GTW 6221         
CN local clears W. Forest Ave. and parallels River St. as it backs southwest via the former joint MILW/SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 5 Jun. '16. The corporate headquarters of Plexus, 1 Plexus Way, Neenah, WI 54956, is partially visible in the background. It stands on the site of the former P. H. Glatfelter Co. paper mill, which stood here 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.
Date: 6/5/2016 Location: Neenah, WI Views: 127 Collection Of:   T. P. Bruss
Locomotives: GTW 6221(GP38-2)    Author:  T. P. Bruss
GTW 6221
Picture Categories: This picture is part of album:  Northeast WI, Spring 2016
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