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Viewing Album: Northeast WI, Spring 2016
By:
T. P. Bruss
Dates:
3/20/2016 - 6/19/2016
Album Info:
Most of the photographs in this album were captured in Northeast Wisconsin in the spring of 2016, so they are mostly CN operating on former C&NW, GB&W, MILW, and SOO rails. Once in a while I try to catch ELS and WSOR on former MILW rails too.
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Title:
CN 4704 and CN 4711
Description:
CN local, headed for Little Chute and Kaukauna, approaches the former N. Union St. grade crossing as it heads northeast via former C&NW rails at Appleton, WI on 5 Jun. '16. They are passing some new apartments or condominiums erected last year at the former site of the historic Eagle Manufacturing Co. complex between E. Winnebago St., N. Union St., E. Commercial St., and behind a row of houses on N. Drew St. Eagle Manufacturing, makers of gasoline engines, tractors, and other farm implements, was incorporated in the Flats at Appleton, WI in Dec. 1888. When they outgrew that facility, they began construction of a new factory here in ’04. Over the years it grew until it occupied most of the block. Before its expansion it shared the block with the Ideal Lumber and Coal Co. to the east. Further east of that was C. D. Rowell & Son, Manufacturing, makers of car movers, fronting N. Union St. between E. Winnebago St. and E. Commercial St. All 3 facilities were served by C&NW. There was a diamond in the middle of the east end of E. Winnebago St., just west of N. Union St., near the small clump of trees on the right, for at least two spurs leading into that block.
Photo Date:
6/5/2016
Upload Date:
7/4/2016 12:38:00 AM
Location:
Appleton, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 4704(GP38-2)
CN 4711(GP38-2)
Views:
275
Comments:
1
Title:
IC 3115
Description:
CN local services Intertape Polymer Group (IPG) from the former SOO yard at Menasha, WI on 5 Jun. '16. Founded in Menasha in Dec. 1917 as George Banta Paper Co., an affiliate of the George Banta Publishing Co. They merged with Menasha’s Gebrick Paper Co. in ’19 and continued under the Banta name. The name was changed to Central Paper Products Co. (later shortened to Central Paper Co.) ca. Sep. ’20, about the same time they moved to their new location here on the north side of the joint MILW/SOO tracks. The facility was acquired by Alco Standard Corp., based in Valley Forge, PA, ca. 29 Sep. ’69 but continued to operate as Central Paper. The name changed to Central Products Co. at some point after ’74. Spinnaker Industries, Inc. purchased Central Products Co. from Alco ca. 1 Jul. ‘95. Intertape Polymer Group, Inc., from Canada, purchased Central Products from Spinnaker ca. 12 Apr. ’99.
Photo Date:
6/5/2016
Upload Date:
7/4/2016 12:38:05 AM
Location:
Menasha, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
IC 3115(GP40R)
Views:
116
Comments:
0
Title:
IC 3115
Description:
CN local crosses Appleton St. as it works in the former SOO yard at Menasha, WI on 5 Jun. '16. The facility at right is currently home to Alliance Industries, 320 Appleton St., Menasha, WI, they apply powder coatings and manufacture sand cores. Founded at Waupaca, WI in 1979, they leased this facility in 2005. They later purchased the facility as well as the adjacent one at 313 Appleton St. The facility was home to Menasha Mill Supply Co. from at least 1939 through the 1970s, they primarily processed waste paper. It clearly used to receive rail service, but it does not seem to currently. The former MILW yard was located on the other (south) side of it; the building could be serviced by both railroads simultaneously.
Photo Date:
6/5/2016
Upload Date:
7/4/2016 12:38:08 AM
Location:
Menasha, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
IC 3115(GP40R)
Views:
109
Comments:
0
Title:
IC 3115
Description:
CN local disappears behind Alliance Industries as it works in the former SOO yard at Menasha, WI on 5 Jun. '16. The facility at right is currently home to Alliance Industries, 320 Appleton St., Menasha, WI, they apply powder coatings and manufacture sand cores. Founded at Waupaca, WI in 1979, they leased this facility in 2005. They later purchased the facility as well as the adjacent one at 313 Appleton St. The facility was home to Menasha Mill Supply Co. from at least 1939 through the 1970s, they primarily processed waste paper. It clearly used to receive rail service, but it does not seem to currently. The former MILW yard was located on the other (south) side of it; the building could be serviced by both railroads simultaneously.
Photo Date:
6/5/2016
Upload Date:
7/4/2016 12:38:11 AM
Location:
Menasha, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
IC 3115(GP40R)
Views:
129
Comments:
2
Title:
IC 3115
Description:
CN local disappears behind Dura-Fibre, LLC, 352 6th St., Menasha, WI, as it shoves north via former Milwaukee Road (MILW) rails at Menasha, WI on 5 Jun. '16. The facility has a spur, but it does not seem to benefit from regular rail service. 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 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. By ’31 the Wisconsin Container Corp. had moved into the facility to manufacture solid fiber and corrugated containers. 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.
Photo Date:
6/5/2016
Upload Date:
7/4/2016 12:38:14 AM
Location:
Menasha, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
IC 3115(GP40R)
Views:
111
Comments:
0
Title:
GTW 6221
Description:
CN local parallels the Fox River Navigation Canal as it shoves past the junction with the former joint MILW/SOO rails via former C&NW rails at Menasha, WI on 5 Jun. '16. The defunct Menasha Utilities plant, purchased by Simply Incredible Foods in Jun. '14, is on the right.
Photo Date:
6/5/2016
Upload Date:
7/4/2016 12:38:18 AM
Location:
Menasha, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
GTW 6221(GP38-2)
Views:
108
Comments:
1
Title:
GTW 6221
Description:
CN local crosses the North Channel (Menasha Channel) of the Fox River as it approaches Garfield Ave. via former C&NW rails at Menasha, WI on 5 Jun. '16. It would pass the remnants of the Neenah-Menasha yard on its way to service Neenah Paper.
Photo Date:
6/5/2016
Upload Date:
7/4/2016 12:38:22 AM
Location:
Menasha, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
GTW 6221(GP38-2)
Views:
81
Comments:
0
Title:
GTW 6221
Description:
CN local pauses behind Neenah Paper on a remnant of the former C&NW main line at Neenah, WI on 5 Jun. '16. The crew will open the gate and pull onto the bridge over the South Channel (Neenah Channel) of the Fox River in order to service the paper mill. Some sections of the former main line have been removed, but other sections remain to facilitate rail service to several industries. This section ends about 50 feet south of the bridge.
Photo Date:
6/5/2016
Upload Date:
7/4/2016 12:38:26 AM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
GTW 6221(GP38-2)
Views:
108
Comments:
0
Title:
GTW 6221
Description:
CN local pulls onto the former C&NW bridge over the South Channel (Neenah Channel) of the Fox River in order to service the Neenah Paper mill at Neenah, WI on 5 Jun. '16. This is a remnant of the former main line. Some sections have been removed, but others remain to facilitate rail service to several industries. This section ends about 50 feet south of the bridge.
Photo Date:
6/5/2016
Upload Date:
7/4/2016 12:38:29 AM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
GTW 6221(GP38-2)
Views:
115
Comments:
2
Title:
GTW 6221
Description:
CN local services Neenah Paper via the former C&NW bridge over the South Channel (Neenah Channel) of the Fox River at Neenah, WI on 5 Jun. '16. This is a remnant of the former main line. Some sections have been removed, but others remain to facilitate rail service to several industries. This section ends about 50 feet south of the bridge.
Photo Date:
6/5/2016
Upload Date:
7/4/2016 12:38:33 AM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
GTW 6221(GP38-2)
Views:
107
Comments:
2
Title:
GTW 6221
Description:
CN local services Neenah Paper via the former C&NW bridge over the South Channel (Neenah Channel) of the Fox River at Neenah, WI on 5 Jun. '16. This is a remnant of the former main line. Some sections have been removed, but others remain to facilitate rail service to several industries. This section ends about 50 feet south of the bridge.
Photo Date:
6/5/2016
Upload Date:
7/4/2016 12:38:37 AM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
GTW 6221(GP38-2)
Views:
133
Comments:
3
Title:
GTW 6221
Description:
CN local services Neenah Paper via the former C&NW bridge over the South Channel (Neenah Channel) of the Fox River at Neenah, WI on 5 Jun. '16. This is a remnant of the former main line. Some sections have been removed, but others remain to facilitate rail service to several industries. This section ends about 50 feet south of the bridge.
Photo Date:
6/5/2016
Upload Date:
7/4/2016 12:38:40 AM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
GTW 6221(GP38-2)
Views:
91
Comments:
2
Title:
GTW 6221
Description:
CN local approaches Garfield Ave. as it backs through the remnants of the C&NW Neenah-Menasha yard at Menasha, WI on 5 Jun. '16. The border between the Twin Cities of Neenah and Menasha bisects the yard about 200 feet north of the depot, out of frame to the left. The defunct Menasha Utilities plant, purchased by Simply Incredible Foods in Jun. '14, dominates the background.
Photo Date:
6/5/2016
Upload Date:
7/4/2016 12:38:47 AM
Location:
Menasha, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
GTW 6221(GP38-2)
Views:
117
Comments:
1
Title:
GTW 6221
Description:
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.
Photo Date:
6/5/2016
Upload Date:
7/4/2016 12:38:54 AM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
GTW 6221(GP38-2)
Views:
120
Comments:
1
Title:
CN 8829, CN 2422, et al.
Description:
CN through freight passes the W. Bell St. overpass, parallels Harrison St., and approaches what used to be Kampo Rd. as it heads northeast via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 11 Jun. '16. Train had five locomotives, including CN 8829, CN 2422. A remnant of the former C&NW main line is in the foreground.
Photo Date:
6/11/2016
Upload Date:
7/4/2016 12:38:58 AM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 8829(SD70M-2)
CN 2422(C40-8M)
Views:
99
Comments:
0
Title:
GTW 4928
Description:
CN local waits to enter the main line after a through freight passes Milepost CM 184 as it heads northeast via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 11 Jun. '16. The local is on the spur which leads to the Menasha Packaging Co. facility at 1645 Bergstrom Rd., Neenah, WI. The remnants of the former C&NW mainline are partially visible to the left. American Colloid Co., 901 Acco Ave, Neenah, WI, a rail customer, is on the left. The Hwy. G overpass is in the background.
Photo Date:
6/11/2016
Upload Date:
7/4/2016 12:39:01 AM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
GTW 4928(GP38-2)
Views:
109
Comments:
0
Title:
GTW 4928
Description:
CN local pulls onto the main line near Milepost CM 184 shortly after a through freight passed through via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 11 Jun. '16. The local is on the spur which leads to the Menasha Packaging Co. facility at 1645 Bergstrom Rd., Neenah, WI. The remnants of the former Chicago & North Western (C&NW) mainline are on the other side of the tree line at left. American Colloid Co., 901 Acco Ave, Neenah, WI, a rail customer, is on the left. The Hwy. G overpass is in the background.
Photo Date:
6/11/2016
Upload Date:
7/4/2016 12:39:05 AM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
GTW 4928(GP38-2)
Views:
95
Comments:
0
Title:
GTW 4928
Description:
CN local approaches the W. Bell St. overpass as it heads back toward the former SOO yard after servicing the Menasha Packaging Co. facility at 1645 Bergstrom Rd., Neenah, WI on 11 Jun. '16. The remnants of the former C&NW mainline are partially visible at left.
Photo Date:
6/11/2016
Upload Date:
7/4/2016 12:39:09 AM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
GTW 4928(GP38-2)
Views:
145
Comments:
1
Title:
CN 2221 and CN 5784
Description:
CN container train passes Neenah Foundry Plant 2 & Plant 3 and parallels Harrison St. as it heads northeast via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 11 Jun. '16. 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:
6/11/2016
Upload Date:
7/4/2016 12:39:13 AM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 2221(ES44DC)
CN 5784(SD75I)
Views:
106
Comments:
0
Title:
IC 3129
Description:
CN local approaches S. Perkins St. as it heads northeast through the former C&NW yard at Appleton Junction, WI on 12 Jun. '16. Local is headed back to the depot/yard office after dropping a string of cars at the southwest end of the yard. They are passing All About Packaging, Warehouse No. 2, 1325 S. Perkins St., Appleton, WI. The facility has not received rail service for quite some time, but the remnants of a spur are still present along the south side of the building (the wheel stops are near the center of the photo).
Photo Date:
6/12/2016
Upload Date:
7/4/2016 12:39:17 AM
Location:
Appleton Junction, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
IC 3129(GP40R)
Views:
92
Comments:
0
Title:
GTW 4928
Description:
CN local crosses Edna Ave. and passes Anchor Castings, Inc., 223 Edna Ave., Neenah, WI, as it heads southwest via the formerly joint MILW/SOO rails on 12 Jun. '16. Neenah Brass Works was organized on 1 Jul. 1905 to make screen plates, brass and bronze castings. They moved to this site ca. ’08. At some point the name changed to Neenah Brass & Aluminum, Inc. BLC Enterprises, Inc., purchased the facility in Feb. ’94 and operated it as Neenah Brass & Aluminum Foundry. A new owner purchased the facility in ‘06. At some point the name was changed to Anchor Castings. The 1893 C&NW Neenah-Menasha depot is visible in the background at the east end of Edna Ave.
Photo Date:
6/12/2016
Upload Date:
7/4/2016 12:39:21 AM
Location:
Neenah, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
GTW 4928(GP38-2)
Views:
131
Comments:
1
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