| A CN through freight traverses the west leg of the wye at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI, on 9 Aug. '20. The new concrete railroad ties at left are stacked next to the remnants of the foundation from the ca. 1955 masonry SOO depot. 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 historic Neenah Stove Works, currently occupied by Hafemeister Machine Corp., 635 Main St., and International Children's Fund, 619 Main St., is partially visible through the trees at right. The oldest part of the facility dates to 1857, when the Moore & Wells foundry was established. The north leg of the wye bisects the scene. |