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| Title: |
CN 2409 |
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7/14/2015 Upload Date: 9/8/2015 8:34:14 AM |
| Location: |
Menasha, WI |
| Author: |
Dave Howarth Jr. |
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Action |
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CN 2409(C40-8M) |
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128 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CN 2265 |
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7/16/2015 Upload Date: 9/8/2015 8:24:05 AM |
| Location: |
Menasha, WI |
| Author: |
Dave Howarth Jr. |
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Action |
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CN 2265(ES44DC) |
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258 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CN 2511 |
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7/16/2015 Upload Date: 9/9/2015 5:23:36 AM |
| Location: |
Menasha, WI |
| Author: |
Dave Howarth Jr. |
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Action |
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CN 2511(C44-9WL) |
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162 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
IC 3137 |
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Returning from working the Plymouth Sub, the IC 3137 and crew do some work in Menasha. Menasha is part of the Manitowoc Sub, which the 3137 re-entered at Hilbert Junction. The train is heading back towards the small yard in Menasha after having switched the R.R. Donnelly (formerly Banta Midway Plant).This is looking east along Ninth Street at the corner of Ninth and Pacific. |
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7/26/2015 Upload Date: 9/17/2015 6:04:04 PM |
| Location: |
Menasha, WI |
| Author: |
Richard Hopfensperger |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
IC 3137(GP40R) |
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169 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
IC 3137 |
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CN local crosses 9th St. as it heads south via former MILW rails at Menasha, WI on 26 Jul. '15. It was headed back to the former SOO yard at Menasha after servicing the RR Donnelley, originally Banta Corp., plant on Midway Rd. This stretch of 9th St. forms part of the often complicated border between the Town of Menasha and the City of Menasha. |
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7/26/2015 Upload Date: 8/24/2015 1:55:38 AM |
| Location: |
Menasha, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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| Locomotives: |
IC 3137(GP40R) |
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225 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Running Along Pacific Street |
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The Plymouth Sub local runs back to the Menasha yard with a box car from R.R. Donnelley to add to the train. The train had run from Neenah to Chilton before turning back for Neenah. On it's return trip, it had some'work in Menasha before exiting the Manitowoc Sub and returning to Neenah. |
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7/26/2015 Upload Date: 9/22/2015 11:29:17 AM |
| Location: |
Menasha, WI |
| Author: |
Richard Hopfensperger |
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Scenic,Action |
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234 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
IC 3137 |
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Working the remaining paper mill that receives rail service in Menasha, the CN shoves a couple cars to the Sonoco / U.S. Paper mill on the small island formed between the Fox River and the navigation channel. The train is passing in front of the George A. Whiting Paper Company, which was established here in 1882. The mill is still running, but no longer receives rail service. |
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8/2/2015 Upload Date: 9/30/2015 3:27:10 PM |
| Location: |
Menasha, WI |
| Author: |
Richard Hopfensperger |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
IC 3137(GP40R) |
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216 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
IC 3137 |
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Working in Menasha, a local is about to cross Washington Street as it shoves two cars into the Sonoco / U.S. Papers mill. To reach this mill, the CN needs to negotiate some switch backs and intricate track arrangements. |
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8/2/2015 Upload Date: 10/1/2015 6:19:47 PM |
| Location: |
Menasha, WI |
| Author: |
Richard Hopfensperger |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
IC 3137(GP40R) |
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177 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
IC 3137 |
| Description: |
A CN local crew shoves a car into the Sunoco mill on the island between the navigation canal and the Fox River in Menasha. The canal is about a mere ten feet to the left of the tracks, just beyond the trees and parallel. |
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8/2/2015 Upload Date: 9/15/2016 5:03:59 PM |
| Location: |
Menasha, WI |
| Author: |
Richard Hopfensperger |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
IC 3137(GP40R) |
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143 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
IC 3137 at U.S Papers / Sonoco |
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This mill was once the John Strange Paper Company, organized in 1891. It was originally John Strange Pail and Tub Company, organized in 1881. Pail and Tub started to make paper in 1888. Around 1969, John Strange Paper became a part of the Menasha Corporation and was again sold off in 1981 to U.S. Papers. U.S. Papers then became a part of Sonoco in 2001. My earliest recollections of the mill start about at the time of the switch to U.S. Papers. Since 1981, the mill has shrunk in size and rail traffic has diminished. Hopefully the mill will continue to provide jobs for many more years to come. |
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8/2/2015 Upload Date: 10/9/2015 7:37:21 PM |
| Location: |
Menasha, WI |
| Author: |
Richard Hopfensperger |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
IC 3137(GP40R) |
| Views: |
167 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
IC 3137 |
| Description: |
To serve the Sunoco, U.S. Paper Mill, the train crews need to cross the busy arterial Washington Street at it's junction with River Street. This area can become very congested during rush hour traffic. |
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8/2/2015 Upload Date: 9/15/2016 5:11:46 PM |
| Location: |
Menasha, WI |
| Author: |
Richard Hopfensperger |
| Categories: |
Roster,Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
IC 3137(GP40R) |
| Views: |
140 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
IC 3137 |
| Description: |
A CN local enters the Sonoco / U.S. Papers property to spot two boxcars. The loco is fouling the Washington Street grade crossing, having about 1/3rd it's length into the road. The crew is waiting for a bridge spanning the tracks between the buildings to be drawn. |
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8/2/2015 Upload Date: 10/1/2015 6:34:56 PM |
| Location: |
Menasha, WI |
| Author: |
Richard Hopfensperger |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
IC 3137(GP40R) |
| Views: |
178 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
GTW 6228 |
| Description: |
CN local approaches Racine St. while sorting cars at the former SOO yard at Menasha, WI on 16 Aug. '15. 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. |
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8/16/2015 Upload Date: 8/29/2015 1:31:51 AM |
| Location: |
Menasha, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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| Locomotives: |
GTW 6228(GP38-2) |
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171 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
GTW 6228 |
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CN local fouls De Pere St. (the current street signs have been lazily bastardized to Depere St.) while servicing Intertape Polymer Group (IPG) at the former SOO yard at Menasha, WI on 16 Aug. '15. |
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8/16/2015 Upload Date: 8/29/2015 1:31:54 AM |
| Location: |
Menasha, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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| Locomotives: |
GTW 6228(GP38-2) |
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161 Comments: 4 |
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| Title: |
GTW 6228 |
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CN local fouls De Pere St. (the current street signs have been lazily bastardized to Depere St.) while servicing Intertape Polymer Group (IPG) at the former SOO yard at Menasha, WI on 16 Aug. '15. |
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8/16/2015 Upload Date: 8/29/2015 1:31:57 AM |
| Location: |
Menasha, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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| Locomotives: |
GTW 6228(GP38-2) |
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204 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
GTW 6228 |
| Description: |
CN local crosses Appleton St. while working in the former SOO yard at Menasha, WI on 16 Aug. '15. If you ask me, we do not see enough crossing signs that say “5 Tracks,” or more, around here anymore. I imagine the railroad wishes that Appleton St. did not bisect this small yard. Up until about 30 years ago this street also bisected the similar-sized Milwaukee Road (MILW) yard that used to stand behind me. |
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8/16/2015 Upload Date: 8/29/2015 1:31:59 AM |
| Location: |
Menasha, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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| Locomotives: |
GTW 6228(GP38-2) |
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142 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
GTW 6228 |
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CN local parallels Hwy. 441/Hwy. 10 as it heads southwest via former MILW rails at Menasha, WI on 26 Aug. '15. Local had just finished servicing RR Donnelle„, originally Banta Corp., on Midway Rd. |
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8/26/2015 Upload Date: 9/25/2015 1:34:54 AM |
| Location: |
Menasha, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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| Locomotives: |
GTW 6228(GP38-2) |
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149 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
GTW 6228 |
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CN local has halted next to the former Noffke Lumber yard and parallel to Lush St. at Water St. while headed southwest via former joint MILW/SOO rails at Menasha, WI on 26 Aug. '15. It will pause here so a crewmember can dismount to close the swing bridge over the Fox River Navigation Canal before the train continues on to the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI. |
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8/26/2015 Upload Date: 9/25/2015 1:34:58 AM |
| Location: |
Menasha, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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| Locomotives: |
GTW 6228(GP38-2) |
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150 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
GTW 6228 |
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CN local crosses Water St. and the Fox River Navigation Canal via former joint MILW/SOO bridge at Menasha, WI on 26 Aug.''15. The defunct Menasha Utilities plant, purchased by Simply Incredible Foods in Jun. '14, is background left. |
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8/26/2015 Upload Date: 9/25/2015 1:35:03 AM |
| Location: |
Menasha, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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| Locomotives: |
GTW 6228(GP38-2) |
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127 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
IC 3107 |
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CN local crosses Appleton St. while working in the former SOO yard at Menasha, WI on 18 Sep. '15. The ornate steeple of St. Mary's Church ascends above the locomotive. |
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9/18/2015 Upload Date: 10/2/2015 3:20:52 AM |
| Location: |
Menasha, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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| Locomotives: |
IC 3107(GP40R) |
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174 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
IC 9625 |
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CN local momentarily fouls Washington St. in order to service U.S. Paper Mills Corp. at Menasha, WI on 11 Oct. '15. This mill began production in 1891 as the John Strange Paper Co. It was purchased by Menasha Corp. in 1969 and renamed John Strange Paperboard Div. It was sold to U.S. Papers Corp. in 1981. It was sold to Sonoco ca. 2002. The dark tan brick structure rising behind the paper mill is the stage house of the Brin Theater, which will hopefully see restoration someday. I am pretty sure it is the last surviving classic theater in the Fox Cities. |
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10/11/2015 Upload Date: 10/25/2015 4:01:27 AM |
| Location: |
Menasha, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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| Locomotives: |
IC 9625(GP38-2) |
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178 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
IC 9625 |
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CN local momentarily fouls Washington St. in order to service U.S. Paper Mills Corp. at Menasha, WI on 11 Oct. '15. This mill began production in 1891 as the John Strange Paper Co. It was purchased by Menasha Corp. in 1969 and renamed John Strange Paperboard Div. It was sold to U.S. Papers Corp. in 1981. It was sold to Sonoco ca. 2002. |
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10/11/2015 Upload Date: 10/25/2015 3:36:34 AM |
| Location: |
Menasha, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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| Locomotives: |
IC 9625(GP38-2) |
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181 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
DSRC 810105, ex-C&NW |
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An old C&NW 3-bay covered hopper, now DSRC 810105, brought up the rear of a CN local entering the east end of the former SOO yard at Menasha, WI on 8 Nov. '15. |
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11/8/2015 Upload Date: 2/7/2016 1:55:58 AM |
| Location: |
Menasha, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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134 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
IC 9571 |
| Description: |
CN local services RR Donnelley, originally Banta Corp., on Midway Rd. via former MILW rails at Menasha, WI on 8 Nov. '15. |
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11/8/2015 Upload Date: 2/7/2016 1:56:04 AM |
| Location: |
Menasha, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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| Locomotives: |
IC 9571(GP38-2) |
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211 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
IC 9571 |
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CN local services RR Donnelley, originally Banta Corp., on Midway Rd. via former MILW rails at Menasha, WI on 8 Nov. '15. |
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11/8/2015 Upload Date: 2/7/2016 1:56:12 AM |
| Location: |
Menasha, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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| Locomotives: |
IC 9571(GP38-2) |
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196 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
GTW 4620, GTW 6221, CN 9601 |
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CN local parallels 4th St. and approaches De Pere St. (the current street signs have been lazily bastardized to Depere St.) as it traverses the former SOO yard at Menasha, WI with 34 cars on 15 May '16. I believe they were headed for Manitowoc, WI. The sun's location was less-than-ideal, but I wanted to capture a train with 3 locomotives in this yard because it doesn't seem to happen very often. |
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5/15/2016 Upload Date: 6/12/2016 1:37:13 AM |
| Location: |
Menasha, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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GTW 4620(GP9R) GTW 6221(GP38-2) CN 9601(GP40-2LW) |
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351 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
GTW 4620 |
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5/18/2016 Upload Date: 4/4/2017 6:44:07 PM |
| Location: |
Menasha, WI |
| Author: |
Dave Howarth Jr. |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
GTW 4620(GP9R) |
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155 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
GTW 5854 |
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| Photo Date: |
5/18/2016 Upload Date: 4/4/2017 6:56:11 PM |
| Location: |
Menasha, WI |
| Author: |
Dave Howarth Jr. |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
GTW 5854(GP38-2) |
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93 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
IC 3115 |
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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. |
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6/5/2016 Upload Date: 7/4/2016 12:38:05 AM |
| Location: |
Menasha, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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| Locomotives: |
IC 3115(GP40R) |
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174 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
IC 3115 |
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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. |
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6/5/2016 Upload Date: 7/4/2016 12:38:08 AM |
| Location: |
Menasha, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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| Locomotives: |
IC 3115(GP40R) |
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164 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
IC 3115 |
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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. |
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6/5/2016 Upload Date: 7/4/2016 12:38:11 AM |
| Location: |
Menasha, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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| Locomotives: |
IC 3115(GP40R) |
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186 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
IC 3115 |
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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. |
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6/5/2016 Upload Date: 7/4/2016 12:38:14 AM |
| Location: |
Menasha, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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IC 3115(GP40R) |
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153 Comments: 0 |
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| 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. |
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6/5/2016 Upload Date: 7/4/2016 12:38:18 AM |
| Location: |
Menasha, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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| Locomotives: |
GTW 6221(GP38-2) |
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144 Comments: 1 |
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| 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. |
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6/5/2016 Upload Date: 7/4/2016 12:38:22 AM |
| Location: |
Menasha, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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| Locomotives: |
GTW 6221(GP38-2) |
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121 Comments: 0 |
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| 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. |
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6/5/2016 Upload Date: 7/4/2016 12:38:47 AM |
| Location: |
Menasha, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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| Locomotives: |
GTW 6221(GP38-2) |
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168 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CN 9473 |
| Description: |
CN local crosses a diamond as it heads southwest via the former joint MILW/SOO rails at Menasha, WI on 3 Jul. '16. There are four diamonds in close proximity where the former MILW/SOO rails intersect with the former C&NW rails on this small industrial island, which was formed when the Fox River Navigation Canal (out of frame to the left) was excavated. The North Channel (Menasha Channel) of the Fox River is out of frame to the right. |
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7/3/2016 Upload Date: 8/14/2016 1:56:11 AM |
| Location: |
Menasha, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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| Locomotives: |
CN 9473(GP40-2LW) |
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117 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CN 4805 |
| Description: |
CN local crosses Midway Rd. as it services RR Donnelley, originally Banta Corp., via former MILW rails at Menasha, WI on 10 Jul. '16. Earl Litho almost certainly received rail service, but has not for years. |
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7/10/2016 Upload Date: 8/14/2016 1:56:58 AM |
| Location: |
Menasha, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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| Locomotives: |
CN 4805(GP38-2W) |
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222 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CN 4805 |
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CN local traverses what used to be the west leg of a joint wye for the MILW and SOO at Menasha, WI on 10 Jul. '16. It is no longer a wye because the east leg was removed years ago. As a result, local crews have about a 2-mile shove to serve several customers on the former MILW rails. Part of the SCA Tissue mill looms in the background. The facility used to receive rail service, but has not for quite a few years. |
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7/10/2016 Upload Date: 8/14/2016 1:57:12 AM |
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Menasha, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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CN 4805(GP38-2W) |
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GTW 4911 |
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CN local works in the former SOO yard at Menasha, WI on 28 Aug. '16. The facility in the background 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. |
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8/28/2016 Upload Date: 10/2/2016 1:27:04 AM |
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Menasha, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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GTW 4911(GP38-2) |
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GTW 4911 |
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CN local services Intertape Polymer Group (IPG) via former SOO rails at Menasha, WI on 28 Aug. '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. George Banta, Sr. continued on as President; George, Jr., assumed the role in ’35 after his father passed away. 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. |
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8/28/2016 Upload Date: 10/2/2016 1:27:07 AM |
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Menasha, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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GTW 4911(GP38-2) |
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GTW 4911 |
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CN local services Intertape Polymer Group (IPG) via former SOO rails at Menasha, WI on 28 Aug. '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. George Banta, Sr. continued on as President; George, Jr., assumed the role in ’35 after his father passed away. 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. |
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8/28/2016 Upload Date: 10/2/2016 1:27:10 AM |
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Menasha, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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GTW 4911(GP38-2) |
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GTW 4911 |
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CN local splits old and new Milepost 2 markers and crosses Racine St. as it works in the former SOO yard at Menasha, WI on 28 Aug. '16. |
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8/28/2016 Upload Date: 10/2/2016 1:27:13 AM |
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Menasha, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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GTW 4911(GP38-2) |
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GTW 4911 |
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CN local shoves past 7th St. to serve a couple of industries via former MILW rails at Menasha, WI on 28 Aug. '16. The cupola of the historic Menasha High School, erected in 1938, is partially visible beyond the trees above the locomotive. |
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8/28/2016 Upload Date: 10/2/2016 1:27:16 AM |
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Menasha, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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GTW 4911(GP38-2) |
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C&NW Menasha, WI Freight House |
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Looking southeast at the north end of the C&NW freight house adjacent to the CN, former C&NW, Neenah-Menasha yard at Menasha, WI on 15 Oct. '16. The depot/yard office (just out of frame to the left) and this freight house were built by the C&NW in 1965 at a cost of $15,000 and $400,000 respectively. The contractor was Consolidated Construction Co. of Appleton. The freight house is 552’ long and 50’ wide (the first 50' of this end are only about 30' wide) and could hold 11 freight cars inside. A 3,500 sq. ft. office was included on the southeast corner at Sanford St. The turnout and track leading into it, as well as some yard tracks, were torn out in Sep. 2013. I do not know if they use the entire building, but the southern portion is currently home to FRSTeam by Gunderson. The spire of St. Thomas Episcopal Church, which stands near the south end of the freight house, can be seen rising above the trees at left. |
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10/15/2016 Upload Date: 10/17/2016 2:29:52 AM |
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Menasha, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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C&NW Menasha, WI Freight House |
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Looking northwest at the south end of the C&NW freight house adjacent to the CN, former C&NW, Neenah-Menasha yard at Menasha, WI on 15 Oct. '16. The depot/yard office (near the north end) and this freight house were built by the C&NW in 1965 at a cost of $15,000 and $400,000 respectively. The contractor was Consolidated Construction Co. of Appleton. The freight house is 552’ long and 50’ wide and could hold 11 freight cars inside. A 3,500 sq. ft. office was included on the southeast corner at Sanford St. The turnout and track leading into it (on the north end), as well as some yard tracks, were torn out in Sep. 2013. I do not know if they use the entire building, but the southern portion is currently home to FRSTeam by Gunderson. The portion of the building with the freight doors to the right is an addition, but I don't know when it was built. |
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10/15/2016 Upload Date: 10/17/2016 2:29:56 AM |
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Menasha, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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GTW 5850 |
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A CN local approaches 6th St. as it heads south via former MILW rails at Menasha, WI on 11 Dec. '16. The building in the background is Dura-Fibre, LLC. 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, WI ca. Feb. ‘19. 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. The Wisconsin Container Corp. was organized ca. ’31 to manufacture solid fiber and corrugated containers at this facility. 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 kn ’04 and the name was changed to Dura-Fibre at some point. The facility has a spur, but does not seem to receive rail service. |
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12/11/2016 Upload Date: 1/7/2017 4:35:13 AM |
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Menasha, WI |
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T. P. Bruss |
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GTW 5850(GP38-2) |
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GTW 5850 |
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CN local traverses the former SOO yard at Menasha, WI on 11 Dec. '16. They are returning to pick up their train, which they had dropped east of De Pere St. (the current street signs have been lazily bastardized to Depere St.) while they serviced several industries. The facility in the background is currently home to Alliance Industries, 313 Appleton St., Menasha, WI, they apply powder coatings and manufacture sand cores. Founded at Waupaca, WI in 1979, they leased the adjacent facility at 320 Appleton St. in 2005. They later purchased that facility as well as this one. It clearly used to receive rail service, but it does not seem to currently. The ornate spire of St. Mary's is partially visible in the background. |
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12/11/2016 Upload Date: 1/7/2017 4:35:16 AM |
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Menasha, WI |
| Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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GTW 5850(GP38-2) |
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GTW 4907 |
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A CN local heading for the Plymouth Sub hammers the diamond as it crosses the former CNW mainline in Menasha. The CNW main line tack here is now an industrial spur used to service three customers. This CN local is on what was originally Milwaukee and Northern rails, later jointly used by the Milwaukee Road and Soo Line (WC). It is rounding its way through Menasha to head east to Hilbert, where it will most likely head onto the Plymouth Sub to continue its work. |
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1/25/2017 Upload Date: 1/27/2018 9:00:50 PM |
| Location: |
Menasha, WI |
| Author: |
Richard Hopfensperger |
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Scenic,Winter,Action |
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GTW 4907(GP38-2) |
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GTW 4907 |
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A CN local working out of Neenah continues on its way east through Menasha. The train is crossing DePere Street on a snowy winter day. |
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1/25/2017 Upload Date: 1/27/2018 9:19:15 PM |
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Menasha, WI |
| Author: |
Richard Hopfensperger |
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Winter,Action |
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GTW 4907(GP38-2) |
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GTW 4907 |
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A CN local passes behind Warehouse Specialists as it makes its way out of Menasha. |
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1/25/2017 Upload Date: 1/27/2018 9:22:13 PM |
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Menasha, WI |
| Author: |
Richard Hopfensperger |
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Winter,Action |
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GTW 4907(GP38-2) |
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