CN 2449

A CN container train heads south at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI, on 26 Mar. '21. GTW 5825 and GTW 4616 rest in the yard. This view would have been prevented by the dominating silhouette of the original Neenah Foundry facility, later known as Plant 1, which stood here for over ¾’s of a century. Established in 1872 as Aylward Plow Works (a.k.a. Aylward & Sons) at 120 N. Lake St., they erected a new foundry at 500 W. Winneconne Ave. in 1918 “in a rural area of southwestern Neenah.” The name of Neenah Foundry was adopted in 1922. Expanded numerous times over the years, it became Plant 1 in 1960 when Plant 2 was constructed in the then rural area at the intersection of Byrd Ave. and the aptly named Aylward St. (followed by Plant 3 in 1967). Plant 1 was closed in 1994; it stood abandoned for a while and was eventually demolished.

Built December 1992.

A short 446 makes easy work of the hill at 1237.

Roster Shot.

CN 2449

Sitting outside of Quality Rail Services in Madison, Illinois with some other CN power.

Sitting outside of Quality Rail Services in Madison, Illinois with some other CN power.

A slightly different angle.

Roster, and I don't get to many shots of these.

Roster.

West bound at Clover Bar

West bound at Clover Bar

A limestone load shoves under the docks at 1541.

Northbound limestone from Missabe Junction

Empty iron ore train heads up to Minntac.

The Iron Range is THE place to go to find CN's remaining older/oddball power. You'll seldom find these on the Chicago main, even less likely to find them leading!

CN 5705 heads west on 17W Through La Porte.

M336

M336

M336

M336

M336

M336

A westbound rattles the diamond.

CN 2594 - UP 6434 - CN 2449 - NS 8432 - CN 2511 - CN 2648 with 154 cars

394 busting a drift at Hardy Road with CN 5422 - CN 2449 leading 89 cars

CN 2449 - CN 5616

CN 2449 - IC 1017

Q-119

CN 2449 leading a late running 144