| Loading docks at the George Whiting Paper Mill in Menasha. The railroad loading door is no longer being used, and the connection to the spur no longer exists. The car spot and the industrial spur trackage here are actually on a bridge. A mill run passes under the mill here from the navigational canal to the Fox River. The track in the background is the former main line of the Chicago and Northwestern through the Fox Cities. The Whiting mill was founded in 1882 and lasted in the Whiting family for five generations before being sold the Thomas Danz, the CEO of the comany at the time. Danz purchased the comapny in 2014 with the hopes of keeping the mill viable and running. Unfortunately, in the new global environment, the people at Whiting were unable to keep it open. The paper machinery was shut down on 24 march 2016. The mill was located on an island formed by the creation of the navigational canal and the Fox River. This island was once a maze of rails serving the many businesses locatd on it. Since the late 1980's many of the industries here have closed. The trackage here is still complex, but not as busy or intricate as it once was. |
| Date:
10/19/2014 |
Location:
Menasha, WI Map  |
Views:
182 |
Collection Of:
 
Richard Hopfensperger |
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Author: Richard Hopfensperger
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| Picture Categories: Scenic,Bridge,Track |
This picture is part of album: Look Before It's Gone |