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U.S. Paper Converters |
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Located along the former CNW right of way from Appleton to New London (the current terminus)is U.S. Paper Converters. This facility is fairly busy with rail traffic on a route originally built by the Milwaukee, Lakeshore & Western Railway. The 796 mile Milwaukee, Lakeshore & Western was bought by the Chicago & Northwestern August 19, 1893. Much of this once major player in Wisconsin rail's track has been abandoned over the decades. U.S. Paper Converters has numerous car spots and will hopefully continue to provide business for years to come on this now Canadian National line. |
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8/31/2013 Upload Date: 5/8/2015 9:19:43 AM |
| Location: |
Appleton, WI |
| Author: |
Richard Hopfensperger |
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Industry Along the CNW Line |
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Heading out of the former CNW Appleton yard, the CN now, first encounters this area about a mile toward the east. The tan building with the blanked windows was Appleton Wire. Appleton Wire made the woven screen belts upon which paper is made. They had their own wire plant across Lawe Street in the white and tan building just behind the crossing signals. Appleton Wire sold off the wire mill in the late 1970's as most belts/fabrics for paper making shifted to being made with monofilament rather than metal. While Appleton Wire is closed, the wire mill is still going and even has a second plant on the Kimberly Subdivision. The wire mill has changed hands and names quite often over the years but is relatively known as Valley Cast. The red building is the Appleton Paper (Appvion) mill in Appleton. This paper mill is still going strong, a close look at their siding shows some railcars spotted. |
| Photo Date: |
8/26/2014 Upload Date: 7/29/2015 8:49:21 PM |
| Location: |
Appleton, WI |
| Author: |
Richard Hopfensperger |
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Valley Cast |
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This factory originally made wire for Appleton Wire to weave into large, fine mesh belts upon which paper is made. With the paper industry switching to using mainly monofilament belts in the 1970's, Appleton Wire sold this off and it became Valley Cast. It has changed ownership and names numerous times, but has been Valley Cast more than once. That is the name most people know it as. Valley Cast has a second plant along the rails of the Kimberly Subdivision, in Kimberly. This plant in Appleton once had two railroad spurs. One of the spurs ran into the middle of the facility through the gate on the right side of the photo. The other spur ran along the north side of the building, to the left. Valley Cast received many different types of metals for the alloys that were made in the foundry and drawn into wire. I know of boxcars full of shell casings from the military, copper plate and even foreign coins to be melted down. The spurs to this plant are torn out since the 1990's. |
| Photo Date: |
8/26/2014 Upload Date: 7/29/2015 9:18:45 PM |
| Location: |
Appleton, WI |
| Author: |
Richard Hopfensperger |
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| Title: |
Valley Cast |
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This shows where the rails went along the north side of Valley Cast. The rails can be seen on the ground behind the line pole, in front of the gas tank. Appleton Paper (Appvion) and the rails serving it can also be seen. This spur also served what was I. Bachalls Steel. This steel service center has become Russel Metals Bahcall Group. |
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8/26/2014 Upload Date: 7/29/2015 9:37:20 PM |
| Location: |
Appleton, WI |
| Author: |
Richard Hopfensperger |
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| Title: |
TTZX 865290 |
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Wisconsin Building Supply still receives flat cars of lumber in the age of JIT (just in time) trucking. |
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12/10/2014 Upload Date: 5/22/2015 7:16:32 AM |
| Location: |
Appleton, WI |
| Author: |
Richard Hopfensperger |
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