| A CN container train approaches the Main St. overpass as it traverses the S-curve at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 4 Jul. '19. Train had two locomotives, CN 2262 and CN 8010. The historic Neenah Stove Works, currently occupied by Hafemeister Machine Corp., 635 Main St., and International Children's Fund, 619 Main St., is partially visible in the background at left. The oldest part of the facility dates to 1857, when the Moore & Wells foundry was established. Clearwater Paper Corp., historically Kimberly-Clark’s Lakeview mill, 249 N. Lake St., Neenah, WI (physically located in Fox Crossing, WI (formerly Town of Menasha, WI, from 1855 until 14 Apr. 2016)), an active rail customer, is partially visible in the background at right. The remnants of the foundation from the ca. 1955 masonry SOO depot lie beyond the locomotives. There are rail sections supported by concrete blocks and railroad ties stacked upon it. It was built to replace the wooden depot built in 1891 on Sherry St., about 850 ft. to the southeast, which was torn down soon after the new one opened. The east leg of the wye can be seen in the foreground. |