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What's New? - Some things that
were recently added to this site. |
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What Was New -
Here's what was new... |
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Previous Polls -
These polls have appeared on greenbayroute.com |
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History |
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Green Bay Route History
- The story of the Green Bay Route, from its earliest conception through
its merger into the Fox Valley & Western in 1993. |
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Railroad Revisted
- This article about two retired railroad employees appeared in the April
20-26, 2003 Luxemburg News |
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Letter to Traffic Manager
- Amusing letter addressed to Traffic Manager, Green Bay & Western Ry,
Green Bay, Wis. asks the railroad to have an engineer drink an extra cup
of coffee before he began his trip so the farmer would have an extra 15
minutes to drive his cows across the tracks. |
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Know Your Railroad -
A 1957 history written by the Green Bay & Western Railroad for its
shareholders. |
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Railroad Histories - A
list and brief history of the railroads involved with the story of the
Green Bay Route. |
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Tracks Near the Farm -
Memories of growing up in the 1940's near the Kewaunee, Green Bay &
Western railroad tracks. |
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Route - Maps and information
on the Green Bay Route, including affiliated rail lines and branches. |
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System Map - A system map
of the Green Bay Route, showing affiliated railroads. |
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Freight Routes -
This listing of freight route connections was issued on March 2, 1970 --
the day the CB&Q/GN/N&P merger formed the Burlington Northern
Railroad. |
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Mileposts - Aerial
photos and topographic maps of significant features on the Green Bay
Route. |
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Industry List - This
list of industries located on the Green Bay Route comes from the 1943 and
1953 editions of the Official Directory of Industries published by the
railroad. |
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Remaining Depots - Green
Bay Route depots still standing. |
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Baumann Report - Jeff
Baumann gives his reports on what's happening to the ex-GB&W in and
around Green Bay. |
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American Memory Maps - The
American Memory collection at the Library of Congress includes
historic railroad maps. |
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La Crosse Branch - The
Green Bay Route's first branch from the main line, and the first to be
abandoned. |
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Stevens Point Branch
- The Stevens Point branch was a very important part of the Green Bay
Route for over 100 years, serving the Consolidated Papers mill. |
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Biron Spur - The Biron
Spur serves the Consolidated Paper mill. |
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Abandoned Lines -
Lines abandoned by the Green Bay Route, 1922-present. |
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Rolling Stock -
Freight and MOW rosters, and what's left in museums. |
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Rosters - Green Bay
Route rolling stock rosters. |
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Photo Rosters -
Photo rosters of many types of Green Bay Route equipment. |
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1947 Equipment Diagrams
- 1947 Green Bay & Western Locomotive and Equipment Diagrams |
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Museum Pieces - Green Bay
Route equipment preserved in museums and private collections. |
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Crab Orchard & Egyptian
Boxcars - Detailed information on the fleet of Ahnapee &
Western boxcars which were acquired by the Crab Orchard & Egyptian
Railroad in the 1980s. |
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Timetables - Timetables
covering the entire history of the Green Bay Route. |
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1872 Timetable -
First employee timetable of the Green Bay & Lake Pepin Railway. |
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1878 Timetable -
Timetable of the Green Bay & Minnesota Railway. |
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1886 Timetable - This
May 1896 timetable shows the traffic pattern on the Green Bay, Winona,
& St. Paul Railroad as it existed just prior to the formation of the
GB&W. |
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1944 Timetable - Green
Bay & Western employee timetable No. 71, effective May 14, 1944. |
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1948 Timetable - Green
Bay & Western employee timetable No. 77, effective December 5, 1948. |
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1955 Timetable - Green
Bay & Western employee timetable No. 81, effective October 30, 1955. |
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1959 Timetable - Green
Bay & Western employee timetable No. 83, effective October 4, 1959. |
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1969 Timetable - Green
Bay & Western employee timetable No. 90, effective December 7, 1969. |
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1976 Timetable - Green
Bay & Western employee timetable No. 92, effective November 28, 1976. |
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Museum Pieces - Green Bay
Route equipment preserved in museums and private collections. |
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Prototype Standards -
This is the first in what will hopefully be a series of GB&W Standard
sheets covers installation of crossing and flanger warning signs standard
installations for the 1960s era. |
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Loco Roster - Locomotive
rosters for all Green Bay Route lines. |
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ERES #207 - Information
on Erie Western #207, which spent several years on the Green Bay Route in
the early 1980s. |
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TN #105 - Information on
Trans Northern #105. |
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Paint Schemes -
Information on the introduction of all-red loco paint scheme. |
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Where Are They Now? - A
list of Green Bay Route locos that went on to other railroads. |
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MNNR #313 - Despite a
new owner in the Minnesota Commercial Railroad, #313 retains much of its
Green Bay & Western paint job. |
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MNNR #307 - The dusty
appearance of this locomotive shows the hard service that this loco has
put in on the Minnesota Commercial Railroad. |
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MIGN #1501 - Michigan
Northern #1501. |
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MIGN #1501 (1977) -
MIGN #1501 in 1977. |
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Cargill #12 -
Cargill #12 (ex-GBW #102) at Buffalo, Iowa. |
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17 Reasons... - Seventeen
red-and-gray reasons to love the Green Bay Route. |
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Index - Hundreds of photos
of the Green Bay Route. |
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Annual Reports - These
images and captions appeared in some of the Green Bay Route's annual
reports to shareholders. |
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Bad Order Form - Bad
order form in use during the 1970's. |
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Checks - Here's a couple of
cancelled checks from the Green Bay Route. |
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1930 Engineers -
Engineers and firemen as of July 1, 1930. |
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Passes - Railroad passes
gave unlimited transportation over the Green Bay Route. |
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Stock Certificates -
Representing ownership in the Green Bay Route. |
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Train List - A
switching list for Train No. 1 on Friday, August 22, 1986. |
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Train Orders -
Dispatching forms were used to relocate the meeting spot for trains and
alter the rules of the Timetable. |
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Advertising - Take your
pick: pens & pencils, coffee mugs, matches, ... |
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Matchbooks - |
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Pens & Pencils -
Pens and pencils advertising the Green Bay & Western. |
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Playing Cards -
Playing cards promoting the Green Bay & Western. |
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Mugs - Have a sip of java
while promoting your favorite railroad. |
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Cigarette Lighters -
Cigarette lighters with Western Refrigerator Lines advertising. |
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Latest News - Latest
news on Green Bay Route model kits, decals, and more. |
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News Archive - |
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Model Photos - Green
Bay Route models and layouts. |
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Bob Wandel's Kewaunee Division
- The Green Bay & Western of the 1960s is being brought to life in HO
scale near Denver, Colorado. |
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Paul Bellemore
- GBW power on the Windsor (Ontario) Modular Railroad Club. |
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Marv Preussler's GBW -
Marv Preussler is creating a fantastic Green Bay & Western layout,
covering the Kewaunee to Black Creek segment. |
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Hiawatha Lines -
Deb Fifield is recreating the railroad scene of Winona on her 16' x 30' HO
Hiawatha Lines in Alliance, Nebraska. |
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Craig Wilson - |
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Kevin Prohl - Kevin
Prohl started with an undecorated Atlas RS-11 to create this model. |
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WBJ&SoRR RS20 -
Here's some really big news, and I mean REALLY BIG... |
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Trainfest 2004 -
Green Bay & Western model news and equipment from Milwaukee's
Trainfest, November 13 & 14, 2004. |
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Charles Tomashek's #902
- Charles Tomashek's very unique model of GBW #902, an Alco RS-27 which
had a Chicago & North Western paint job when it first began working on
the GB&W. |
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Mark Mathu - Several
Green Bay & Western models made by Mark Mathu. |
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Projects - Articles on
building specific Green Bay Route models. |
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GBW/MILW 40' PS-1 Boxcar with
9' Door from E&C Shops Kit (HO) Craig Wilson modeled a
unique Green Bay & Western 40' boxcar which is not available as a
commercial model. |
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GBW 40-foot red boxcar from
Intermountain's kit (HO) - A Green Bay & Western 40'
boxcar as it appeared in the early 1960s. |
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Atlas HO Alco C-424
(HO) - Ideas for detailing the Atlas HO scale Alco
C-424 model to more closely reflect the GB&W prototypes. |
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KGB Gondola from MDC
kit (HO) - A Kewaunee, Green Bay &
Western 7100- class gondola as it looked during the 1950s and 1960s. |
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GBW 50-foot exterior post
boxcar from Athearn's FMC 5347 boxcar model (HO) - Model
a common Green Bay & Western 50' boxcar from the 1980s. |
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Model List - A list of
manufacturers, models, and car numbers of Green Bay Route locos and cars. |
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Modeling Tips - A
compilation of tips on producing models of specific types of Green Bay
Route cars. |
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Decals - Past and present
sources for Green Bay Route decals and dry transfer lettering. |
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Paint Matches - Info on paint
matches for Green Bay & Western and Ahnapee & Western equipment. |
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Lettering Diagrams
- Lettering diagrams for typical Green Bay & Western equipment of the
1960's and 1970's. |
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WRX Numbers - Additional
car numbers for the Ho scale Branchline Trains Western Refrigerator Lines
(WRX) reefers. |
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Green Bay & Waupaca -
The Green Bay & Waupaca is the HO scale version of the Green Bay Route
taking shape in my basement. |
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Layout - The Green Bay
& Waupaca is the model version of the Green Bay Route taking shape in
my basement. |
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Track Laying - Laying
track on the Green Bay & Waupaca layout. |
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Web Links - Other places
on the world wide web with Green Bay Route material. |
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Books - Books about the Green
Bay Route. |
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Magazine Articles -
Magazine articles about the Green Bay Route, both prototype and model. |
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Videos - DVDs and VHS tapes
covering the Green Bay Route. |
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Photos on the WWW - Green Bay
Route photos on the world wide web. |
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Commercial Photo Sources
- Photo collections of GB&W equipment for sale. |
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Alco Historic Photos
- Alco Historic Photos sells a collection of 8"x10" locomotive
builder's photos of many pieces Green Bay Route equipment. |
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Rail Photos Unlimited
- Sells photos and slides of GB&W equipment from the 1960s-1980s. |
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Vollrath Collection -
Locomotive portraits for sale from the collection of Harold K Vollrath. |
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Contributors -
Contributors to the greenbayroute.com |
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