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By:T. P. Bruss
Dates:12/21/2018 - 3/19/2019
Album Info:Most, if not all, of the photographs in this album were captured in Northeast Wisconsin in the winter of 2019, 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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IC 3120
Title:  IC 3120
Description:  A CN local crosses Kaukauna St. and is about to disappear behind the former Noffke Lumber facility as it heads southwest via former joint MILW/SOO rails at Menasha, WI on 17 Feb. '19. It was a chance encounter. If I had been able to park a few seconds sooner, I would have been able to capture the business end of the locomotive before it started to become obscured.
Photo Date:  2/17/2019  Upload Date: 4/8/2019 2:31:15 AM
Location:  Menasha, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  IC 3120(GP40R)
Views:  78   Comments: 1
CN 2338
Title:  CN 2338
Description:  A CN container train passes the W. Bell St. overpass and approaches Kampo Rd. as it heads northeast via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 18 Feb. '19. Train had two locomotives, CN 2338 pulling and CN 2109 mid-train. The former C&NW main line (now relegated to a passing siding) runs parallel on the other side of the train.
Photo Date:  2/18/2019  Upload Date: 4/8/2019 2:31:19 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 2338(ES44DC)
Views:  137   Comments: 1
CSX 514 and CSX 3070
Title:  CSX 514 and CSX 3070
Description:  A pair of interesting foreigners lead a through freight past S. Perkins St. while headed northeast past the CN, former C&NW, yard at Appleton Junction, WI on 21 Feb. '19.
Photo Date:  2/21/2019  Upload Date: 4/10/2019 3:04:44 AM
Location:  Appleton Junction, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CSX 514(AC44CW) CSX 3070(ES44AC-H)
Views:  85   Comments: 1
CN 2982
Title:  CN 2982
Description:  A CN through freight or unit train of autoracks passes the W. Bell St. overpass and slows to halt at Kampo Rd. as it heads northeast via a remnant of the former C&NW main line (now relegated to a passing siding) at Neenah, WI on 22 Feb. '19. The former SOO rails run parallel on this side of the train.
Photo Date:  2/22/2019  Upload Date: 4/10/2019 3:04:50 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 2982(ES44AC)
Views:  106   Comments: 1
CN 3117 and CREX 1510
Title:  CN 3117 and CREX 1510
Description:  A CN through freight passes the W. Cecil St. overpass (Timothy Hamblin Bridge) and parallels Harrison St. as it heads southwest past the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 22 Feb. '19. Train had three locomotives, CN 3117 and CREX 1510 pulling and CN 2910 mid-train. The overpass, erected to eliminate the grade crossing, opened to traffic on 20 Nov. '07. The Bike Lane Ends sign is no longer accurate, the paint stripe to mark the bike lane was extended northward when they resurfaced the street last year.
Photo Date:  2/22/2019  Upload Date: 4/10/2019 3:04:54 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CREX 1510(ES44AC)
Views:  218   Comments: 1
CN 2910
Title:  CN 2910
Description:  A CN through freight passes the W. Cecil St. overpass (Timothy Hamblin Bridge) and parallels Harrison St. as it heads southwest past the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 22 Feb. '19. Train had three locomotives, CN 3117 and CREX 1510 pulling and CN 2910 mid-train. The overpass, erected to eliminate the grade crossing, opened to traffic on 20 Nov. '07.
Photo Date:  2/22/2019  Upload Date: 4/10/2019 3:04:57 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 2910(ES44AC)
Views:  152   Comments: 1
JTSX 54032
Title:  JTSX 54032
Description:  JTSX 54032, with a load of telephone poles, was part of the consist of a through freight halted along Harrison St. at the CN, former SOO, yard at Neenah, WI on 22 Feb. '19.
Photo Date:  2/22/2019  Upload Date: 4/10/2019 3:05:01 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Views:  52   Comments: 0
CN 2334
Title:  CN 2334
Description:  A CN container train parallels Harrison St. and approaches Kampo Rd. as it heads southwest via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 25 Feb. '19. Train had two locomotives, CN 2334 pulling, as well as CN 2174 mid-train. A remnant of the former C&NW main line, now relegated to a passing siding runs parallel on this side of the train.
Photo Date:  2/25/2019  Upload Date: 4/10/2019 3:05:04 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 2334(ES44DC)
Views:  119   Comments: 1
CN 4711
Title:  CN 4711
Description:  A CN local crosses the North Channel (Menasha Channel) of the Fox River via the former joint MILW/SOO bridge as it heads southwest at Menasha, WI on 8 Mar. '19. In the foreground, a flock of common goldeneyes has been kicked up by the passing train. This perspective would have only been obtainable with a boat, until the new Loop the Lake bridge opened to the public on 23 Jun. '18. The former Graphic Packaging International facility, originally Marathon Corp., 160 Washington St., can be seen on the south bank of the river in the background. The oldest part of the facility was built in Apr. '47 to manufacture cartons for food packaging. The land had previously been used for stave and lumber drying yards for Menasha Wooden Ware. The facility operated continuously until the end of '16, when Graphic Packaging International abandoned 228 hard working Americans by moving production out-of-state. The TC Transcontinental, Inc., facility, historically Marathon Corp. (originally Menasha Printing & Carton Co.), 271 River St., is partially visible on the north bank of the river at left. The piers supporting the former C&NW bridge (also in use by CN) are partially visible under this bridge.
Photo Date:  3/8/2019  Upload Date: 4/19/2019 2:34:17 AM
Location:  Menasha, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 4711(GP38-2)
Views:  90   Comments: 1
CN 4711
Title:  CN 4711
Description:  A CN local crosses the North Channel (Menasha Channel) of the Fox River via the former joint MILW/SOO bridge as it heads southwest at Menasha, WI on 8 Mar. '19. This perspective would have only been obtainable with a boat, until the new Loop the Lake bridge opened to the public (the ribbon cutting ceremony for this and the similar bridge in Neenah was held 23 Jun. '18). The former Graphic Packaging International facility, originally Marathon Corp., 160 Washington St., can be seen on the south bank of the river in the background. The oldest part of the facility was built in Apr. '47 to manufacture cartons for food packaging. The land had previously been used for stave and lumber drying yards for Menasha Wooden Ware. The facility operated continuously until the end of '16, when Graphic Packaging International abandoned 228 hard working Americans by moving production out-of-state. The TC Transcontinental, Inc., facility, historically Marathon Corp. (originally Menasha Printing & Carton Co.), 271 River St., is partially visible on the north bank of the river at left. The piers supporting the former C&NW bridge (also in use by CN) are partially visible under this bridge.
Photo Date:  3/8/2019  Upload Date: 4/19/2019 2:34:21 AM
Location:  Menasha, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 4711(GP38-2)
Views:  85   Comments: 0
CN 4711
Title:  CN 4711
Description:  A CN local crosses the former joint MILW/SOO bridge over the South Channel (Neenah Channel) of the Fox River at Neenah, WI on 8 Mar. '19. Looking northeast from the new Loop-the-Lake bridge (the ribbon cutting ceremony for this and the similar bridge in Menasha was held 23 Jun. '18). The pair of new bridges are part of Neenah and Menasha's Loop-the-Lake project to connect existing recreational trails in the Twin Cities. This new view of the railroad bridge is interesting, but I will miss the once panoramic view of this bridge from the river bank.
Photo Date:  3/8/2019  Upload Date: 4/19/2019 2:34:25 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 4711(GP38-2)
Views:  106   Comments: 1
CN 4711
Title:  CN 4711
Description:  A CN local crosses the former joint MILW/SOO bridge over the South Channel (Neenah Channel) of the Fox River at Neenah, WI on 8 Mar. '19. Looking east from the new Loop-the-Lake bridge (the ribbon cutting ceremony for this and the similar bridge in Menasha was held 23 Jun. '18). The pair of new bridges are part of Neenah and Menasha's Loop-the-Lake project to connect existing recreational trails in the Twin Cities. This new view of the railroad bridge is interesting, but I will miss the once panoramic view of this bridge from the river bank. The Neenah Paper mill (an active rail customer) and the Kimberly-Clark Corp. Globe Mill and Experimental Mill (X-Mill) are partially visible in the background at right. The Globe Mill is still commonly referred to as K-C's Badger-Globe Mill, although the Badger Mill was torn down ca. 1998.
Photo Date:  3/8/2019  Upload Date: 4/19/2019 2:34:29 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 4711(GP38-2)
Views:  99   Comments: 0
CN 4711
Title:  CN 4711
Description:  A CN local crosses the former joint MILW/SOO bridge over the South Channel (Neenah Channel) of the Fox River at Neenah, WI on 8 Mar. '19. The corporate headquarters of Plexus, 1 Plexus Way, stands in the background. Plexus 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. Some people like the style and appearance of this new building, I do not. To me, this and other recent additions to the local skyline are abominations. Looking east from the new Loop-the-Lake bridge (the ribbon cutting ceremony for this and the similar bridge in Menasha was held 23 Jun. '18). The pair of new bridges are part of Neenah and Menasha's Loop-the-Lake project to connect existing recreational trails in the Twin Cities. This new view of the railroad bridge is interesting, but I will miss the once panoramic view of this bridge from the river bank.
Photo Date:  3/8/2019  Upload Date: 4/19/2019 2:34:32 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 4711(GP38-2)
Views:  90   Comments: 1
IC 3120, IC 9565, CN 9424
Title:  IC 3120, IC 9565, CN 9424
Description:  A trio of CN locomotives rest in front of the depot/yard office at the former C&NW yard at Appleton Junction, WI on 10 Mar. '19. IC 9565 and CN 9424 rest on the main line. I'm not sure of their origin or destination, but it’s odd to see two locomotives passing through sans freight cars. IC 3120, the local power, rests on the yard lead. The north leg of the wye is hidden beneath the snow on this side of IC 3120.
Photo Date:  3/10/2019  Upload Date: 4/19/2019 2:34:36 AM
Location:  Appleton Junction, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  IC 3120(GP40R) IC 9565(GP38-2) CN 9424(GP40-2LW)
Views:  119   Comments: 0
GTW 4616
Title:  GTW 4616
Description:  A CN local shoves past the W. Bell St. overpass as it heads southwest via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 18 Feb. '19. Local was preparing to service Menasha Packaging, 1645 Bergstrom Rd. The former C&NW main line (now relegated to a passing siding) runs parallel on the other side of the train.
Photo Date:  3/11/2019  Upload Date: 4/19/2019 2:34:39 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  GTW 4616(GP9R)
Views:  95   Comments: 1
CREX 1503 and EMDX 1605
Title:  CREX 1503 and EMDX 1605
Description:  A CN container train crosses N. Lake St. as it heads southeast via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 15 Mar. '19. Train had two locomotives, CREX 1503 and EMDX 1605. Eggers Industries, originally Hardwood Products Co., 164 N. Lake St., Neenah, WI, an active rail customer, is partially visible at left. Clearwater Paper Corp., historically Kimberly-Clark’s Lakeview mill, 249 N. Lake St., Neenah, WI (physically located in Fox Crossing, WI (formerly Town of Menasha, WI until 14 Apr. '16)), an active rail customer, is partially visible in the background at right.
Photo Date:  3/15/2019  Upload Date: 5/5/2019 2:15:51 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Views:  211   Comments: 0
EMDX 1605
Title:  EMDX 1605
Description:  A CN container train crosses N. Lake St. as it heads southeast via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 15 Mar. '19. Train had two locomotives, CREX 1503 and EMDX 1605. Eggers Industries, originally Hardwood Products Co., 164 N. Lake St., Neenah, WI, an active rail customer, is partially visible at left.
Photo Date:  3/15/2019  Upload Date: 5/5/2019 2:15:57 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Views:  163   Comments: 0
CN 9486 and CN 4721
Title:  CN 9486 and CN 4721
Description:  A CN local crosses the W. Lawrence St. grade crossing and passes the recently closed S. Locust St. grade crossing as it heads northeast via former C&NW rails at Appleton, WI on 17 Mar. '19. Train was headed for Little Chute and Kaukauna. The S. Locust St. grade crossing was closed as part of Appleton's quest for so-called quiet zone status. The "Do Not Enter" signs (there is one on the far side of the tracks as well) were put up in an attempt to discourage distracted drivers from trying to drive down the railroad tracks.
Photo Date:  3/17/2019  Upload Date: 5/5/2019 2:16:01 AM
Location:  Appleton, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Views:  112   Comments: 0
CN 8016, et al.
Title:  CN 8016, et al.
Description:  A CN through freight passes the W. Cecil St. overpass (Timothy Hamblin Bridge) and parallels Harrison St. as it heads southwest past the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 17 Mar. '19. Train had for locomotives, CN 8016, CN 2289, CN 2427 pulling and CN 8950 pushing. The overpass, erected to eliminate the grade crossing, opened to traffic on 20 Nov. '07. The Bike Lane Ends sign is no longer accurate, the paint stripe to mark the bike lane was extended northward when they resurfaced the street last year.
Photo Date:  3/17/2019  Upload Date: 5/5/2019 2:16:06 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Views:  77   Comments: 0
CN 9424
Title:  CN 9424
Description:  A CN local, with at least 25 cars, parallels Harrison St. as it shoves southwest from the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 18 Mar. '19. Train was preparing to service Menasha Packaging, 1645 Bergstrom Rd., and had one locomotive, CN 9424. A remnant of the former C&NW main line runs parallel on the other side of the train. Neenah Foundry Plant 2 & Plant 3 are partially visible in the background at left. 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:  3/18/2019  Upload Date: 5/5/2019 2:16:09 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Views:  71   Comments: 0
CN 3080
Title:  CN 3080
Description:  A CN container train traverses the west leg of the wye at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 18 Mar. '19. Train had two locomotives, CN 3080 pulling and CN 2921 mid-train. The locomotive is passing the remnants of the foundation from the ca. 1955 masonry SOO depot. There are rail sections supported by concrete blocks and railroad ties stacked upon it. It 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. Eggers Industries, originally Hardwood Products Co., 164 N. Lake St., an active rail customer, is visible in the background at left. Clearwater Paper Corp., historically Kimberly-Clark’s Lakeview mill, 249 N. Lake St., Neenah, WI (physically located in Fox Crossing, WI (formerly Town of Menasha, WI until 14 Apr. '16)), an active rail customer, is partially visible in the background at right.
Photo Date:  3/18/2019  Upload Date: 5/5/2019 2:16:13 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
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CN 3080
Title:  CN 3080
Description:  A CN container train passes the Main St. overpass and traverses the west leg of the wye at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 18 Mar. '1G. Train had two locomotives, CN 3080 pulling and CN 2921 mid-train.
Photo Date:  3/18/2019  Upload Date: 5/6/2019 12:28:20 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
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Views:  177   Comments: 2
CN 4711
Title:  CN 4711
Description:  A CN local approaches the W. Bell St. overpass as it heads southwest via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 19 Mar. '19. A remnant of the former C&NW main line, now#relegated to a passing siding, also in use by CN, runs parallel on the other side of the train. The facility in the background is currently home to Profile Xtrusions, 555 W. Bell St.. The facility uqed to receive rail service, but has not for quite some time.
Photo Date:  3/19/2019  Upload Date: 5/6/2019 12:28:25 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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