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Viewing Album:  Northeast WI, Summer 2019
 
By:T. P. Bruss
Dates:6/21/2019 - 9/22/2019
Album Info:Most, if not all, of the photographs in this album were captured in Northeast Wisconsin in the summer of 2019, so they are mostly CN operating on former C&NW, GB&W, MILW, and SOO rails. Once in a while I try to catch ELS and WSOR on former MILW rails too.
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IC 3129
Title:  IC 3129
Description:  A CN local passes the Main St. overpass and traverses the west leg of the wye at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 28 Aug. '19. Local was headed for Waupaca. The east leg of the wye can be seen at left, the north leg of the wye is in the foreground. Looking southwest from Arrowhead Park, a large pile of gravel provided some much appreciated elevation.
Photo Date:  8/28/2019  Upload Date: 9/20/2019 12:24:40 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  IC 3129(GP40R)
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IC 3129
Title:  IC 3129
Description:  A CN local traverses the west leg of the wye at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 28 Aug. '19. Local was headed for Waupaca. Local is passing the remnants of the foundation from the ca. 1955 masonry SOO depot. The rail sections supported by concrete blocks and railroad ties rest atop the remnants of the foundation. The masonry depot 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 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. The oldest part of the facility dates to 1857, when the Moore & Wells foundry was established. The north leg of the wye is in the foreground. Looking west from Arrowhead Park, a large pile of gravel provided some much appreciated elevation.
Photo Date:  8/28/2019  Upload Date: 9/20/2019 12:24:43 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  IC 3129(GP40R)
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CN 2859, CN 3201, CN 3179
Title:  CN 2859, CN 3201, CN 3179
Description:  A CN through freight parallels Hwy. 41 and passes the Hwy. G overpass as it heads southwest via former SOO rails at Snells, WI on 30 Aug. '19. Snells is now little more than a map dot in the Town of Neenah, Winnebago Co. A Post Office was established on 4 May 1876, originally called Snell’s Station, sometimes referred to as Snell’s Crossing. This once small, rural community included a depot, cheese factory, sawmill, school, and stockyard. It does not look like any substantial remnants of the community remain, even the station sign, erected after the depot was removed, is gone (it is not a station on the CN system map). Train had three locomotives, CN 2859, CN 3201, CN 3179. A remnant of the former C&NW main line runs parallel along the other side of the train.
Photo Date:  8/30/2019  Upload Date: 9/20/2019 12:24:45 AM
Location:  Snells, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 2859(ES44AC) CN 3201(ET44AC) CN 3179(ET44AC)
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EJE 703
Title:  EJE 703
Description:  A CN local crosses S. Olde Oneida St. as it heads east via former C&NW rails in 'The Flats' at Appleton, WI on 31 Aug. '19. Train was headed for Kimberly and Combined Locks. The C&NW depot stood just out-of-frame to the right. The MILW depot stood just out-of-frame to the left. Over the past several years, I have notice that some misinformed individuals erroneously refer to ‘The Flats’ as ‘Oneida Flats,’ or some other variation. However, the historic, industrial heart of Appleton is simply ‘The Flats.’
Photo Date:  8/31/2019  Upload Date: 9/20/2019 12:24:47 AM
Location:  Appleton, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  EJE 703(GP38-2)
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CN 4705
Title:  CN 4705
Description:  Looking down the platform of the former C&NW Neenah-Menasha depot reveals a CN local momentarily fouling Garfield Ave. as it works at the north end of the former C&NW Neenah-Menasha yard on Doty Island at Menasha, WI on 2 Sep. '19. The depot was built in 1893 to replace the original ca. 1861 depot. It was restored in 1994 and is currently home to Gries Architectural Group, Inc., and Sturtevant & Associates, LLC, an insurance firm, 500 N. Commercial St. The original C&NW Neenah depot, built ca. 1861, was located on S. Commercial St., near Galloway Co., 601 S. Commercial St. The depot was later moved behind the Jersild Knitting Co., 333 N. Commercial St (about 400-500 feet behind me). It was razed after the new depot was completed. The border between the Twin Cities of Neenah and Menasha bisects the yard about 200 feet north of the depot. The TC Transcontinental, Inc., facility, historically Marathon Corp. (originally Menasha Printing & Carton Co.), 271 River St., is partially visible in the background.
Photo Date:  9/2/2019  Upload Date: 9/21/2019 10:21:31 PM
Location:  Menasha, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 4705(GP38-2)
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CN 4705
Title:  CN 4705
Description:  A CN local crosses the North Channel (Menasha Channel) of the Fox River via the former C&NW bridge as it heads northwest at Menasha, WI on 2 Sep. '19. The TC Transcontinental, Inc., facility, historically Marathon Corp. (originally Menasha Printing & Carton Co.), 271 River St., is partially visible on the north bank of the river in the background. The C&NW bridge is hidden by the nearer, former joint MILW/SOO bridge (also in use by CN). This perspective would have only been obtainable with a boat, until the new Loop the Lake bridge opened to the public (the ribbon cutting ceremony for this and the similar bridge in Neenah was held 23 Jun. '18).
Photo Date:  9/2/2019  Upload Date: 9/21/2019 10:21:34 PM
Location:  Menasha, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 4705(GP38-2)
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CN 4705
Title:  CN 4705
Description:  A CN local pauses on a remnant of the former C&NW main line near the Loop-the-Lake Trail as it prepares to spot a boxcar at U.S. Paper Mills Corp., 69 Washington St., at Menasha, WI, at 1426 hours on 2 Sep. '19. The idled Whiting Paper Co., 100 River St., stands at left. The paper machines were shut down on 30 Mar. '16, after 134 years of providing quality paper products and living-wage jobs. Originally the Whiting and Gilbert paper mill, it was built along the Fox River Navigation Canal on the site of an abandoned dry dock in 1882 (1881). The company was a partnership of George A. Whiting and Theodore and William Gilbert. It became the George A. Whiting Paper Mills in 1886, after he bought out the Gilbert brothers. The name was changed to George A. Whiting Paper Co. in 1911. Much of the current facility was built after a devastating fire and explosion on 24 Aug. 1888. The 5th generation of the Whiting family sold the company to Tom Danz, who had joined the company in 1999, in Mar. '14; the name was changed to Whiting Paper Co. When the closure was announced, he claimed the company could not maintain the sales volume needed to remain profitable. The mill produced matte board, scrapbooking, and high-end art paper, and its unique Kona Paper, made from recycled burlap coffee bean bags. The George A. Whiting Airport, at the intersection of Airport Rd. and Appleton Rd. in Menasha, WI, was named in his honor because he donated $5,000 to construct the facility ca. the '20s. Reportedly, it was "Wisconsin’s finest and busiest airport" in the '30s. When the government decreed that there could be only 1 airmail port per county, they chose the airfield at Oshkosh, WI and the George A. Whiting Airport soon faded into history (except for the hanger, currently home to Kitz & Pfeil Ace Hardware). Simply Incredible Foods, 198 River St., can be seen beyond that. Simply Incredible Foods purchased the defunct Menasha Municipal Utilities (Menasha Utilities) plant in Jun. '14. This small, mostly industrial island was formed when the Fox River Navigation Canal was excavated ca. 1856 (when the lock was completed). This view was only available to trespassers until the Loop-the-Lake Trail opened last year. Loop-the-Lake was completed in order to connect existing recreational trails in the Twin Cities. The ribbon cutting ceremony was held 23 Jun. '18.
Photo Date:  9/2/2019  Upload Date: 9/21/2019 10:21:36 PM
Location:  Menasha, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 4705(GP38-2)
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CN 4705
Title:  CN 4705
Description:  A CN local momentarily fouls the Loop-the-Lake Trail as it prepares to transition from a remnant of the former C&NW main line to an industrial spur at Menasha, WI on 2 Sep. '19. Local was preparing to switch U.S. Paper Mills Corp. This view was only available to trespassers until the Loop-the-Lake Trail opened last year. Loop-the-Lake was completed in order to connect existing recreational trails in the Twin Cities. The ribbon cutting ceremony was held 23 Jun. '18.
Photo Date:  9/2/2019  Upload Date: 9/5/2019 2:07:20 AM
Location:  Menasha, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 4705(GP38-2)
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CN 4705
Title:  CN 4705
Description:  A CN local pauses at the Loop-the-Lake Trail as it prepares to transition from a remnant of the former C&NW main line to an industrial spur at Menasha, WI on 2 Sep. '19. Local was preparing to switch U.S. Paper Mills Corp., 69 Washington St. This small, mostly industrial island was formed when the Fox River Navigation Canal was excavated ca. 1856 (when the lock was completed). This view was only available to trespassers until the Loop-the-Lake Trail opened last year. Loop-the-Lake was completed in order to connect existing recreational trails in the Twin Cities. The ribbon cutting ceremony was held 23 Jun. '18.
Photo Date:  9/2/2019  Upload Date: 9/21/2019 10:21:38 PM
Location:  Menasha, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 4705(GP38-2)
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CN 4705
Title:  CN 4705
Description:  A CN local leaves a remnant of the former C&NW main line to shove a boxcar to U.S. Paper Mills Corp., 69 Washington St., at Menasha, WI, on 2 Sep. '19. The idled Whiting Paper Co., 100 River St., Menasha, WI, stands at left. The paper machines were shut down on 30 Mar. '16, after 134 years of providing quality paper products and living-wage jobs. Originally the Whiting and Gilbert paper mill, it was built along the Fox River Navigation Canal on the site of an abandoned dry dock in 1882 (1881). The company was a partnership of George A. Whiting and Theodore and William Gilbert. It became the George A. Whiting Paper Mills in 1886, after he bought out the Gilbert brothers. The name was changed to George A. Whiting Paper Co. in 1911. Much of the current facility was built after a devastating fire and explosion on 24 Aug. 1888. The 5th generation of the Whiting family sold the company to Tom Danz, who joined the company in 1999, in Mar. '14; the name was changed to Whiting Paper Co. When the closure was announced, he claimed the company could not maintain the sales volume needed to remain profitable. The mill produced matte board, scrapbooking, and high-end art paper, and its unique Kona Paper, made from recycled burlap coffee bean bags. The George A. Whiting Airport, at the intersection of Airport Rd. and Appleton Rd. in Menasha, WI, was named in his honor because he donated $5,000 to construct the facility ca. the '20s. Reportedly, it was "Wisconsin’s finest and busiest airport" in the '30s. When the government decreed that there could be only 1 airmail port per county, they chose the airfield at Oshkosh, WI and the George A. Whiting Airport soon faded into history (except for the hanger, currently home to Kitz & Pfeil Ace Hardware). This small, mostly industrial island was formed when the Fox River Navigation Canal was excavated ca. 1856 (when the lock was completed). This view was only available to trespassers until the Loop-the-Lake Trail opened last year. Loop-the-Lake was completed in order to connect existing recreational trails in the Twin Cities. The ribbon cutting ceremony was held 23 Jun. '18.
Photo Date:  9/2/2019  Upload Date: 9/21/2019 10:21:41 PM
Location:  Menasha, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 4705(GP38-2)
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CN 4705
Title:  CN 4705
Description:  A CN local shoves a boxcar to U.S. Paper Mills Corp., 69 Washington St., via a remnant of the former C&NW rails Menasha, WI on 2 Sep. '19. The train is passing the idled Whiting Paper Co., 100 River St. The paper machines were shut down on 30 Mar. '16, after 134 years of providing quality paper products and living-wage jobs. Originally the Whiting and Gilbert paper mill, it was built along the Fox River Navigation Canal on the site of an abandoned dry dock in 1882 (1881). The company was a partnership of George A. Whiting and Theodore and William Gilbert. It became the George A. Whiting Paper Mills in 1886, after he bought out the Gilbert brothers. The name was changed to George A. Whiting Paper Co. in 1911. Much of the current facility was built after a devastating fire and explosion on 24 Aug. 1888. The 5th generation of the Whiting family sold the company to Tom Danz, who joined the company in 1999, in Mar. '14; the name was changed to Whiting Paper Co. When the closure was announced, he claimed the company could not maintain the sales volume needed to remain profitable. The mill produced matte board, scrapbooking, and high-end art paper, and its unique Kona Paper, made from recycled burlap coffee bean bags. The George A. Whiting Airport, at the intersection of Airport Rd. and Appleton Rd. in Menasha, WI, was named in his honor because he donated $5,000 to construct the facility ca. the '20s. Reportedly, it was "Wisconsin’s finest and busiest airport" in the '30s. When the government decreed that there could be only 1 airmail port per county, they chose the airfield at Oshkosh, WI and the George A. Whiting Airport soon faded into history (except for the hanger, currently home to Kitz & Pfeil Ace Hardware). Simply Incredible Foods, 198 River St., can be seen beyond Whiting's. Simply Incredible Foods purchased the defunct Menasha Municipal Utilities (Menasha Utilities) plant in Jun. '14. The track in the foreground is a remnant of the former C&NW main line. This small, mostly industrial island was formed when the Fox River Navigation Canal was excavated ca. 1856 (when the lock was completed). This view was only available to trespassers until the Loop-the-Lake Trail opened last year. Loop-the-Lake was completed in order to connect existing recreational trails in the Twin Cities. The ribbon cutting ceremony was held 23 Jun. '18.
Photo Date:  9/2/2019  Upload Date: 10/2/2019 3:52:50 AM
Location:  Menasha, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 4705(GP38-2)
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CN 4705
Title:  CN 4705
Description:  A CN local approaches Washington St. as it emerges from U.S. Paper Mills Corp., 69 Washington St., Menasha, WI on 2 Sep. '19. This mill began production in 1891 as the John Strange Paper Co. It was purchased by Menasha Corp. in 1969 and renamed John Strange Paperboard Div. It was sold to U.S. Papers Corp. in 1981. It was sold to Sonoco ca. 2002. I’m not sure who these rails originally belonged to, the MILW, SOO, and C&NW all had access to this small, mostly industrial island for many years. This island was formed when the Fox River Navigation Canal was excavated ca. 1856 (when the lock was completed). Near the center of the scene, you can see a yellow tow motor/fork lift bridge that normally spans the tracks and needs to be raised when the local is servicing the mill. Boy, did I ever receive some suspicious glares from some paranoid employees while I was standing on the public sidewalk, next to the public thoroughfare, waiting for the locomotive to emerge from this facility.
Photo Date:  9/2/2019  Upload Date: 10/2/2019 3:52:53 AM
Location:  Menasha, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 4705(GP38-2)
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CN 4705
Title:  CN 4705
Description:  A CN local crosses Washington St. as it emerges from U.S. Paper Mills Corp. at Menasha, WI on 2 Sep. '19. This mill began production in 1891 as the John Strange Paper Co. It was purchased by Menasha Corp. in 1969 and renamed John Strange Paperboard Div. It was sold to U.S. Papers Corp. in 1981. It was sold to Sonoco ca. 2002. I’m not sure who these rails originally belonged to, the MILW, SOO, and C&NW all had access to this small, mostly industrial island for many years. This island was formed when the Fox River Navigation Canal was excavated ca. 1856 (when the lock was completed). Boy, did I ever receive some suspicious glares from some paranoid employees while I was standing on the public sidewalk, next to the public thoroughfare, waiting for the locomotive to emerge from this facility.
Photo Date:  9/2/2019  Upload Date: 10/2/2019 3:52:56 AM
Location:  Menasha, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 4705(GP38-2)
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CN 4705
Title:  CN 4705
Description:  A CN local parallels the Fox River Navigation Canal and River St. as it approaches the junction with the former joint MILW/SOO rails at Menasha, WI on 2 Sep. '19. Simply Incredible Foods, 198 River St., looms in the background. Simply Incredible Foods purchased the defunct Menasha Municipal Utilities (Menasha Utilities) plant in Jun. '14. I’m not sure who these rails originally belonged to, the MILW, SOO, and C&NW all had access to this small, mostly industrial island for many years. This island was formed when the Fox River Navigation Canal was excavated ca. 1856 (when the lock was completed).
Photo Date:  9/2/2019  Upload Date: 10/2/2019 3:52:59 AM
Location:  Menasha, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 4705(GP38-2)
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IC 9568
Title:  IC 9568
Description:  A CN local approaches De Pere St. (the current street signs have been lazily bastardized to Depere St.) as it heads west via former SOO rails at Menasha, WI on 2 Sep. '19. Intertape Polymer Group (IPG), 741 4th St., stands in the background. Founded in Menasha in Dec. 1917 as George Banta Paper Co., an affiliate of the George Banta Publishing Co. They merged with Menasha’s Gebrick Paper Co. in ’19 and continued under the Banta name. The name was changed to Central Paper Products Co. (later shortened to Central Paper Co.) ca. Sep. ’20, about the same time they moved to their new location at 422 Manitowoc St., on the north side of the joint MILW/SOO railroad tracks. It’s the same facility, but the addressed changed when a portion of Manitowoc St. was vacated to allow westward expansion ca. ’76-’80. The facility was acquired by Alco Standard Corp., based in Valley Forge, PA, ca. 29 Sep. ’69, but continued to operate as Central Paper. The name changed to Central Products Co. at some point after ’74. Spinnaker Industries, Inc., purchased Central Products Co. from Alco ca. 1 Jul. ‘95. Intertape Polymer Group, Inc., from Canada, purchased Central Products from Spinnaker ca. 12 Apr. ’99.
Photo Date:  9/2/2019  Upload Date: 10/2/2019 3:53:02 AM
Location:  Menasha, WI
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Locomotives:  IC 9568(GP38-2)
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IC 9568
Title:  IC 9568
Description:  A CN local clears De Pere St. (the current street signs have been lazily bastardized to Depere St.) as it heads west through the former SOO yard at Menasha, WI on 2 Sep. '19.
Photo Date:  9/2/2019  Upload Date: 10/5/2019 2:10:26 AM
Location:  Menasha, WI
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Locomotives:  IC 9568(GP38-2)
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CN 2298, CN 2150, et al.
Title:  CN 2298, CN 2150, et al.
Description:  A CN through freight parallels Harrison St. as it heads northeast past the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 5 Sep. '19. Train had five locomotives, CN 2298, CN 2150, CN 5690, CN 8904, BCOL 4647.
Photo Date:  9/5/2019  Upload Date: 10/5/2019 2:10:29 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 2298(ES44DC) CN 2150(C40-8W)
Views:  88   Comments: 0
IC 9605
Title:  IC 9605
Description:  A CN local approaches the South Channel (Neenah Channel) of the Fox River as it heads northeast via former joint MILW/SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 5 Sep. '19. The corporate headquarters of Plexus, 1 Plexus Way, Neenah, WI 54956, stands in the background. Plexus stands on the site of the former P. H. Glatfelter Co. paper mill, which stood here for 135 years, the oldest part of the original mill was constructed in 1874. Glatfelter purchased the mill from Bergstrom Paper Co. in 1979. Bergstrom had purchased the mill, originally Winnebago Paper, in 1904. Glatfelter moved the jobs to Ohio in June 2006, the mill stood idle for about two years until it was torn down, demolition was completed in May 2009. Some people like the style of this new building, I do not. Looking southwest from the new Loop-the-Lake bridge (the ribbon cutting ceremony for this and the similar bridge in Menasha was held 23 Jun. '18). The pair of new bridges are part of Neenah and Menasha's Loop-the-Lake project to connect existing recreational trails in the Twin Cities.
Photo Date:  9/5/2019  Upload Date: 10/5/2019 2:10:32 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
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Locomotives:  IC 9605(GP38-2)
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IC 9605
Title:  IC 9605
Description:  A CN local crosses the South Channel (Neenah Channel) of the Fox River via the former joint MILW/SOO bridge as it heads northeast at Neenah, WI on 5 Sep. '19. The corporate headquarters of Plexus, 1 Plexus Way, Neenah, WI 54956, stands in the background. Plexus stands on the site of the former P. H. Glatfelter Co. paper mill, which stood here for 135 years, the oldest part of the original mill was constructed in 1874. Glatfelter purchased the mill from Bergstrom Paper Co. in 1979. Bergstrom had purchased the mill, originally Winnebago Paper, in 1904. Glatfelter moved the jobs to Ohio in June 2006, the mill stood idle for about two years until it was torn down, demolition was completed in May 2009. Some people like the style of this new building, I do not. Looking southwest from the new Loop-the-Lake bridge (the ribbon cutting ceremony for this and the similar bridge in Menasha was held 23 Jun. '18). The pair of new bridges are part of Neenah and Menasha's Loop-the-Lake project to connect existing recreational trails in the Twin Cities.
Photo Date:  9/5/2019  Upload Date: 10/5/2019 2:10:34 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
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Locomotives:  IC 9605(GP38-2)
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IC 9605
Title:  IC 9605
Description:  A CN local crosses the South Channel (Neenah Channel) of the Fox River via the former joint MILW/SOO bridge as it heads northeast at Neenah, WI on 5 Sep. '19. The corporate headquarters of Plexus, 1 Plexus Way, Neenah, WI 54956, stands in the background. Plexus stands on the site of the former P. H. Glatfelter Co. paper mill, which stood here for 135 years, the oldest part of the original mill was constructed in 1874. Glatfelter purchased the mill from Bergstrom Paper Co. in 1979. Bergstrom had purchased the mill, originally Winnebago Paper, in 1904. Glatfelter moved the jobs to Ohio in June 2006, the mill stood idle for about two years until it was torn down, demolition was completed in May 2009. Some people like the style of this new building, I do not. Looking southwest from the new Loop-the-Lake bridge (the ribbon cutting ceremony for this and the similar bridge in Menasha was held 23 Jun. '18). The pair of new bridges are part of Neenah and Menasha's Loop-the-Lake project to connect existing recreational trails in the Twin Cities.
Photo Date:  9/5/2019  Upload Date: 10/7/2019 2:41:48 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  IC 9605(GP38-2)
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IC 9605
Title:  IC 9605
Description:  A CN local crosses W. North Water St. and parallels River St. as it heads northeast via former joint MILW/SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 5 Sep. '19. The former MILW depot stands at W. Forest Ave. in the background at left. The depot was built by M&N in 1882 and is home to the Neenah-Menasha Model Railroad Club, 323 W. Forest Ave.
Photo Date:  9/5/2019  Upload Date: 10/7/2019 2:41:51 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
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Locomotives:  IC 9605(GP38-2)
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IC 9605
Title:  IC 9605
Description:  A CN local crosses Garfield Ave. as it heads north via former joint MILW/SOO rails at Menasha, WI on 5 Sep. '19. The former Mondi Akrosil, LLC, facility, 206 Garfield Ave., is partially visible at left. Mondi moved the jobs to Pleasant Prairie, WI, circa '12. Originally Edgewater Paper Co., founded in 1917, which specialized in silicone coated release paper. It was purchased by Akrosil Corp., a holding company, in '69 but didn't change the name to Akrosil until Apr. '74. The Hammermill Paper Co. purchased Akrosil ca. '75, but apparently did not change the name. The facility operated as International Paper-Akrosil after International purchased Hammermill in '86. International sold some of its holdings, including this facility, to Kohlberg & Co., LLC, another holding company, in Jun. '05. Mondi Packaging, based in Vienna, Austria, purchased Akrosil in Jan. '06. There are remnants of a spur on the west side of the facility, but it has not received rail service for a long time. It appears to possibly be used for storage or warehousing.
Photo Date:  9/5/2019  Upload Date: 10/7/2019 2:41:54 AM
Location:  Menasha, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  IC 9605(GP38-2)
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CN 3831 and CN 3116
Title:  CN 3831 and CN 3116
Description:  A CN container train parallels Harrison St. and approaches the former Byrd Ave. grade crossing as it heads northeast at the south end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 7 Sep. '19. Neenah Foundry Plant 2 & Plant 3 dominate the background at left. Plant 2 opened in 1960 and Plant 3 was built in 1967. Plant 1 opened in 1918 and stood about a mile to the north, until it was closed in 1994 and eventually demolished. A remnant of the former C&NW main line (now relegated to a passing siding) runs parallel on the other side of the train.
Photo Date:  9/7/2019  Upload Date: 10/13/2019 1:46:04 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
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Locomotives:  CN 3831(ES44AC) CN 3116(ET44AC)
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CN 3831 and CN 3116
Title:  CN 3831 and CN 3116
Description:  A CN container train parallels Harrison St. and passes the former Byrd Ave. grade crossing as it heads northeast at the south end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 7 Sep. '19. The beige facility partially visible to the right is Voith (a.k.a. Voith Paper Fabric & Roll Systems, Inc., or Voith Paper Rolls Central, Inc., et al.), 401 Byrd Ave. (office at 375 Byrd Ave.), Neenah, WI. They don't currently benefit from rail service. A remnant of the former C&NW main line (now relegated to a passing siding) runs parallel on the other side of the train.
Photo Date:  9/7/2019  Upload Date: 10/13/2019 1:46:24 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
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Locomotives:  CN 3831(ES44AC) CN 3116(ET44AC)
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CN 3850 and CN 3843
Title:  CN 3850 and CN 3843
Description:  A CN through freight approaches N. Lake St. as it heads southeast via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 7 Sep. '19. Train had four locomotives, CN 3850 and CN 3843 pulling and CN 2921 and CN 3016 mid-train. The boxcars at right rest in a small ancillary yard behind 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.
Photo Date:  9/7/2019  Upload Date: 10/13/2019 1:46:27 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 3850(ES44AC) CN 3843(ES44AC)
Views:  107   Comments: 1
CN 2921 and CN 3016
Title:  CN 2921 and CN 3016
Description:  A CN through freight approaches N. Lake St. as it heads southeast via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 7 Sep. '19. Train had four locomotives, CN 3850 and CN 3843 pulling and CN 2921 and CN 3016 mid-train.
Photo Date:  9/7/2019  Upload Date: 10/13/2019 1:46:30 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 2921(ES44AC) CN 3016(ET44AC)
Views:  130   Comments: 1
CN 2921 and CN 3016
Title:  CN 2921 and CN 3016
Description:  A CN through freight crosses N. Lake St. as it heads southeast via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 7 Sep. '19. Train had four locomotives, CN 3850 and CN 3843 pulling and CN 2921 and CN 3016 mid-train. Eggers Div. of VT Industries, 164 N. Lake St., an active rail customer, is 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. There used to be 3 spurs to service the facility, now there is only 1.
Photo Date:  9/7/2019  Upload Date: 10/19/2019 11:31:52 PM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 2921(ES44AC) CN 3016(ET44AC)
Views:  106   Comments: 0
CN 5673 and CN 2562
Title:  CN 5673 and CN 2562
Description:  A CN through freight approaches W. 2nd St. as it heads northeast past the former C&NW yard at Appleton Junction, WI on 12 Sep. '19. A Pettibone Corp. Speedswing rests at right.
Photo Date:  9/12/2019  Upload Date: 10/19/2019 11:31:56 PM
Location:  Appleton Junction, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 5673(SD75I) CN 2562(C44-9W)
Views:  62   Comments: 0
CN 5673 and CN 2562
Title:  CN 5673 and CN 2562
Description:  A CN through freight passes the depot/yard office and approaches W. 2nd St. as it heads northeast past the former C&NW yard at Appleton Junction, WI on 12 Sep. '19. The white building beyond the train is the former home of the Harry H. Long Moving and Storage Co., 1001 S. Douglas St., Appleton, WI. This building dates to at least 1953, when it was listed in the local directory (it was not listed in ’51). The building has a spur, but it hasn’t been used for quite a while (except for occasional MoW equipment). Now called Harry H. Long Moving Storage & Express, Inc., the company, founded in 1917, is still family owned. It moved to a larger facility in Town of Clayton, Winnebago Co., WI in 2001.
Photo Date:  9/12/2019  Upload Date: 10/19/2019 11:31:59 PM
Location:  Appleton Junction, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 5673(SD75I) CN 2562(C44-9W)
Views:  78   Comments: 0
D&TS 2615
Title:  D&TS 2615
Description:  D&TS 2615 was part of the consist of a CN through freight passing the depot/yard office as it headed northeast past the former C&NW yard at Appleton Junction, WI on 12 Sep. '19. While it seems like it was common long ago, it seems pretty rare to see an ampersand in a reporting mark these days (I cannot recall the last time I noticed an ampersand in a modern-day reporting mark.).
Photo Date:  9/12/2019  Upload Date: 10/19/2019 11:32:03 PM
Location:  Appleton Junction, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Views:  69   Comments: 0
CN 2263 and CN 2251
Title:  CN 2263 and CN 2251
Description:  A CN container train parallels Green Bay Rd. and approaches Ehlers Rd. as it heads southeast via former SOO rails at Fox Crossing, WI (formerly Town of Menasha, WI, from 1855 until 14 Apr. 2016) on 12 Sep. '19. The facility partially visible in the background is Essity, formerly SCA Tissue until 14 Jun. '17, originally Wisconsin Tissue Mills, 825 Ehlers Rd., Neenah, WI (physically located in Fox Crossing). It used to receive rail service, but has not for quite some time.
Photo Date:  9/12/2019  Upload Date: 10/19/2019 11:32:06 PM
Location:  Fox Crossing, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 2263(ES44DC) CN 2251(ES44DC)
Views:  106   Comments: 0
IC 3129
Title:  IC 3129
Description:  A CN local passes Arrowhead Park and approaches the mouth the Neenah Slough at the south end of Little Lake Butte des Morts as it heads northwest via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 12 Sep. '19. 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. The oldest part of the facility dates to 1857, when the Moore & Wells foundry was established. Local was headed for Waupaca.
Photo Date:  9/12/2019  Upload Date: 10/19/2019 11:32:09 PM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  IC 3129(GP40R)
Views:  77   Comments: 1
IC 3129
Title:  IC 3129
Description:  A CN local crosses W. 2nd St. as it heads southwest past the former C&NW yard at Appleton Junction, WI on 14 Sep. '19. I believe the local was headed back to Neenah from Kaukauna and was slowing to stop here to pick up a string of cars.
Photo Date:  9/14/2019  Upload Date: 10/25/2019 2:43:59 AM
Location:  Appleton Junction, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  IC 3129(GP40R)
Views:  76   Comments: 1
IC 3129 and EJE 703
Title:  IC 3129 and EJE 703
Description:  A CN local passes the depot/yard office as it heads southwest past the former C&NW yard at Appleton Junction, WI on 14 Sep. '19. I believe the local was headed back to Neenah from Kaukauna and was slowing to stop here to pick up a string of cars. There used to be a diamond in front of where the depot/yard office sits, about where the sidewalk leading to the front door crosses the tracks, from ca. 1874 until at least 1968, where the MLS&W crossed the C&NW. The MLS&W was absorbed by the C&NW on 1 Sep. 1893.
Photo Date:  9/14/2019  Upload Date: 10/25/2019 2:44:02 AM
Location:  Appleton Junction, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  IC 3129(GP40R) EJE 703(GP38-2)
Views:  110   Comments: 1
CN 4705 and IC 9605
Title:  CN 4705 and IC 9605
Description:  A CN local parallels Ehlers Rd. and approaches Towmen Rd. as it starts to transition from the former SOO rails to the former C&NW rails as it heads northeast at Shawano Junction, Fox Crossing, Winnebago Co., WI (formerly Town of Menasha, Winnebago Co., WI, from 1855 until 14 Apr. 2016) on 20 Sep. '19. Local was headed for Appleton, Little Chute, and Kaukauna. This spot used to be named Fox River Junction, after several segments of the original C&NW main line through Menasha and Neenah were removed and a turnout was installed here which allows the bypass of missing C&NW rails by using former SOO rails.
Photo Date:  9/20/2019  Upload Date: 10/25/2019 2:44:06 AM
Location:  Shawano Junction, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 4705(GP38-2) IC 9605(GP38-2)
Views:  79   Comments: 1
CN 2331 and CN 3228
Title:  CN 2331 and CN 3228
Description:  A CN through freight passes the W. Bell St. overpass and approaches Kampo Rd. (technically no longer Kampo Rd.) as it heads northeast via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 20 Sep. '19. Train had two locomotives, CN 2331 and CN 3228. A remnant of the former C&NW main line (now relegated to a passing siding) runs parallel to the left.
Photo Date:  9/20/2019  Upload Date: 10/25/2019 2:39:34 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 2331(ES44DC) CN 3228(ET44AC)
Views:  101   Comments: 1
CN 2331 and CN 3228
Title:  CN 2331 and CN 3228
Description:  A CN through freight approaches Kampo Rd. as it heads northeast via former Soo Line (SOO) rails at Neenah, WI on 20 Sep. '19. A remnant of the former C&NW main line (now relegated to a passing siding) runs parallel beyond the train.
Photo Date:  9/20/2019  Upload Date: 10/29/2019 4:19:58 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 2331(ES44DC) CN 3228(ET44AC)
Views:  83   Comments: 0
CN 2331 and CN 3228
Title:  CN 2331 and CN 3228
Description:  A CN through freight crosses Kampo Rd. as it heads northeast via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 20 Sep. '19. A remnant of the former C&NW main line (now relegated to a passing siding) runs parallel beyond the train.
Photo Date:  9/20/2019  Upload Date: 11/3/2019 12:32:55 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Locomotives:  CN 2331(ES44DC) CN 3228(ET44AC)
Views:  81   Comments: 1
SSW 87862
Title:  SSW 87862
Description:  SSW 87862, with a load of sheet steel, was part of the consist of a CN through freight crossing Kampo Rd. as it headed northeast via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 20 Sep. '19. A remnant of the former C&NW main line (now relegated to a passing siding) runs parallel beyond the train.
Photo Date:  9/20/2019  Upload Date: 10/29/2019 4:20:03 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Views:  34   Comments: 0
SSW 87724
Title:  SSW 87724
Description:  SSW 87724, with a load of sheet steel, was part of the consist of a CN through freight crossing Kampo Rd. as it headed northeast via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 20 Sep. '19. A remnant of the former C&NW main line (now relegated to a passing siding) runs parallel beyond the train.
Photo Date:  9/20/2019  Upload Date: 11/3/2019 12:33:00 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Views:  38   Comments: 0
SSW 88319
Title:  SSW 88319
Description:  SSW 88319, with a load of sheet steel, was part of the consist of a CN through freight crossing Kampo Rd. as it headed northeast via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 20 Sep. '19. A remnant of the former C&NW main line (now relegated to a passing siding) runs parallel beyond the train.
Photo Date:  9/20/2019  Upload Date: 11/3/2019 12:33:04 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Views:  32   Comments: 0
JTSX 900034
Title:  JTSX 900034
Description:  JTSX 900034, with a load of telephone poles, was part of the consist of a CN through freight crossing Kampo Rd. as it headed northeast via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 20 Sep. '19. A remnant of the former C&NW main line (now relegated to a passing siding) runs parallel beyond the train.
Photo Date:  9/20/2019  Upload Date: 10/29/2019 4:20:06 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Views:  38   Comments: 0
FTSX 913169
Title:  FTSX 913169
Description:  FTSX 913169 was part of the consist of a CN through freight crossing Kampo Rd. as it headed northeast via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 20 Sep. '19. A remnant of the former C&NW main line (now relegated to a passing siding) runs parallel beyond the train.
Photo Date:  9/20/2019  Upload Date: 10/29/2019 4:20:10 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Views:  28   Comments: 0
FTSX 913143
Title:  FTSX 913143
Description:  FTSX 913143 was part of the consist of a CN through freight crossing Kampo Rd. as it headed northeast via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 20 Sep. '19. A remnant of the former C&NW main line (now relegated to a passing siding) runs parallel beyond the train.
Photo Date:  9/20/2019  Upload Date: 10/29/2019 4:20:13 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Views:  31   Comments: 0
FTSX 913155
Title:  FTSX 913155
Description:  FTSX 913155 was part of the consist of a CN through freight crossing Kampo Rd. as it headed northeast via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 20 Sep. '19. A remnant of the former C&NW main line (now relegated to a passing siding) runs parallel beyond the train.
Photo Date:  9/20/2019  Upload Date: 11/3/2019 12:33:08 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Views:  32   Comments: 0
FTSX 913182
Title:  FTSX 913182
Description:  FTSX 913182 was part of the consist of a CN through freight crossing Kampo Rd. as it headed northeast via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 20 Sep. '19. A remnant of the former C&NW main line (now relegated to a passing siding) runs parallel beyond the train.
Photo Date:  9/20/2019  Upload Date: 11/3/2019 12:33:12 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Views:  26   Comments: 0
FTSX 913178
Title:  FTSX 913178
Description:  FTSX 913178 was part of the consist of a CN through freight crossing Kampo Rd. as it headed northeast via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 20 Sep. '19. A remnant of the former C&NW main line (now relegated to a passing siding) runs parallel beyond the train.
Photo Date:  9/20/2019  Upload Date: 11/5/2019 2:22:30 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Views:  26   Comments: 0
FTSX 913174
Title:  FTSX 913174
Description:  FTSX 913174 was part of the consist of a CN through freight crossing Kampo Rd. as it headed northeast via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 20 Sep. '19. A remnant of the former C&NW main line (now relegated to a passing siding) runs parallel beyond the train.
Photo Date:  9/20/2019  Upload Date: 11/5/2019 2:22:35 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Views:  37   Comments: 0
SRN 7222, ex GMRC
Title:  SRN 7222, ex GMRC
Description:  SRN 7222, former GMRC, was part of the consist of a CN through freight crossing Kampo Rd. as it headed northeast via former SOO rails at Neenah, WI on 20 Sep. '19. A remnant of the former C&NW main line (now relegated to a passing siding) runs parallel beyond the train.
Photo Date:  9/20/2019  Upload Date: 11/5/2019 2:22:38 AM
Location:  Neenah, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
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Views:  33   Comments: 0

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