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| Title: |
IC 9562 |
| Description: |
Switching the Expera Specialty Solutions mill in Kaukauna. The train is on a former C&NW bridge which connected the C&NW line from Appleton to Green Bay with the C&NW line from Appleton to Manitowoc. The line to Manitowoc has been pulled up after Appvion Paper (Appleton Paper) in Combined Locks. |
| Photo Date: |
8/11/2015 Upload Date: 10/20/2015 7:16:53 PM |
| Location: |
Kaukauna, WI |
| Author: |
Richard Hopfensperger |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
IC 9562(GP38-2) GTW 5854(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
112 Comments: 1 |
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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) |
| Views: |
97 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
GTW 5854 |
| Description: |
After swapping cars at the Expera Specialty Solutions (formerly Thilmany Paper) mill, the CN local to kaukauna from Neenah climbs back uphill from the Fox River to get back to the mainline. Along the way upgrade, the train crosses an old CNW swing bridge across a navigational canal for the Fox River. The canal was out of service and dry for many years, but the locks and navigation system were all re-opened from Green Bay to Lake Winnebago in the fall of 2015. Shortly thereafter, the last lock to Lake Winnebago was closed due to an invasive species of fish being found below the lock. |
| Photo Date: |
8/11/2015 Upload Date: 12/16/2015 8:45:55 PM |
| Location: |
Kaukauna, WI |
| Author: |
Richard Hopfensperger |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
GTW 5854(GP38-2) IC 9562(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
153 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
GTW 5854 |
| Description: |
A CN local continues to pull upgrade from the Expera Specialty Solutions mill back to the main. The mill is at the end of a branch from the main, down grade, along the Fox River in Kaukauna. |
| Photo Date: |
8/11/2015 Upload Date: 1/12/2016 11:56:43 AM |
| Location: |
Kaukauna, WI |
| Author: |
Richard Hopfensperger |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
GTW 5854(GP38-2) IC 9562(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
96 Comments: 0 |
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