CN 2232

CN 5788 - CN 2232 - CN 2680 - CN 5789 with 180 cars

M334

East Bound at Clover Bar

Built January 2006.

A CN container train crosses the mouth of the Neenah Slough and approaches the S-curve at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 28 Mar. '19. Train had three locomotives, CN 3900 and CN 2232 pulling as well as CN 3801 pushing. The remnants of the foundation from the ca. 1955 masonry SOO depot can be seen to the right. 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. Eggers Div. of VT Industries, 164 N. Lake St., an active rail customer, looms in the background. Founded at Neenah, WI, in 1910 as Hardwood Products Co., construction of the facility commenced in Oct. ’10. It was renamed Hardwood Products Corp. as a result of a merger with Mississippi Veneer & Lumber Co. on 20 Apr. ’22 (the latter company was formed by the same businessmen who founded the Neenah company). Eggers Industries acquired Hardwood Products Corp. in 1965 and renamed it Eggers Hardwood Products Corp. Eggers was founded by Fred W. Eggers at Two Rivers, WI in 1884 to make wood baskets used by farmers. They later started making plywood and other wood veneer products. The name was changed to simply Eggers Industries at some point. It was acquired by Holstein, IA, based VT Industries, Inc., on 2 Oct. ’18.

A potash train thunders south on main 2 at 1523.

Another oil empty is northbound at 1419.

Although I've not seen this manifest run in a distributed power configuration before, it was easily recognizable by the long string of MT centerbeams bringing up the rear.

342 powers south at 1312.

Looks like triplets on this westbound.

One little . . .

Two little . . .

Tree little GEVOs with nearly consecutive numbers in order. I wonder how long I'd wait to draw the inside straight.

CN 2232 - CN 8886 with 97 cars

Potash empties are next north at 0947.

BCOL 4615 Eastbound intermodal along the Thompson River with a Westbound Rocky Mountaineer returning to Vancouver.

BCOL 4615 Eastbound intermodal along the Thompson River just east of Thompson, BC.

CN Eastbound Intemodal led by BCOL 4615 (CN Lettering) former UP 9497 on lease to CN. I saw a number of these GECX units on this trip.

Built November 1996.

A quintet of mostly GEs tows 341 north at 1417.

Two Gevos lug a heavy manifest out of Kirk Yard

CN M34641 assaults the Bryon Hill

M34641 heads south on the Neenah Sub

A 179 car mixed freight cuts its way through the town of Griffith at 0859.

After chopping one third of the train in Fond du Lac, 346 thunders up the hill at 1556.

346 powers south through town at 0959.

A CN through freight approaches the W. Bell St. overpass as it heads southwest via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 25 Sep. '17. Train had four locomotives, CN 8804 and CN 2232 pulling as well as CN 5480 and CN 2671 mid-train. A remnant of the former C&NW main line is visible beyond the train.

Wide angle shot of CN units leaving the Yard. The distinctive water tower in the background helps identify the location

NS 7668 leads NS 11R

CN 2232 trails on an NS 11R

CN 2657 - CN 2232 with 150 cars

CN 8023 - CN 2232

CN 8023 - CN 2232

M399