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Title: |
IC 9562 |
Description: |
A local which serves Little Chute and Kaukauna, working out of Neenah, is on a bridge spanning the Fox River to switch Expera Specialty Solutions. The mill has an in plant crew with a modern high rail to switch inside the mill, but the local will make the swap of outgoing for incoming cars.The old building to the right is one of the original Thilmany Paper buildings. The original plant, started in 1883, is no longer being used by the company, much of it has been razed. Fortunately, this old building is being saved for it's historic significance to the city and will find a new use. The C&NW bridge the train is on used to connect the C&NW lines on both sides of the river. The line on the south side ran from Appleton to Manitowoc via Kaukauna. The line now ends at the Apvion mill in Combined Locks. All the track on the south side of the river in Kaukauna has been removed. |
Photo Date: |
8/11/2015 Upload Date: 10/20/2015 6:41:30 PM |
Location: |
Kaukauna, WI |
Author: |
Richard Hopfensperger |
Categories: |
Scenic,Bridge,Action |
Locomotives: |
IC 9562(GP38-2) GTW 5854(GP38-2) |
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124 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
IC 9562 and GTW 5854 |
Description: |
CN local crawls onto the former C&NW bridge over the Fox River as it services Expera Specialty Solutions (out of frame to left) at Kaukauna, WI on 11 Aug. '15. Bridge was built by American Bridge Co. of New York in 1911. The rails used to run past the red flag at the end of the bridge to the C&NW's Kaukauna yard, shops and round house. A line also branched off to go to Manitowoc. From its founding in 1883 until 26 Jun. '13, the Kaukauna paper mill was Thilmany Pulp and Paper Co. (a.k.a. Thilmany, LLC or Thilmany Papers). The rubble behind the snow fence is remnants of the old Thilmany mill, which was mostly demolished in 2013. Part of the original mill was saved and will be restored. |
Photo Date: |
8/11/2015 Upload Date: 8/29/2015 1:31:18 AM |
Location: |
Kaukauna, WI |
Author: |
T. P. Bruss |
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Locomotives: |
IC 9562(GP38-2) GTW 5854(GP38-2) |
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127 Comments: 0 |
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