23. The train continued on to Little Chute and Kaukauna. There used to be a diamond right about where the front truck of the lead locomotive rests, from ca. 1874 until at least 1968, where the MLS&W crossed the C&NW. When the MLS&W was absorbed by the C&NW on 1 Sep. 1893, their line became the Ashland Div. of the C&NW. The white building partially visible in the background is the former home of the Harry H. Long Moving and Storage Co., 1001 S. Douglas St., Appleton, WI. This building dates to at least 1953, when it was listed in the local directory (it was not listed in ’51). The building has a spur, but it hasn’t been used for quite a while (except for occasional MoW equipment). Now called Harry H. Long Moving Storage & Express, Inc., the company, founded in 1917, is still family owned. It moved to a larger facility in Town of Clayton, Winnebago Co., WI in 2001.
Photo Date:
12/31/2023
Upload Date:
1/1/2024 12:52:18 AM
Location:
Appleton Junction, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 9673(GP40-2LW)
CN 9574(GP40-2LW)
Views:
68
Comments:
0
Title:
CN 9673 and CN 9574
Description:
A CN train crosses S. Mason St. while headed northeast via former C&NW rails at Appleton, WI, on 31 Dec. '23. Train was headed for Little Chute and Kaukauna. I haven't learned why one side of the bridge is lower than the other, but I have discovered why one side is wider than the other. An old photograph reveals that the left (northbound) lane of S. Mason St. once accommodated a streetcar track and a lane for motor vehicle traffic simultaneously. You can also see that the bridge abutments and piers were designed to support two tracks, but I don't believe this area was ever double-tracked.
Photo Date:
12/31/2023
Upload Date:
1/1/2024 12:52:24 AM
Location:
Appleton, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 9673(GP40-2LW)
CN 9574(GP40-2LW)
Views:
74
Comments:
0
Title:
GTW 5851 and GTW 4933
Description:
A CN train approaches Towmen Rd. as it transitions from the former SOO rails to the former C&NW rails as it heads northeast at Shawano Junction, Fox Crossing, Winnebago Co., WI (formerly Town of Menasha, Winnebago Co., WI, from 1855 until 14 Apr. 2016) on 10 Feb. '24. 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.
Photo Date:
2/10/2024
Upload Date:
2/18/2024 10:38:05 PM
Location:
Shawano Junction, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
GTW 5851(GP38-2)
GTW 4933(GP38-2)
Views:
66
Comments:
0
Title:
CN 3043 and CN 3138
Description:
A CN train, with a friendly crew, approaches Kampo Rd. as it heads southwest via former rails at Neenah, WI, on 10 Feb. '24. 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 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:
2/10/2024
Upload Date:
2/18/2024 10:38:11 PM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 3043(ET44AC)
CN 3138(ET44AC)
Views:
83
Comments:
0
Title:
CN 55009 MW
Description:
CN 55009 MW was the last car of a CN train passing Kampo Rd. as it headed southwest via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI, on 10 Feb. '24.
Photo Date:
2/10/2024
Upload Date:
2/18/2024 10:38:15 PM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
43
Comments:
0
Title:
GTW 4901
Description:
GTW 4901 parallels Harrison St. as it traverses the CN, former SOO, yard at Neenah, WI, on 17 Feb. '24.
Photo Date:
2/17/2024
Upload Date:
2/18/2024 10:38:21 PM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
GTW 4901(GP38-2)
Views:
61
Comments:
0
Title:
CN 3909 and CN 5708
Description:
A CN train parallels Harrison St. and approaches the W. Cecil St. overpass (Timothy Hamblin Bridge) as it heads northeast past the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI, on 17 Feb. '24. If I had been paying attention, I could have captured a photograph of the distributed braking car. A remnant of the former C&NW main line, now relegated to a spur, runs parallel on the other side of the train.
Photo Date:
2/17/2024
Upload Date:
2/18/2024 10:38:28 PM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 3909(ES44AC)
CN 5708(SD75I)
Views:
47
Comments:
0
Title:
GTW 4907
Description:
A CN train approaches N. Lake St. as it heads northwest via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI, on 17 Feb. '24. A KK Integrated Logistics facility, historically Kimberly-Clark’s Lakeview mill, 249 N. Lake St., Neenah, WI (physically located in Fox Crossing, Winnebago Co., WI (formerly Town of Menasha, Winnebago Co., WI, from 1855 until 14 Apr. 2016), looms in the background. KK Integrated Logistics purchased this facility on 12 Jan. '22, after Clearwater Paper Corp. abruptly shut it down in '21. Originally incorporated as Lakeside Paper Co. on 9 Nov. 1910, construction of the mill began in ’11, and paper production commenced on 12 Jun. ‘12. At some point they started to sell a large share of their book paper production to Sears, Roebuck & Co. for their catalogues. The mill was sold and re-incorporated as Lakeview Paper Co. on 9 Aug. ’20. Sears, Roebuck & Co. bought the facility ca. the mid- to late-‘20s. The mill was shut down on 1 Feb. ’29 after a boiler failure and Sears promptly sold it to the Canadian firm of Fraser Paper, Ltd. (which also produced book paper for Sears). Fraser did not hold it long, they sold it to Kimberly-Clark Corp. ca. Mar. ’29. Kimberly-Clark sold the facility to American Tissue Mills ca. Aug. ’96. The mill abruptly shut down on 6 Sep. ’01 due to American Tissue’s significant financial problems. The briefly idled mill was purchased by Cellu Tissue Corp. in ’02 and was renamed Cellu Tissue Corp. - Neenah, commonly shortened to Cellu Tissue - Neenah. Cellu Tissue Corp. was acquired by Clearwater Paper Group in ’10. This huge industrial facility supplied hundreds of jobs for over a century. From now on it might supply a dozen, maybe a few more, if we're lucky. This facility received rail service for 109 years. It will probably never see a freight car again.
Photo Date:
2/17/2024
Upload Date:
2/18/2024 10:38:34 PM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
GTW 4907(GP38-2)
Views:
88
Comments:
0
Title:
WSOR 800587, The Stone Gardner, and WSOR 800150, Northern Plains
Description:
I was thrilled to espy these W&S (or WSOR) cars resting along Harrison St. at the CN, former SOO, yard at Neenah, WI, on 17 Feb. '24. I am left to speculate why they were here and where they might be headed.
Photo Date:
2/17/2024
Upload Date:
2/18/2024 10:38:46 PM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
65
Comments:
0
Title:
WSOR 800587, The Stone Gardner
Description:
I was thrilled to espy these W&S (or WSOR) cars resting along Harrison St. at the CN, former SOO, yard at Neenah, WI, on 17 Feb. '24. I am left to speculate why they were here and where they might be headed.
Photo Date:
2/17/2024
Upload Date:
2/18/2024 10:38:53 PM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
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Views:
60
Comments:
0
Title:
WSOR 800150, Northern Plains
Description:
I was thrilled to espy these W&S (or WSOR) cars resting along Harrison St. at the CN, former SOO, yard at Neenah, WI, on 17 Feb. '24. I am left to speculate why they were here and where they might be headed.
Photo Date:
2/17/2024
Upload Date:
2/18/2024 10:39:04 PM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
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Views:
58
Comments:
0
Title:
WSOR 800587, The Stone Gardner, and WSOR 800150, Northern Plains
Description:
I was thrilled to espy these W&S (or WSOR) cars resting along Harrison St. at the CN, former SOO, yard at Neenah, WI, on 17 Feb. '24. I am left to speculate why they were here and where they might be headed.
Photo Date:
2/17/2024
Upload Date:
2/18/2024 10:39:12 PM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
79
Comments:
0
Title:
GTW 5851
Description:
GTW 5851 works the north end of the CN, former SOO, yard at Neenah, WI, on 18 Feb. '24. GDB International, Inc., 218 Jackson St., is partially visible in the background. The facility was previously home to Val-Fab, Inc. This view would have been prevented by the original Neenah Foundry facility, later known as Plant 1, which stood here for over ¾’s of a century. Established in 1872 as Aylward Plow Works (a.k.a. Aylward & Sons) at 120 N. Lake St., they erected a new foundry at 500 W. Winneconne Ave. in 1918 “in a rural area of southwestern Neenah.” The name of Neenah Foundry was adopted in 1922. Expanded numerous times over the years, it became Plant 1 in 1960 when Plant 2 was constructed in the then rural area at the intersection of Byrd Ave. and the aptly named Aylward St. (followed by Plant 3 in 1967). Plant 1 was closed in 1994. It stood abandoned for a while and was eventually demolished.
Photo Date:
2/18/2024
Upload Date:
2/18/2024 10:39:19 PM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
GTW 5851(GP38-2)
Views:
74
Comments:
0
Title:
CN 9673 and CN 9530
Description:
CN 9673 and CN 9530 work the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI, on 18 Feb. '24. In the background, we can see evidence of continued expansion of Galloway Co., 601 S. Commercial St. (an active rail customer). This view would have been prevented by the original Neenah Foundry facility, later known as Plant 1, which stood here for over ¾’s of a century. Established in 1872 as Aylward Plow Works (a.k.a. Aylward & Sons) at 120 N. Lake St., they erected a new foundry at 500 W. Winneconne Ave. in 1918 “in a rural area of southwestern Neenah.” The name of Neenah Foundry was adopted in 1922. Expanded numerous times over the years, it became Plant 1 in 1960 when Plant 2 was constructed in the then rural area at the intersection of Byrd Ave. and the aptly named Aylward St. (followed by Plant 3 in 1967). Plant 1 was closed in 1994. It stood abandoned for a while and was eventually demolished.
Photo Date:
2/18/2024
Upload Date:
2/18/2024 10:39:28 PM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 9673(GP40-2LW)
CN 9530(GP40-2LW)
Views:
79
Comments:
0
Title:
CN 3249
Description:
A CN train heads south past the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI, on 18 Feb. '24. Train had two locomotives, CN 3249 pulling and CN 3970 mid-train. In the background, we can see evidence of continued expansion of Galloway Co., 601 S. Commercial St. (an active rail customer). This view would have been prevented by the original Neenah Foundry facility, later known as Plant 1, which stood here for over ¾’s of a century. Established in 1872 as Aylward Plow Works (a.k.a. Aylward & Sons) at 120 N. Lake St., they erected a new foundry at 500 W. Winneconne Ave. in 1918 “in a rural area of southwestern Neenah.” The name of Neenah Foundry was adopted in 1922. Expanded numerous times over the years, it became Plant 1 in 1960 when Plant 2 was constructed in the then rural area at the intersection of Byrd Ave. and the aptly named Aylward St. (followed by Plant 3 in 1967). Plant 1 was closed in 1994. It stood abandoned for a while and was eventually demolished.
Photo Date:
2/18/2024
Upload Date:
2/18/2024 10:39:32 PM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 3249(ET44AC)
Views:
52
Comments:
0
Title:
CN 3970
Description:
A CN train heads south past the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI, on 18 Feb. '24. Train had two locomotives, CN 3249 pulling and CN 3970 mid-train. In the background, we can see evidence of continued expansion of Galloway Co., 601 S. Commercial St. (an active rail customer). This view would have been prevented by the original Neenah Foundry facility, later known as Plant 1, which stood here for over ¾’s of a century. Established in 1872 as Aylward Plow Works (a.k.a. Aylward & Sons) at 120 N. Lake St., they erected a new foundry at 500 W. Winneconne Ave. in 1918 “in a rural area of southwestern Neenah.” The name of Neenah Foundry was adopted in 1922. Expanded numerous times over the years, it became Plant 1 in 1960 when Plant 2 was constructed in the then rural area at the intersection of Byrd Ave. and the aptly named Aylward St. (followed by Plant 3 in 1967). Plant 1 was closed in 1994. It stood abandoned for a while and was eventually demolished.
Photo Date:
2/18/2024
Upload Date:
2/18/2024 10:39:36 PM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 3970(ES44AC)
Views:
80
Comments:
0
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