| CN through freight traverses the west leg of the wye and approaches the Main St. overpass at the north end of the former SOO yard at Neenah, WI on 2 Mar. '18. The rail sections supported by concrete blocks and railroad ties, near the center of the photograph, rest atop the remnants of the foundation from the ca. 1955 masonry SOO depot. 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 silo in the background belongs to Eggers Industries (originally Hardwood Products Corp.), an active rail customer. Clearwater Paper Corp. (formerly Kimberly-Clark’s Lakeview mill), an active rail customer, stands background right. The woodpile background left contains remnants of old telephone poles which were removed from somewhere along the line last year. The east leg of the wye is in the foreground. |