| TPPX 70001 woodchip gondola was part of the consist of a Canadian National (CN) local approaching the former S. Pierce Ave./W. 8th St. grade crossing as it headed northbast via former Chicago & North Western (C&NW) rails at Appleton, WI at 1545 hours on 22 Apr. '17. Train was headed for Little Chute and Kaukauna. The train would have been hidden behind the histori_ Pierce Manufacturing plant that occupied this city block from 1917 until it was razed in 2011. This plot of land has been divided into lots for Habitat for Humanity and some homes have sprung up to partially obscure the view. |