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Title:
CN 4721
Description:
A CN local crosses Midway Rd. as it departs LSC Communications, Inc. (formerly RR Donnelley, originally Banta Corp.), just out-of-frame to the right, and heads southwest via former MILW rails at Menasha, WI on 17 Dec. '17. LSC Communications was spun off from RR Donnelley ca. Nov. '16. In the background, the ongoing reconstruction of Hwy. 10/Hwy. 441 (a.k.a. the Tri-County Expressway) continues.
Photo Date:
12/17/2017
Upload Date:
1/8/2018 3:02:02 AM
Location:
Menasha, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 4721(GP38-2)
Views:
121
Comments:
1
Title:
WC 16, ex-MILW 992214, ex-MILW 02214
Description:
A CN local crosses Midway Rd. as it departs LSC Communications, Inc. (formerly RR Donnelley, originally Banta Corp.), just out-of-frame to the right, and heads southwest via former MILW rails at Menasha, WI on 17 Dec. '17. I was thrilled to espy WC 16 bringing up the rear of the consist. It was awesome to see a former MILW caboose on former MILW rails, and I can't recall the last time I saw a caboose in a moving train. The ghost of the WC logo is visible under the bay window. In the background, the ongoing reconstruction of Hwy. 10/Hwy. 441 (a.k.a. the Tri-County Expressway) continues.
Photo Date:
12/17/2017
Upload Date:
1/8/2018 3:02:05 AM
Location:
Menasha, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
148
Comments:
0
Title:
GTW 4907
Description:
Large, wet and heavy snowflakes are coming down as this CN local bears down on the Oneida Street grade crossing in Menasha. The train originated in Neenah and is heading for Hilbert to work the Plymouth Sub. This does not look like a good day to be a conductor on this ruo.
Photo Date:
1/27/2018
Upload Date:
1/27/2018 9:30:26 PM
Location:
Menasha, WI
Author:
Richard Hopfensperger
Categories:
Scenic,Winter,Action
Locomotives:
GTW 4907(GP38-2)
Views:
213
Comments:
0
Title:
WC 16, ex-MILW
Description:
A CN local shoves past the driveway as it prepares to service LSC Communications, Inc. (formerly RR Donnelley, originally Banta Corp.) via former MILW rails at Menasha, WI on 25 Feb. '18. LSC Communications was spun off from RR Donnelley ca. Nov. '16. I was thrilled to espy WC 16 bringing up the rear of the consist. It was awesome to see a former MILW caboose on former MILW rails, and it isn't very often that I get to watch a caboose in a moving train.
Photo Date:
2/25/2018
Upload Date:
3/21/2018 2:16:11 AM
Location:
Menasha, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:
235
Comments:
1
Title:
GTW 4907
Description:
A CN local services LSC Communications, Inc. (formerly RR Donnelley, originally Banta Corp.) via former MILW rails at Menasha, WI on 25 Feb. '18. LSC Communications was spun off from RR Donnelley ca. Nov. '16.
Photo Date:
2/25/2018
Upload Date:
3/24/2018 4:15:11 AM
Location:
Menasha, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
GTW 4907(GP38-2)
Views:
126
Comments:
2
Title:
GTW 5812
Description:
CN local crosses Milwaukee St. as it heads west via former joint MILW/SOO rails at Menasha, WI on 16 Mar. '18. The tank car partially visible at right marks the approximate location of a turnout which allowed each road to continue to their separate, but adjacent, yards. The lines converged again at the east end of the yards to continue jointly to Hilbert.
Photo Date:
3/16/2018
Upload Date:
4/16/2018 3:31:10 AM
Location:
Menasha, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
GTW 5812(GP38-2)
Views:
142
Comments:
2
Title:
GTW 6226
Description:
A CN local parallels Milwaukee St. and approaches 7th St. as it heads north via former MILW rails at Menasha, WI on 19 Mar. '18. Train was headed for LSC Communications, Inc. (formerly RR Donnelley, originally Banta Corp.). Dura-Fibre, LLC, is partially visible behind the locomotive. 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. 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. 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 in ’04 and the name was changed to Dura-Fibre at some point.
Photo Date:
3/19/2018
Upload Date:
4/19/2018 4:13:26 AM
Location:
Menasha, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
GTW 6226(GP38-2)
Views:
187
Comments:
1
Title:
CN 5286
Description:
A CN local passes Intertape Polymer Group (IPG), 741 4th St., Menasha, WI, and approaches De Pere St. (the current street signs have been lazily bastardized to Depere St.) via former SOO rails at Menasha, WI on 6 May '18. 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 at 422 Manitowoc St., on the north side of the joint MILW/SOO railroad tracks. It’s the same facility, but the addressed changed when a portion of Manitowoc St. was vacated to allow westward expansion ca. ’76-’80. George Banta, Sr. continued 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. You don't see 6-axle units on this line very often, the last time I photographed one was 11 Aug. '14. Looking east from De Pere St., I was standing at the approximate site where the MILW rails crossed De Pere St.
Photo Date:
5/6/2018
Upload Date:
6/11/2018 4:26:07 AM
Location:
Menasha, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 5286(SD40-2W)
Views:
254
Comments:
0
Title:
CN 5286
Description:
A CN local works in the former SOO yard at Menasha, WI on 6 May '18. You don't see 6-axle units on this line very often, the last time I photographed one was 11 Aug. '14. It is awesome to see this many cars in the yard, it doesn't look like this very often these days. The facility at right is currently home to Alliance Industries, 310 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:
5/6/2018
Upload Date:
6/11/2018 4:26:11 AM
Location:
Menasha, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 5286(SD40-2W)
Views:
282
Comments:
1
Title:
CN 5286
Description:
A CN local crosses Racine St. while it works in the former SOO yard at Menasha, WI on 6 May '18. Milepost 2 can be seen on both sides of the locomotive, a newer marker on a metal fence post to the right of the tracks, and an older, faded marker on the telephone pole to the left of the tracks. You don't see 6-axle units on this line very often, the last time I photographed one was 11 Aug. '14. The facility partially visible 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:
5/6/2018
Upload Date:
6/11/2018 4:26:15 AM
Location:
Menasha, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 5286(SD40-2W)
Views:
301
Comments:
2
Title:
CN 5286
Description:
A CN local works in the former SOO yard at Menasha, WI on 6 May '18. You don't see 6-axle units on this line very often, the last time I photographed one was 11 Aug. '14. The facility partially visible 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. The tan building at left is the City Limits tavern or bar and grill, 544 4th St., Menasha, WI. The building was erected in 1960 for the local chapter of the Polish Falcons of America. At left, a pair of trespassers nonchalantly stroll alongside the train.
Photo Date:
5/6/2018
Upload Date:
6/17/2018 4:05:41 AM
Location:
Menasha, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 5286(SD40-2W)
Views:
297
Comments:
2
Title:
CN 5286
Description:
A CN local works in the former SOO yard at Menasha, WI on 6 May '18. You don't see 6-axle units on this line very often, the last time I photographed one was 11 Aug. '14. 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. The former Dave's Burger Shanty is partially visible at left, it has been home to a couple of short-lived restaurants since those good-old-days. The operators of a food truck recently acquired the property for storage and food preparation. I am not a fan of the ongoing food truck craze.
Photo Date:
5/6/2018
Upload Date:
6/17/2018 4:05:48 AM
Location:
Menasha, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 5286(SD40-2W)
Views:
307
Comments:
1
Title:
CN 5286
Description:
A CN local momentarily fouls De Pere St. (the current street signs have been lazily bastardized to Depere St.) as it services Intertape Polymer Group (IPG), 741 4th St., Menasha, WI, via former SOO rails at Menasha, WI on 6 May '18. 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 at 422 Manitowoc St., on the north side of the joint MILW/SOO railroad tracks. It’s the same facility, but the addressed changed when a portion of Manitowoc St. was vacated to allow westward expansion ca. ’76-’80. 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. You don't see 6-axle units on this line very often, the last time I photographed one was 11 Aug. '14. The MILW rails crossed De Pere St. right about here, the border between the grass and gravel to the left is the approximate right-of-way.
Photo Date:
5/6/2018
Upload Date:
6/17/2018 4:05:55 AM
Location:
Menasha, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 5286(SD40-2W)
Views:
288
Comments:
1
Title:
CN 4705
Description:
A CN local heads southwest via the former joint MILW/SOO rails at Menasha, WI on 27 May '18. Locomotive is just coming off of the swing bridge over the Fox River Navigation Canal and is crossing one of four diamonds which remain on this mostly industrial island (formed when the canal was excavated). Local was headed back to Neenah. The facility which dominates the scene is currently home to Simply Incredible Foods, 198 River St., Menasha, WI. They purchased the defunct Menasha Municipal Utilities plant in Jun. '14. The track in the foreground originates at the former C&NW main line (behind me) and is used to service U.S. Paper Mills Corp. on Washington St.
Photo Date:
5/27/2018
Upload Date:
7/27/2018 3:10:47 AM
Location:
Menasha, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 4705(GP38-2)
Views:
105
Comments:
0
Title:
IC 3115
Description:
A CN local passes the former Lush St. grade crossing and approaches the Kaukauna St. grade crossing as it heads southwest via the former joint MILW/SOO rails at Menasha, WI on 17 Jun. '18. I don't recall historic occupants of the facility partially visible at left. It appears to have at least two addresses, 140 Kaukauna St. and 56 Lush St.; a recent occupant was Pierce Plastering.
Photo Date:
6/17/2018
Upload Date:
8/4/2018 4:32:24 AM
Location:
Menasha, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
IC 3115(GP40R)
Views:
123
Comments:
2
Title:
IC 9605
Description:
A CN local traverses what used to be the west leg of a wye and approaches 6th St. as it heads north via former MILW rails at Menasha, WI on 24 Jun. '18. Local was headed for LSC Communications, Inc. (formerly RR Donnelley, originally Banta Corp.). LSC Communications was spun off from RR Donnelley ca. Nov. '16. WC 16 rests on a siding in the background. It was awesome to see a former MILW caboose on former MILW rails. The tank car and box car, background right, part of the local, rest on what was the south leg of the wye, former joint MILW/SOO rails. Sun Chemical Corp. is partially visible background left.
Photo Date:
6/24/2018
Upload Date:
9/10/2018 3:46:16 AM
Location:
Menasha, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
IC 9605(GP38-2)
Views:
343
Comments:
1
Title:
CN 4721
Description:
CN 4721 crosses the North Channel (Menasha Channel) of the Fox River via the former joint MILW/SOO bridge as it heads northeast at Menasha, WI on 12 Aug. '18. 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 Coveris 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. At left, a fisherman or two are plying their luck in the shallows.
Photo Date:
8/12/2018
Upload Date:
10/21/2018 2:10:20 AM
Location:
Menasha, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 4721(GP38-2)
Views:
124
Comments:
3
Title:
CN 4721, GTW 6226, WC 16
Description:
An interesting CN local parallels Pacific St. as it heads south via former MILW rails at Menasha, WI on 12 Aug. '18. Train consisted of two locomotives and a caboose. I was thrilled to espy WC 16 bringing up the rear of the consist. It was awesome to see a former MILW caboose on former MILW rails, and it isn't very often that I get to watch a caboose in a moving train. The 9th St. grade crossing is in the background.
Photo Date:
8/12/2018
Upload Date:
10/21/2018 2:10:49 AM
Location:
Menasha, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
CN 4721(GP38-2)
GTW 6226(GP38-2)
Views:
271
Comments:
2
Title:
GTW 5856
Description:
A CN local parallels 4th St. as it works in the former SOO yard at Menasha, WI on 12 Sep. '18. Intertape Polymer Group (IPG), 741 4th St., is partially visible in the background.
Photo Date:
9/12/2018
Upload Date:
10/31/2018 3:12:50 AM
Location:
Menasha, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
GTW 5856(GP38-2)
Views:
81
Comments:
1
Title:
GTW 5856
Description:
A CN local approaches Appleton St. as it works in the former SOO yard at Menasha, WI on 12 Sep. '18. I believe the local was returning from Hilbert and points beyond. It had an inordinate number of tank cars today. Could there be a new customer along the line? Intertape Polymer Group (IPG), 741 4th St., is partially visible in the background at right.
Photo Date:
9/12/2018
Upload Date:
10/31/2018 3:13:02 AM
Location:
Menasha, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
GTW 5856(GP38-2)
Views:
105
Comments:
1
Title:
GTW 5856
Description:
A CN local crosses Appleton St. as it works in the former SOO yard at Menasha, WI on 12 Sep. '18. The tan building partially visible to the left is the City Limits tavern or bar and grill, 544 4th St. The building was erected in 1960 for the local chapter of the Polish Falcons of America.
Photo Date:
9/12/2018
Upload Date:
10/31/2018 3:13:14 AM
Location:
Menasha, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
GTW 5856(GP38-2)
Views:
112
Comments:
3
Title:
GTW 5856
Description:
A CN local works in the former SOO yard at Menasha, WI on 12 Sep. '18. The facility at right is currently home to Alliance Industries, 320 Appleton St., 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. Intertape Polymer Group (IPG), 741 4th St., is partially visible in the background at left.
Photo Date:
9/12/2018
Upload Date:
10/31/2018 3:13:24 AM
Location:
Menasha, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
GTW 5856(GP38-2)
Views:
115
Comments:
1
Title:
GTW 5856
Description:
A CN local crosses Racine St. as it works in the former SOO yard at Menasha, WI on 12 Sep. '18. I believe the local was returning from Hilbert and points beyond, it had an inordinate number of tank cars today. Could there be a new customer along the line? Alliance Industries, 320 Appleton St., is partially visible in the background at right, 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. Milepost 2 is in this side of Racine St., a newer marker on a metal fence post to the right of the tracks, and an older, faded marker on the telephone pole to the left of the tracks.
Photo Date:
9/12/2018
Upload Date:
10/31/2018 3:13:35 AM
Location:
Menasha, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
GTW 5856(GP38-2)
Views:
100
Comments:
2
Title:
GTW 5856
Description:
A CN local clears 8th St. and parallels Pacific St. as it shoves 6 cars northward via former MILW rails at Menasha, WI on 12 Sep. '18. Local was preparing to serve one or two customers along that branch. One was likely LSC Communications, Inc. (formerly RR Donnelley, originally Banta Corp.), 800 Midway Rd. The other may have been Orbis, 1320 & 1328 Earl St.
Photo Date:
9/12/2018
Upload Date:
11/6/2018 2:12:59 AM
Location:
Menasha, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
GTW 5856(GP38-2)
Views:
101
Comments:
1
Title:
GTW 5856
Description:
A CN local parallels Pacific St. as it shoves 6 cars northward via former MILW rails at Menasha, WI on 12 Sep. '18. Local was preparing to serve one or two customers along that branch. One was likely LSC Communications, Inc. (formerly RR Donnelley, originally Banta Corp.), 800 Midway Rd. The other may have been Orbis, 1320 & 1328 Earl St.
Photo Date:
9/12/2018
Upload Date:
11/6/2018 2:13:50 AM
Location:
Menasha, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
GTW 5856(GP38-2)
Views:
86
Comments:
2
Title:
GTW 5857
Description:
A CN local crosses Garfield Ave. as it works the northwest end of the former C&NW yard on Doty Island at Menasha, WI on 15 Oct. '18. They have just returned from servicing Chemtrade (formerly General Chemical Corp.) east of Washington St. The former C&NW depot/yard office is partially visible behind the locomotive. The station sign says Neenah but it is actually located in Menasha. The border between the Twin Cities is about 750 feet to the south (right). The depot/yard office was built by the C&NW in 1965. The former Graphic Packaging International facility, originally Marathon Corp., 160 Washington St., stands at left. 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.
Photo Date:
10/15/2018
Upload Date:
11/13/2018 2:46:11 AM
Location:
Menasha, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
GTW 5857(GP38-2)
Views:
275
Comments:
1
Title:
GTW 5857
Description:
A CN local crosses Garfield Ave. as it works the northwest end of the former C&NW yard on Doty Island at Menasha, WI on 15 Oct. '18. The former C&NW depot/yard office is the tan building partially visible at left. The station sign says Neenah but it is actually located in Menasha. The border between the Twin Cities is about 750 feet to the south (left). The depot/yard office was built by the C&NW in 1965. The blue facility partially visible at left is Warehouse Specialists, Inc., 257 Garfield Ave., Menasha, WI. Built ca. 1965 by Remick Transfer Co., Inc., it used to receive rail service, but has not for quite some time.
Photo Date:
10/15/2018
Upload Date:
11/13/2018 2:46:28 AM
Location:
Menasha, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
GTW 5857(GP38-2)
Views:
281
Comments:
1
Title:
GTW 4907
Description:
A CN local passes through the former SOO yard at Menasha, WI on 26 Dec. '18. It's awesome to see a local which consists of all boxcars. The facility at right is currently home to Alliance Industries, 320 Appleton St., 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:
12/26/2018
Upload Date:
1/20/2019 3:36:15 AM
Location:
Menasha, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
Categories:
Locomotives:
GTW 4907(GP38-2)
Views:
370
Comments:
1
Title:
IC 9565
Description:
A pair of crewmembers prepare to mount a CN local as it was getting ready to cross Washington St. after servicing U.S. Paper Mills Corp. at Menasha, WI on 27 Dec. '18. 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. I’m not sure who these rails originally belonged to, the MILW, SOO, and C&NW all had access to this small industrial island for many years. Some ground-hugging steam generated by the facility adds some interest to the scene on this already overcast day (obviously, some viewers may not share my assessment and enthusiasm of the scene).
Photo Date:
12/27/2018
Upload Date:
1/20/2019 3:36:26 AM
Location:
Menasha, WI
Author:
T. P. Bruss
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IC 9565
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A CN local pauses at River St. near Washington St. after servicing U.S. Paper Mills Corp. (out-of-frame to the left) at Menasha, WI, on 27 Dec. '18. I’m not sure who these rails originally belonged to, the MILW, SOO, and C&NW all had access to this small industrial island for many years. Some ground-hugging steam generated by the facility adds some interest to the scene on this already overcast day (obviously, some viewers may not share my assessment and enthusiasm of the scene). I was intrigued by the presence of a pair of local law enforcement vehicles, with their lights activated. One is out-of-frame to the left, another rests next to the hi-rail.
Photo Date:
12/27/2018
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1/20/2019 3:36:30 AM
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Menasha, WI
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T. P. Bruss
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IC 9565
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A CN local parallels River St. and the Fox River Navigation Canal after servicing U.S. Paper Mills Corp. (out-of-frame to the left) at Menasha, WI, on 27 Dec. '18. I’m not sure who these rails originally belonged to, the MILW, SOO, and C&NW all had access to this small industrial island for many years. This portion of what is now River St. used to be Canal St. The former historically ran parallel near the southern side of this island, along the North Branch (Menasha Branch) of the Fox River. The latter ran parallel along the northern side of this island, along the Fox River Navigation Canal. At some point in the late 1990s or early 2000s, part of River St. was vacated to facilitate expansion of what is now TC Transcontinental, Inc. (part of that expansion can be seen beyond the locomotive). That facility was originally home to the Menasha Printing & Carton Company, formed in 1917 through the merger of two older, neighboring companies, the Menasha Printing Co. and the Menasha Carton Co. Acquired by Marathon Paper (later Marathon Corp.) in '27, it became the Marathon Div. of American Can Co. in '57. James River Corp. acquired American Can in '82. At some point it was acquired by Bemis Co., who sold it to Exopack Holding Corp. (Sun Capital Partners, Inc.) in '10. At some point it became Coveris, until its purchase by TC Transcontinental, Inc. in '18. The remaining portions of the two streets were combined to form the current River St. Simply Incredible Foods, 198 River St., Menasha, WI, as well as the former joint MILW/SOO swing bridge over the canal, can be seen at right. Simply Incredible Foods purchased the defunct Menasha Municipal Utilities (Menasha Utilities) plant in Jun. '14. Some ground-hugging steam generated by the facility adds some interest to the scene on this already overcast day (obviously, some viewers may not share my assessment of and enthusiasm for the scene).
Photo Date:
12/27/2018
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1/20/2019 3:36:33 AM
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Menasha, WI
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T. P. Bruss
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IC 9565(GP38-2)
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382
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Title:
CN 9455
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A CN local parallels 4th St. and crosses Appleton St. while working in the former SOO yard at Menasha, WI on 18 Jan. '19. I am rather fond of the haggard signal relay case. The facility partially visible in the background at right is currently home to Alliance Industries, 320 Appleton St. The facility was home to Menasha Mill Supply Co. from at least 1939 through the 1970s. It could be serviced by the SOO and MILW simultaneously.
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1/18/2019
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Menasha, WI
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T. P. Bruss
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CN 9455(GP40-2LW)
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117
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Title:
IC 3120
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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.
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2/17/2019
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4/8/2019 2:31:15 AM
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Menasha, WI
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T. P. Bruss
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IC 3120(GP40R)
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Title:
CN 4711
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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
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4/19/2019 2:34:17 AM
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Menasha, WI
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T. P. Bruss
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CN 4711(GP38-2)
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116
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Title:
CN 4711
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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
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4/19/2019 2:34:21 AM
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Menasha, WI
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T. P. Bruss
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CN 4711(GP38-2)
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Title:
CN 9455
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A CN local approaches Racine Rd. as it heads southwest with 5 cars via former MILW rails at Menasha, WI on 25 Mar. '19. The road is the dividing line for this portion of the absurdly convoluted border between the City of Menasha and the pretentious Village of Fox Crossing (formerly the Town of Menasha, Winnebago Co., WI, until 14 Apr. '16). The train was in the former; I was standing in the latter. The turnout is used to service Orbis, 1320 & 1328 Earl St., (the owner of the silos at right).
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3/25/2019
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5/8/2019 1:44:11 AM
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Menasha, WI
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T. P. Bruss
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CN 9455(GP40-2LW)
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Title:
CN 9455
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A CN local approaches Racine Rd. as it heads southwest with 5 cars via former MILW rails at Menasha, WI on 25 Mar. '19. The road is the dividing line for this portion of the absurdly convoluted border between the City of Menasha and the pretentious Village of Fox Crossing (formerly the Town of Menasha, Winnebago Co., WI, until 14 Apr. '16). The train was in the former; I was standing in the latter. The silos at right belong to Orbis, 1320 & 1328 Earl St., (an active rail customer), the locomotive is passing the turnout.
Photo Date:
3/25/2019
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5/8/2019 1:44:17 AM
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Menasha, WI
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T. P. Bruss
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CN 9455(GP40-2LW)
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Title:
CN 9455
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A CN local approaches Racine Rd. as it heads southwest via former MILW rails at Menasha, WI on 25 Mar. '19. The road is the dividing line for this portion of the absurdly convoluted border between the City of Menasha and the pretentious Village of Fox Crossing (formerly the Town of Menasha, Winnebago Co., WI, until 14 Apr. '16). The train was in the former; I was standing in the latter.
Photo Date:
3/25/2019
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5/12/2019 2:01:32 AM
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Menasha, WI
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T. P. Bruss
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CN 9455(GP40-2LW)
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305
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CN 4711
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Photo Date:
5/27/2019
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6/30/2019 4:09:49 PM
Location:
Menasha, WI
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Nathan Crabb
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CN 4711(GP38-2)
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107
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Title:
IC 9614
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Photo Date:
6/10/2019
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6/30/2019 4:30:50 PM
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Menasha, WI
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Nathan Crabb
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IC 9614(GP38-2)
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Title:
IC 9568
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A CN local, with some unique, expedient hand-stenciling on the locomotive cab, crosses Washington St. after servicing Chemtrade (formerly General Chemical Corp.), 388 Ahnaip St., via former C&NW rails on Doty Island at Menasha, WI on 4 Jul. '19. It is difficult to imagine that then Washington Ave. was also Hwy. 41, until that highway was relocated to what was then the rural outskirts of the Fox Cities in the 1940s. U.S. Paper Mills Corp., 69 Washington St., Menasha, WI, an active rail customer, is visible in the background. 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.
Photo Date:
7/4/2019
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7/5/2019 12:54:20 AM
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Menasha, WI
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T. P. Bruss
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IC 9568
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A CN local approaches Milepost 1 and Garfield Ave. as it heads south via the former joint MILW/SOO rails at Menasha, WI on 4 Jul. '19. The former Mondi Akrosil, LLC, facility, 206 Garfield Ave., is partially visible at right. Mondi moved the jobs to Pleasant Prairie, WI, circa '12. Originally Edgewater Paper Co., founded in 1917, which specialized in silicone coated release paper. It was purchased by Akrosil Corp., a holding company, in '69 but didn't change the name to Akrosil until Apr. '74. The Hammermill Paper Co. purchased Akrosil ca. '75, but apparently did not change the name. The facility operated as International Paper-Akrosil after International purchased Hammermill in '86. International sold some of its holdings, including this facility, to Kohlberg & Co., LLC, another holding company, in Jun. '05. Mondi Packaging, based in Vienna, Austria, purchased Akrosil in Jan. '06. There are remnants of a spur on the west side of the facility, but it has not received rail service for a long time. It appears to possibly be used for storage or warehousing.
Photo Date:
7/4/2019
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7/5/2019 12:54:24 AM
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Menasha, WI
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T. P. Bruss
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Title:
IC 9605
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A CN local parallels 4th St. and approaches Racine St. while working in the former SOO yard at Menasha, WI on 28 Aug. '19. The facility at right is currently home to Alliance Industries, 320 Appleton St., 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. Intertape Polymer Group (IPG), 741 4th St., is partially visible in the background, at the opposite end of the yard. The tan building partially visible to the left is the City Limits tavern or bar and grill, 544 4th St. The building was erected in 1960 for the local chapter of the Polish Falcons of America. Looking east from Racine St.
Photo Date:
8/28/2019
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9/20/2019 12:24:33 AM
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Menasha, WI
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T. P. Bruss
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IC 9605(GP38-2)
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130
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Title:
IC 9605
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A CN local momentarily fouls Racine St. while working in the former SOO yard at Menasha, WI on 28 Aug. '19.
Photo Date:
8/28/2019
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9/20/2019 12:24:36 AM
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Menasha, WI
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T. P. Bruss
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IC 9605(GP38-2)
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117
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Title:
CN 4705
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Looking down the platform of the former C&NW Neenah-Menasha depot reveals a CN local momentarily fouling Garfield Ave. as it works at the north end of the former C&NW Neenah-Menasha yard on Doty Island at Menasha, WI on 2 Sep. '19. The depot was built in 1893 to replace the original ca. 1861 depot. It was restored in 1994 and is currently home to Gries Architectural Group, Inc., and Sturtevant & Associates, LLC, an insurance firm, 500 N. Commercial St. The original C&NW Neenah depot, built ca. 1861, was located on S. Commercial St., near Galloway Co., 601 S. Commercial St. The depot was later moved behind the Jersild Knitting Co., 333 N. Commercial St (about 400-500 feet behind me). It was razed after the new depot was completed. The border between the Twin Cities of Neenah and Menasha bisects the yard about 200 feet north of the depot. The TC Transcontinental, Inc., facility, historically Marathon Corp. (originally Menasha Printing & Carton Co.), 271 River St., is partially visible in the background.
Photo Date:
9/2/2019
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9/21/2019 10:21:31 PM
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Menasha, WI
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T. P. Bruss
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CN 4705(GP38-2)
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Title:
CN 4705
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A CN local crosses the North Channel (Menasha Channel) of the Fox River via the former C&NW bridge as it heads northwest at Menasha, WI on 2 Sep. '19. 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 in the background. The C&NW bridge is hidden by the nearer, former joint MILW/SOO bridge (also in use by CN). 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).
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9/2/2019
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9/21/2019 10:21:34 PM
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Menasha, WI
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T. P. Bruss
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Title:
CN 4705
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A CN local pauses on a remnant of the former C&NW main line near the Loop-the-Lake Trail as it prepares to spot a boxcar at U.S. Paper Mills Corp., 69 Washington St., at Menasha, WI, at 1426 hours on 2 Sep. '19. The idled Whiting Paper Co., 100 River St., stands at left. The paper machines were shut down on 30 Mar. '16, after 134 years of providing quality paper products and living-wage jobs. Originally the Whiting and Gilbert paper mill, it was built along the Fox River Navigation Canal on the site of an abandoned dry dock in 1882 (1881). The company was a partnership of George A. Whiting and Theodore and William Gilbert. It became the George A. Whiting Paper Mills in 1886, after he bought out the Gilbert brothers. The name was changed to George A. Whiting Paper Co. in 1911. Much of the current facility was built after a devastating fire and explosion on 24 Aug. 1888. The 5th generation of the Whiting family sold the company to Tom Danz, who had joined the company in 1999, in Mar. '14; the name was changed to Whiting Paper Co. When the closure was announced, he claimed the company could not maintain the sales volume needed to remain profitable. The mill produced matte board, scrapbooking, and high-end art paper, and its unique Kona Paper, made from recycled burlap coffee bean bags. The George A. Whiting Airport, at the intersection of Airport Rd. and Appleton Rd. in Menasha, WI, was named in his honor because he donated $5,000 to construct the facility ca. the '20s. Reportedly, it was "Wisconsin’s finest and busiest airport" in the '30s. When the government decreed that there could be only 1 airmail port per county, they chose the airfield at Oshkosh, WI and the George A. Whiting Airport soon faded into history (except for the hanger, currently home to Kitz & Pfeil Ace Hardware). Simply Incredible Foods, 198 River St., can be seen beyond that. Simply Incredible Foods purchased the defunct Menasha Municipal Utilities (Menasha Utilities) plant in Jun. '14. This small, mostly industrial island was formed when the Fox River Navigation Canal was excavated ca. 1856 (when the lock was completed). This view was only available to trespassers until the Loop-the-Lake Trail opened last year. Loop-the-Lake was completed in order to connect existing recreational trails in the Twin Cities. The ribbon cutting ceremony was held 23 Jun. '18.
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9/2/2019
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Menasha, WI
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CN 4705
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A CN local momentarily fouls the Loop-the-Lake Trail as it prepares to transition from a remnant of the former C&NW main line to an industrial spur at Menasha, WI on 2 Sep. '19. Local was preparing to switch U.S. Paper Mills Corp. This view was only available to trespassers until the Loop-the-Lake Trail opened last year. Loop-the-Lake was completed in order to connect existing recreational trails in the Twin Cities. The ribbon cutting ceremony was held 23 Jun. '18.
Photo Date:
9/2/2019
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9/5/2019 2:07:20 AM
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Menasha, WI
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T. P. Bruss
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CN 4705(GP38-2)
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132
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Title:
CN 4705
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A CN local pauses at the Loop-the-Lake Trail as it prepares to transition from a remnant of the former C&NW main line to an industrial spur at Menasha, WI on 2 Sep. '19. Local was preparing to switch U.S. Paper Mills Corp., 69 Washington St. This small, mostly industrial island was formed when the Fox River Navigation Canal was excavated ca. 1856 (when the lock was completed). This view was only available to trespassers until the Loop-the-Lake Trail opened last year. Loop-the-Lake was completed in order to connect existing recreational trails in the Twin Cities. The ribbon cutting ceremony was held 23 Jun. '18.
Photo Date:
9/2/2019
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9/21/2019 10:21:38 PM
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Menasha, WI
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T. P. Bruss
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CN 4705(GP38-2)
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140
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Title:
CN 4705
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A CN local shoves a boxcar to U.S. Paper Mills Corp., 69 Washington St., via a remnant of the former C&NW rails Menasha, WI on 2 Sep. '19. The train is passing the idled Whiting Paper Co., 100 River St. The paper machines were shut down on 30 Mar. '16, after 134 years of providing quality paper products and living-wage jobs. Originally the Whiting and Gilbert paper mill, it was built along the Fox River Navigation Canal on the site of an abandoned dry dock in 1882 (1881). The company was a partnership of George A. Whiting and Theodore and William Gilbert. It became the George A. Whiting Paper Mills in 1886, after he bought out the Gilbert brothers. The name was changed to George A. Whiting Paper Co. in 1911. Much of the current facility was built after a devastating fire and explosion on 24 Aug. 1888. The 5th generation of the Whiting family sold the company to Tom Danz, who joined the company in 1999, in Mar. '14; the name was changed to Whiting Paper Co. When the closure was announced, he claimed the company could not maintain the sales volume needed to remain profitable. The mill produced matte board, scrapbooking, and high-end art paper, and its unique Kona Paper, made from recycled burlap coffee bean bags. The George A. Whiting Airport, at the intersection of Airport Rd. and Appleton Rd. in Menasha, WI, was named in his honor because he donated $5,000 to construct the facility ca. the '20s. Reportedly, it was "Wisconsin’s finest and busiest airport" in the '30s. When the government decreed that there could be only 1 airmail port per county, they chose the airfield at Oshkosh, WI and the George A. Whiting Airport soon faded into history (except for the hanger, currently home to Kitz & Pfeil Ace Hardware). Simply Incredible Foods, 198 River St., can be seen beyond Whiting's. Simply Incredible Foods purchased the defunct Menasha Municipal Utilities (Menasha Utilities) plant in Jun. '14. The track in the foreground is a remnant of the former C&NW main line. This small, mostly industrial island was formed when the Fox River Navigation Canal was excavated ca. 1856 (when the lock was completed). This view was only available to trespassers until the Loop-the-Lake Trail opened last year. Loop-the-Lake was completed in order to connect existing recreational trails in the Twin Cities. The ribbon cutting ceremony was held 23 Jun. '18.
Photo Date:
9/2/2019
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10/2/2019 3:52:50 AM
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Menasha, WI
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T. P. Bruss
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CN 4705(GP38-2)
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