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There are over 200 sites indexed.  They have been broken down into 14 categories: Sites added within the last four months are identified as . I've marked my favorite sites with a .

  1. Green Bay Route - Sites devoted to the GB&W.
  2. Railroad Museums, Parks, & Historical Societies - Preserving the Green Bay Route.
  3. Model Railroads - Based on the Green Bay Route.
  4. Commercial Sites - Green Bay Route material for sale.
  5. Model Manufacturers - Offering Green Bay Route models.
  6. Discussion Forums - For exchanging Green Bay Route prototype and model information.
  7. Web Pages - Individual web pages with information on the Green Bay Route.
  8. Wisconsin Central / Fox Valley & Western - Through its Fox Valley Western subsidiary, the WC bought the Green Bay Route in 1993.
  9. Wisconsin Railroading - Covering the rails of the Badger State with some coverage of the Green Bay Route.
  10. Connecting Railroads - There are lots of web pages out there; this list is only of official historical societies and railroads still in operation.
  11. Railroad Photo Galleries - With Green Bay Route images.
  12. Alco Locomotives - The Green Bay Route was notorious for using Alco locomotives almost exclusively.
  13. Miscellaneous - Sounds, maps, links, search engines.
  14. Media - Videos and sounds of the Green Bay Route.
  15. Reciprocal Links - Pages which have helped spread the word about the Green Bay Route by linking to this site.

 
Green Bay Route
Sites devoted to the GB&W.		 Next Category
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Mike's Train House
Mike has a very good GB&W section, along with information on the WC, CMStP&P, BNSF, UP, and NS.
http://www.trainweb.org/wcmike/        (internet archive)

Creating the GB&W 1993
Constructing the Green Bay and Western railroad in HO scale also connecting railroads WC, FRV and E&LS.
http://greenbaywestern.blogspot.com/        (internet archive)

Eddie's Green Bay & Western Page
Photos, rosters, and information. A great source of links to GB&W and general Wisconsin railroad information.
http://www.railroadmichigan.com/greenbaywestern.html        (internet archive)

 
Railroad Museums, Parks & Historical Societies
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Green Bay & Western Historical Society
Presenting and preserving the history of the GB&W its affiliated, and subsidiary railroads.
http://www.gbwhs.org/        (internet archive)

Ahnapee State Trail
The Ahnapee State Trail spans about 30 miles between Luxemburg, Casco, Algoma and Sturgeon Bay along an abandoned stretch of the Green Bay Route.
http://www.ahnapeetrail.org/        (internet archive)

Friends of Scandinavia
A link to the Scandinavia historical society's photographs page, with eleven images of the GB&W in Scandinavia.
http://friendsofscandinaviahistory.org/PG.photos.html        (internet archive)

Gopher State Railway Museum
Home of GBW #305. The Mission of the Gopher State Railway Museum is to educate the public through collection, preservation, restoration, display and operation of railroad equipment and artifacts.
http://www.gsrm.org/        (internet archive)

Heritage Historical Village / Railroad Museum
Has a builders plate from an early Green Bay Route steam loco. Tour five historic buildings, railroad equipment, and displays of railroading artifacts and memorabilia. Presented by the New London Historical Society.
http://www.historicalvillage.org/        (internet archive)

Illinois Railway Museum
One of the largest railroad museums in the US, it is the home of RS-15 #2407.
http://www.irm.org/        (internet archive)

Lake Superior Railroad Museum & North Shore Scenic Railroad
Home of GBW engines #301 & #303.
http://www.lsrm.org/        (internet archive)

Mid-Continent Railway Museum
Located in North Freedom, the museum is home to KGB&W #49, the only preserved Green Bay Route steam loco.
http://www.mcrwy.com/        (internet archive)

Minnesota Transportation Museum
On the site of the Great Northern Railroad's St. Paul roundhouse, the museum is home to Armco B-71, which briefly served on the Algoma RR in the late 1970s.
http://www.mtmuseum.org/        (internet archive)

National Railroad Museum
Located right in the Green Bay Route's namesake city, the museum is home to Alco C-430 #315 and also GBW mail-baggage #53, AHW caboose #33, and WRX #9000 insulated boxcar.
http://www.nationalrrmuseum.org/        (internet archive)

Portage County Historical Society
Has caboose #117 on display in Heritage Park in Plover.
http://www.pchswi.org/        (internet archive)

Reading Company Technical and Historical Society
Organized as the Reading merged into Conrail in 1976, they have a small museum that is home to C-424 #322, which had been a Reading unit prior to joining the Green Bay Route fleet in 1980.
http://www.readingrailroad.org/        (internet archive)

Rock K Ranch
Has caboose #113 on display.
http://www.rock-k-ranch.com/        (internet archive)

Wisconsin Historical Images
Wisconsin Historical Images provides a rich pictoral view of Wisconsin and United States history, reflecting the great diversity and breadth of our holdings. Includs GBW images in their on-line collection.
http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/whi/        (internet archive)

 
Model Railroads
Based on the Green Bay Route.		 Next Category
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Green Bay & Western HO Layout Construction
Paul Bellemore of Ontario, Canada is modeling the GB&W and Fox River Valley RR in 1993.
http://www.youtube.com/user/rockton160807        (internet archive)

Ahnapee & Western of Downers Grove
A Chicago area garden railway
http://www.cagrs.com/oh0824a/galLIEN.htm        (internet archive)

Bill Kapfer's Green Bay & Western
The town of Wisconsin Rapids is the center of the railroad that lives in two rooms in Bill Kapfer’s basement in Rockford, Illinois.
http://rockrail.org/photo-gallery/green-bay-western        (internet archive)

Boomer Bill's Home Page
Free-lancing the 1956 GB&W in a triple-deck 15.5' x 26' room in Texas. The Green Bay Southern RR runs from Port Arleville (Kewaunee on the prototype) on Lake Michigan west to Stevens Point -- half way across Wisconsin. The track plans at Port Arleville and Norwood Yard in Green Bay are scaled down versions of the prototype track facilities. Features include a paper mill at Plover and a scratch built pickle factory in Green Bay. Thirty-eight staging tracks have a capacity of approximately 800 40' cars.
http://users.hal-pc.org/~wmewrght/gbs.html        (internet archive)

David Leider's Waupaca summer of 1947 layout
The October 2007 issue of the NMRA Fox River Division's newsletter features David Leider's Waupaca, Wis., summer of 1947 layout. This layout also appeared in the June 2008 issue of Model Railroader magazine.
http://www.foxvalleydivision.org/newfoxwebpagefiles/leiderphotos.htm        (internet archive)

Evolution of a N Gauge - 3' x 5' Layout for the absolute beginner
The Kewaunee Green Bay & Western and Ahnapee & Western is used as a prototype for a tutorial to assist people to get started in model railroading. It will takes a beginner from a basic loop to a fully operating model railroad in small easy steps.
http://users.iafrica.com/c/ca/caroper/tutorial/kgb&w.htm        (internet archive)

Green Bay And Western Layout progress
By ryanschofield4494.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryhno/sets/72157620533666379/detail/        (internet archive)

Greg's place on the web
Greg Castora's GBW models on the Elmhurst Model Railroad Club and his home layout.
http://www.gcastora.com/3.html        (internet archive)

Keith Meacham's HO Models
Keith is a modeler in central Wisconsin, and he has created some wonderful models of GBW's locomotives in the red-and-gray paint scheme.
http://kohlin.com/meacham/models/GBW-1.htm        (internet archive)

The Great Escape—Up close and personal with Karnofsky Award recipient and oncology superstar Daniel D. Von Hoff, MD
An oncologist who develops new anticancer drugs also happens to be a Green Bay & Western modeler.
http://connection.asco.org/magazine/article/id/2863/        (internet archive)

 
Commercial Sites
Green Bay Route material for sale.		 Next Category
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Hundman Publishing
Publisher of 'Green Bay & Western,' by Stan Mailer.
http://www.hundman.com/        (internet archive)

ALCO Historic Photos
Has builders photos of GB&W, KGB&W and AHW equipment.
http://www.alcohistoricphotos.com/        (internet archive)

A-trains.com
Offers GB&W artwork, clocks, and mouse pads.
http://www.a-trains.com/        (internet archive)

Desert Rails
Prints of railroad photography, including Green Bay & Western and Ahnapee & Western from the 1960s.
http://www.desert-rails.com/        (internet archive)

Four Ways West Publications
Publisher of 'Green Bay & Western Color Pictorial,' by Andrew Nelson (due April 2003).
http://www.fourwayswest.com/        (internet archive)

Green Bay & Western Magnets and Prints
Andy Fletcher has drawn over 1,500 trains, from steam to modern diesel and cars, cabooses and other equipment. He has been commissioned to paint trains for railroads, railroad historical societies and museums.
http://www.customtrains.org/        (internet archive)

Hotel and Shops A Refurbished 1939 Hotel
Pins, patches, hats, t-shirts, caps, aprons, and clocks with GBW logos.
http://www.thehotel.org/        (internet archive)

Iguana Railway
Railroad patches, decals, and pins with GBW logos.
http://www.iguanarailway.com/        (internet archive)

Jelsma Graphics
Offers an 18''X 24'' print of a watercolor of the GB&W / SOO line crossing at Amherst Junction, Wisconsin.
http://www.jelsma.com/html/prints_catalog.html        (internet archive)

Jim Matuska's Art Gallery
Original watercolor paintings of Wisconsin railroad subjects, priced between $75.00 and $175.00 depending on subject and framing. Has several GBW images.
http://www.morbidextreme.com/Pages/Artwork.aspx        (internet archive)

Merrill Publishing Associates
Publishes a photo CD and book titled "Green Bay & Western Steam Locomotives," plus similar items for other midwest railroads.
http://www.merrillpublishingassociates.com/        (internet archive)

Newspaper Index
Index of Kewaunee County history from the Algoma Record Herald (1873-1950) & Luxemburg News (1909-1950) available through the Algoma Public Library.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wikewaun/newsindex.htm        (internet archive)

Pentrex
Producers of the video The Green Bay Route.
http://www.pentrex.com/        (internet archive)

Rail Photos Unlimited
Has almost three dozen different photos/slides of GB&W locomotives and freight cars from the 1960s-1980s.
http://www.rpunlimited.com/        (internet archive)

Rail Retro
Retro Logowear from Defunct Railroads of the past, including GBW.
http://www.railretro.com/        (internet archive)

Railroad Art by Scotty
Detailed drawings and unique framing options. It has GB&W loco #316 (they claim from 1962, but this loco wasn't acquired until 1968 and the paint and lettering scheme puts it firmly in the 1980's).
http://www.railroadart.com/        (internet archive)

Railroad Paper Collectibles
Providing the railroad community with a large variety of quality railroadiana, specializing in track charts, profiles, & engineering diagrams; has Fox Valley & Western profile charts (including ex-GB&W Green Bay to Scandinavia) and GB&W matchbook covers.
http://www.trainsite.8m.com/        (internet archive)

RailSlide Collector
Has original slides of GB&W/KGB&W equipment.
http://trainutz.com/        (internet archive)

Rebel Rails
Sales include railroad t-shirts, children's t-shirts, railroad mugs, railroad mouse pads, magnets, caps, license plates and tote bags / purses.
http://www.rebelrails2.com/        (internet archive)

Stephans Railroad History
Publishes Train Shed Cyclopedias. Green Bay Route locos are in TSC #45 and #52.
http://www.railroadtreasures.com/        (internet archive)

Stock Certificates from Clinton Hollins
Offers unissued Green Bay & Lake Pepin RR stock certificates.
http://www.clintonhollins.com/        (internet archive)

Unicover Corporation
World leader stamp and coin collectibles, stamps at face value and online ordering available. Their Fleetwood Collector's Choice stock number 12051A is an 8 x 10 print of KGB&W #36 in Kewaunee.
http://www.unicover.com/        (internet archive)

 
Model Manufacturers
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Wm. K. Walthers, Inc.
Dedicated to manufacturing and distributing high quality model railroad equipment worldwide with over 85,000 different items from over three hundred manufacturers.
http://www.walthers.com/        (internet archive)

Accurail, Inc.
Makers of the world's finest HO scale freight cars.
http://www.accurail.com/        (internet archive)

Athearn
Famous manufacturer of HO scale locomotive, rolling stock, and train sets.
http://www.athearn.com/        (internet archive)

Atlas Model Railroad Co.
Manufacturer of quality HO and N scale locomotives, rolling stock, structures, track, and more.
http://www.atlasrr.com/        (internet archive)

Bachmann Trains Online
Manufacturer of N, HO, O, and Large scale locomotives, rolling stock, sets, track, and accessories.
http://www.bachmanntrains.com/        (internet archive)

Bearco Marine Model
Model kits and custom-built Great Lake ship models, including the carferries S.S. Badger and City pf Milwaukee in HO scale.
http://www.bearcomarine.com/        (internet archive)

Bev-Bel (Athearn)
Mainline Model Miniatures is a discount supplier of model trains from Accurail, Athearn, Atlas, Bev-Bel, Kato, Proto 2000 and Stewart models
http://www.bev-bel.com        (internet archive)

Branchline Trains
Manufactures HO rolling stock kits and will custom decorate rolling stock.
http://www.branchline-trains.com/        (internet archive)

Con-Cor
The Grand Central Railway Station of Cyberspace.
http://www.con-cor.com/        (internet archive)

Dale Kuhn's Scale Reproductions
Chicago & North Western and Omaha Road decals and scenery materials. Has GBW limestone ballast.
http://scale-reproductions.webplus.net/        (internet archive)

GB TV & Trains
Sells O-Gauge model trains, track, and accessories, including custom runs of GBW freight cars and locomotives.
http://www.railtycoon.com/        (internet archive)

Greenway Products
Custom painted beer cars, passenger cars, hoppers, custom train cases, trackside details.
http://www.greenwayproducts.com/        (internet archive)

Herald King Decals
Makes HO scale decals of mainly 1960-1980 prototypes, including several GB&W sets.
http://www.heraldkingdecals.com/        (internet archive)

Intermountain Railway Company
Manufacturers of highly detailed HO, N & O scale rolling stock kits and ready-to-run.
http://www.intermountain-railway.com/        (internet archive)

International Hobby Corp.
Makers of HO railroad locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, and buildings.
http://www.ihc-hobby.com/        (internet archive)

Kadee Quality Products Co.
Manufacturers of rolling stock, couplers, trucks, and accessories in several scales.
http://www.kadee.com/        (internet archive)

Life-Like Products, Inc.
Manufacturers of Proto2000, scenery, structures, sets, and more.
http://www.lifelikeproducts.com/        (internet archive)

Lionel Trains
Official website of the famous O gauge manufacturer. Free downloads, Kids Club, catalogs, and much, much more.
http://www.lionel.com/        (internet archive)

Micro-Trains Line Co.
Manufacturer of N, Nn3, and Z scale rolling stock, couplers, and accessories.
http://www.micro-trains.com/        (internet archive)

Model Die Casting Inc
Manufacturer of Roundhouse locomotives, rolling stock, and accessories in HO, N, and G gauge.
http://www.roundhousetrains.com/        (internet archive)

MTH Electric Trains
Official website of MTH Electric Trains- the leading manufacturer of O gauge model trains.
http://www.mth-railking.com/        (internet archive)

Overland Models Inc.
Overland Models, Inc hosts Union Pacific and other brass model trains.
http://www.overlandmodels.com/        (internet archive)

Red Caboose
Manufacturers of prototypically authentic, detailed injection-molded plastic HO and N scale rolling stock kits.
http://www.red-caboose.com/        (internet archive)

S Helper Service
S Helper Service brings you the best in American Flyer Compatible and S scale model railroading with online ordering.
http://www.showcaseline.com/        (internet archive)

USA Trains
Largest selection of G scale rolling stock in the world
http://www.usatrains.com/        (internet archive)

Weaver Models
Manufacturer of quality O scale trains and Scalecoat paint.
http://www.weavermodels.com/        (internet archive)

 
Discussion Forums
For exchanging Green Bay Route prototype and model information.		 Next Category
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Yahoo! Groups : GBW
E-mail list for the discussion and sharing of information on the Green Bay and Western and its sister roads. Topics of discussion include history, operations, modeling, memorabilia, and for sale/trade items related to the Green Bay Route.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GBW        (internet archive)

Alco Locomotives Forum
Discussions and questions and answers on Alco diesel locomotives.
http://forums.delphiforums.com/Alco/start        (internet archive)

alt.binaries.pictures.rail
Usenet group for sharing of railroad photos.
news:alt.binaries.pictures.rail        (internet archive)

Google Groups : GreenBayRoute
Google group dedicated to the Green Bay and Western Railroad.
http://groups.google.com/group/GreenBayRoute        (internet archive)

Green Bay & Western Lines Discussion Group | Facebook
A group for those who wish to discuss the GB&W, KGB&W, A&W, FRV, KGB&WTC, WRX, GB Warehouses, and all earlier incarnations of the Green Bay & Western Railroad and it's affiliated companies.
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=150370738330513        (internet archive)

misc.transport.rail.americas
Usenet-based discussion of all American railroads.
news:misc.transport.rail.americas        (internet archive)

Railroad.net :: Alco
Web-based forum for the discussion of topics relating to motive power built by the American Locomotive Company, both past and present.
http://www.railroad.net/forums/viewforum.php?f=4        (internet archive)

rec.models.railroad
Usenet discussion of model railroading topics.
news:rec.models.railroad        (internet archive)

Rotten Tomatoes - The Green Bay Route
Now I've seen it all - a discussion board devoted to the Pentrex Green Bay Route video!
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/green_bay_route/        (internet archive)

Yahoo! Clubs : Wisconsin Railroads
Information on Wisconsin's railroads past, present, and future.
http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/wisconsinrailroads        (internet archive)

Yahoo! Groups : Green Bay Rail
Keeping the memory alive and preserving information pertaining to the railroads that are currently or once served the northeast Wisconsin area.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/greenbayrail/        (internet archive)

Yahoo! Groups : WCinfo
Discuss the Wisconsin Central Ltd. Railroad, exchange model ideas, prototype news, anything to do with theáWC, which purchased the GB&W in 1993.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wcinfo        (internet archive)

Yahoo! Groups : WCinfoPhoto
The companion list to Wcinfo for posting photos of Wisconsin Central (and some GB&W) subjects.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WCinfoPhoto/        (internet archive)

 
Web Pages
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Green Bay Western
GBW & WRX photos from Fallen Flags Railroad Photos.
http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/gbw/gbw.html        (internet archive)

1984 Midwest Trip Photo Archive
Railfanning the GB&W, CNW and E&LS in 1984.
http://rlehmer.50megs.com/photos/midwest/midwest_photos_3.html        (internet archive)

America from the Great Depression to World War II: Black-and-White Photographs from the FSA-OWI, 1935-1945
Library of Congress images from the Farm Security Administration and Office of War Information include Fruit Growers Co-op and Reynolds Preserving Company in Sturgeon Bay.
http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/b?ammem/fsaall:LC-USF33-001925-M1:collection=fsa        (internet archive)

Amherst Junction, WI Train - Buggy Wreck, Nov 1909
A most unique train - horse & buggy accident involving an obviously lost buggy riding along the GB&W tracks. The rider in the buggy survived, but the horse wasn't so lucky.
http://www3.gendisasters.com/wisconsin/7892/amherst-junction-wi-train-buggy-wreck-nov-1909        (internet archive)

AudioSparx
Sign up and you can download sounds of 2 GB&W trains.
http://www.audiosparx.com/sa/display/sounds.cfm?sound_group_iid=6        (internet archive)

Badger Mining Corporation : The Taylor Plant
Information on the sand and aggregate plant built in 1979 and served by the GB&W at Taylor, Wis.
http://www.badgerminingcorp.com/CompanyInfo/locations/taylor.cfm        (internet archive)

BNSF Railroads Color
Includes color technical drawings of GB&W Alco locomotives, in red-and-gray and all-red schemes.
http://www.trainweb.org/willstrainart/BNSF.htm        (internet archive)

C&O Car Ferry Photography
Includes several photos from Kewaunee.
http://members.bellatlantic.net/~kblesch/carferry.html        (internet archive)

Copper Range Railroad in Color, Part III
Has a 1972 photo of ex-GB&W caboose #605 on the CRRR.
http://www.copperrange.org/color3.htm        (internet archive)

Docket No. 93-1286
An appeal court decided that the FV&W's acquisition of the GB&W and FRVR required Interstate Commerce Commission approval, even though the FV&W was not a 'rail carrier' prior to the purchase.
http://ftp.resource.org/courts.gov/c/F3/15/15.F3d.641.93-1286.html        (internet archive)

Docket No. 95-3458
United States Court of Appeals confims that GB&W's famed 'Class B' debentures were worth no more than face value when Itel sold the railroad.
http://ftp.resource.org/courts.gov/c/F3/82/82.F3d.731.95-3458.html        (internet archive)

GBW Business Car 600 - The Roamer - June 2007
Photos of the GBW business car 'Roamer' in storage.
https://picasaweb.google.com/andy.laurent/GBWBusinessCar600TheRoamerJune2007        (internet archive)

General Code of Operating Rules
Adopted by GB&W and in effect in the 1990s.
http://www.sdrm.org/faqs/rulebook/        (internet archive)

Grand Rapids City Directory 1905-06
The front inside page advertises the GB&W 'Popular Route' and KGB&W 'Short Route.' and pp. 31-32 has a schedule of arrival and departure times for passenger and freight trains in Grand Rapids (Wisconsin Rapids).
http://www.scls.lib.wi.us/mcm/directories/1905/1905.pdf        (internet archive)

Green Bay
Green Bay & Western RS-3 by Dan Pikulski lettered with Highball Graphics decals.
http://www.highballgraphics.com/gbwmod1.htm        (internet archive)

Green Bay & Western Mikados
Technical data on the GB&W fleet of 2-8-2 locomotives.
http://www.steamlocomotive.com/mikado/?page=gbw        (internet archive)

Green Bay and Western Railroad Company, Class B Debenture
Details of the infamous 'Class B' bonds of the GB&W, which helped keep the railroad out of bankruptcy in difficult times.
http://www.stcl.edu/faculty_pages/faculty_folders/rosin/GreenBay.ClassB.Debenture.PDF        (internet archive)

Green Bay and Western Wreck in Merrillan, Jackson County, WI, 1968
Green Bay and Western Wreck in Merrillan, Jackson County, WI, 1968. Check out the link to 'additional photos' at the bottom of the page.
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/wi/county/clark/neighbors/jackson/history/1968TrainWreck.htm        (internet archive)

Green Bay Western 4396
A series of photos of GBW #4396 boxcar at Addison IL.
http://chicago.railfan.net/cgi/photos.pl/?page=GBW_4396        (internet archive)

History of Wood County, Wisconsin
History of Wood County, Wisconsin compiled from 1923, information on the arrival of the Green Bay Route to the Wisconsin Rapids area.
http://www.scls.lib.wi.us/mcmillan/wood_county/        (internet archive)

http://www.rrb.gov/pdf/bcd/bcd94-103.pdf
Railroad Retirement Board's ruling that the Green Bay & Western is no longer an operating railroad as of November 19, 1993.
http://www.rrb.gov/pdf/bcd/bcd94-103.pdf        (internet archive)

http://www.rrb.gov/pdf/bcd/bcd95-17.pdf
Railroad Retirement Board's ruling that the Ahnapee & Western is no longer an operating railroad as of November 19, 1993.
http://www.rrb.gov/pdf/bcd/bcd95-17.pdf        (internet archive)

Jerry's Railroad Photo Archive - Page R3
Engines #201 & #306 from the 1960s.
http://www.jerryapp.com/arcv_r3.html        (internet archive)

Johnson Timber
Information on their Hixton plant which was built in 1985 and served by the GB&W.
http://www.johnsontimber.com/Locations/hixton.html        (internet archive)

kcspur: July 2015
A series of blog postings to convert a 2-rail Atlas Trainman ACF 50' boxcar lettered for the GB&W into a Proto:48 model.
http://kcspur.blogspot.com/2015/07/        (internet archive)

Kewaunee Marsh Arsenic Spill Area Marker
High concentrations of arsenic may have been caused by a spill of sodium arsenate during a GB&W train derailment sometime between 1938 and 1950.
http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?MarkerID=39114        (internet archive)

Lake Michigan carferries
Trains.com looks at a unique form of transportation that carried automobiles and railroad cars across Lake Michigan.
http://ctr.trains.com/en/sitecore/content/Home/Railroad%20Reference/Operations/2001/09/Lake%20Michigan%20carferries.aspx        (internet archive)

Mayor Denissen
A biography of Green Bay's thirty-fourth mayor who worked as an accountant for the Green Bay & Western Railroad.
http://www.ci.green-bay.wi.us/mayors_past/mayor_denissen.html        (internet archive)

Mayor Robinson
A biography of the man who proposed the building of the Green Bay & Lake Pepin Railway while serving as Green Bay's ninth mayor in 1866.
http://www.ci.green-bay.wi.us/mayors_past/mayor_robinson.html        (internet archive)

Mayor W.J. Abrams
A biography of Green Bay's seventeenth mayor, who was an original promoter of the Green Bay & Lake Pepin Railroad and later a president of the railroad.
http://www.ci.green-bay.wi.us/mayors_past/mayor_abrams_wj.html        (internet archive)

Mayor Winford Abrams
A biography of the twenty-fifth mayor of Green Bay, who was the tie and timber buyer for the Kewaunee, Green Bay & Western Railway Co. during construction and later a fireman and locomotive engineer for the KGB&W.
http://www.ci.green-bay.wi.us/mayors_past/mayor_abrams.html        (internet archive)

MI Big Bay - GB&W 605
Green Bay & Western caboose #605
http://forums.rrarchives.com/viewtopic.php?f=75&t=1961        (internet archive)

More small steam: GBW 251
Tips on modeling steam loco GBW #251 in N scale.
http://www.nscale.net/forums/showthread.php?13092-More-small-steam-GBW-251        (internet archive)

Paint Shop – 11: Creating Green Bay & Western Boxcar 9350
Decal and painting recommendations for modeling a freight car red steel WRX reefer using an HO scale Atlas FGE boxcar.
http://riogrande.blog.so-net.ne.jp/2011-07-15        (internet archive)

Protective cage for blow-off cocks
A patent granted to Ernest Becker, master mechanic of the Green Bay & Western RR, in 1923 for a device to prevent scale and iron pieces from interfering with the closing of the blow-off cock valve.
http://www.google.com/patents/US1533088.pdf        (internet archive)

RailPictures.Net ╗ Photo Search Result
Two pages of GBW action froim a variety of photographers.
http://www.railpictures.net/showphotos.php?railroad=Green%20Bay%20&%20Western        (internet archive)

Surface Transportation Board Decision
FV&W's request for an extension to negotiate an interim trail use/rail banking agreement for the Luxemburg - Kewaunee segment.
http://www.stb.dot.gov/decisions/ReadingRoom.nsf/51d7c65c6f78e79385256541007f0580/9deb2d891e34b0da8525686b00770f75?OpenDocument        (internet archive)

Surface Transportation Board Decision
FV&W abandonment of the Manawa-Scandinavia segment
http://www.stb.dot.gov/decisions/ReadingRoom.nsf/51d7c65c6f78e79385256541007f0580/c9f5e5c2e39beeed852566e100695daa?OpenDocument        (internet archive)

Surface Transportation Board Decision
FV&W abandonment of the Green Bay - New London segment.
http://www.stb.dot.gov/decisions/ReadingRoom.nsf/51d7c65c6f78e79385256541007f0580/8ffe3a355a90f0358525699f00583e6b?OpenDocument        (internet archive)

Surface Transportation Board Decision
FV&W abandonment of the Luxemburg - Kewaunee segment of the Green Bay Route.
http://www.stb.dot.gov/decisions/ReadingRoom.nsf/51d7c65c6f78e79385256541007f0580/6a502d19647b7a8d8525661f0052bfe9?OpenDocument        (internet archive)

The A&W 100% Carload Waybill Survey

http://cnwmodeling.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-100-carload-waybill-survey-1.html        (internet archive)

The American Railroads
Informational A to Z resource guide to American railroads.
http://www.american-rails.com/green-bay-and-western-railroad.html        (internet archive)

U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774 - 1873
The bill granting the right of way to the Green Bay and Lake Pepin Railway Company for its road across the Oneida reservation.
http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=llsb&fileName=041/llsb041.db&recNum=4837        (internet archive)

Village Of Plover: History of Plover
History of Plover WI, including the Green Bay Route (1984).
http://www.pchswi.org/archives/communities/plover/plovermain.html        (internet archive)

Winona Bridge
Then and now shots of the Winona bridge, taken in the 1930's and 1990's.
http://courses.missouristate.edu/JosephHughes/~family/bridge.htm        (internet archive)

Winona Bridge Railway, Winona, MN
A history of the Winona Bridge Railway and historical and current photos of the site.
http://www.johnweeks.com/river_mississippi/pagesA/umissAR09.html        (internet archive)

World Wide Stamp Company
Sells Green Bay & Western and Green Bay & Lake Pepin (unissued) stock certificates.
http://www.getzassoc.com/wwscompany/        (internet archive)

Yesteryear Depot
GBW photo images.
http://www.yesteryeardepot.com/grnbywst.htm        (internet archive)

 
Wisconsin Central / Fox Valley & Western
Through its Fox Valley Western subsidiary, the WC bought the Green Bay Route in 1993.		 Next Category
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Canadian National - CN
The Canadian National Railway Company own the remaining right-of-way and equipment of the Green Bay Route.
http://www.cn.ca/        (internet archive)

Algoma Central Railway Tour Train
Offers the 'Canyon View,' ex-GB&W business car 1776, now fully equipped to accommodate four people. On-board facilities include a small galley kitchen with bar size refrigerator, separate dining area with 3/4-size refrigerator and a three-piece bathroom with shower.
http://www.agawacanyontourtrain.com/        (internet archive)

This is R. Byrnes' WEB Site
Has a set of 40 FV&W & WC photos.
http://www.byrnes.org/railfan/        (internet archive)

Unofficial Wisconsin Central North American Operations Homepage
A great resource on the WC; includes rosters, photos, timetables, and maps.
http://www.trainweb.org/wcnorthamerica/        (internet archive)

 
Wisconsin Railroading
Covering the rails of the Badger State with some coverage of the Green Bay Route.		 Next Category
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Wisconsin Railfan Photo & Information Page
Lots of photos.
http://www.trainweb.org/wisrail/        (internet archive)

Bruce's Railroad Pictures
Usually Wisconsin and nearby areas - check out the 1979 Kewaunee photos!
http://my.coredcs.com/~bbokrlwy/        (internet archive)

Frank's Wisconsin Railfan Page
Mostly modern (post-Green Bay Route era) information.
http://www.trainweb.org/wiscrailfan/        (internet archive)

Great Lakes HighIron
Dedicated to railroaders of the Midwest, includes some GB&W shots in the photo gallery.
http://www.glhighiron.50megs.com/        (internet archive)

Green Bay Rails
Railroads that are currently or once served the northeast Wisconsin area.
http://www.gbrail.tripod.com/        (internet archive)

Greg's Railroad Page
Includes Wisconsin Central & Wisconsin Southern.
http://www.trainweb.org/wirr/        (internet archive)

Wisconsin Railroads
Information exchange about Wisconsin railroads at Yahoo!.
http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/wisconsinrailroads        (internet archive)

 
Connecting Railroads
There are lots of web pages out there; this list is only of official historical societies and railroads still in operation.		 Next Category
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Burlington Route Historical Society
Membership information, historical information, pictures of rolling stock and modeling information.
http://www.burlingtonroute.com/        (internet archive)

Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society
Membership, online articles, multimedia gallery, and more from the society.
http://www.cohs.org/        (internet archive)

Chessie System Historical Society
Dedicated to preserving the memory of the colorful Chessie System.
http://www.trainweb.org/CSHS/        (internet archive)

Chicago & North Western Historical Society
Keeping the memory of the C&NW alive.
http://www.cnwhs.org/        (internet archive)

Friends Of The Burlington Northern
Membership information and back issues for sale from this society dedicated to the BN.
http://www.fobnr.org/        (internet archive)

Grand Trunk Western Historical Society
Preserving and recording the history of the lines, facilities, equipment, and personnel of the GTW Railroad, it's subsidiaries, predecessors, and successors, including GTW, DT&I, D&TSL, and Detroit Terminal.
http://www.gtwhs.org/        (internet archive)

Milwaukee Road Historical Association
Official web site.
http://www.mrha.com/        (internet archive)

Pere Marquette Historical Society
Railroad history preservation organization.
http://www.pmhistsoc.org/        (internet archive)

Soo Line Historical and Technical Society
Covering SOO, WC, DSSA, MN&S and other Soo Line successors and predecessors.
http://www.sooline.org/        (internet archive)

 
Railroad Photo Galleries
With Green Bay Route images.		 Next Category
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Pictures of GBW Locomotives
Over sixty GBW loco photos.
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/modelthumbs.aspx?id=GBW        (internet archive)

Boxcars & Freight Cars of North America
This site is intended to provide a resource for railroad car images.
http://www.boxcars.us/        (internet archive)

Castle Graphics
Castle Graphics is a photography and artistic design orientated site, specialising in both computer graphics and high-resolution photography. Galleries of stock photography are available. Includes images of GBW and WRX cars.
http://www.castlegraphics.com/        (internet archive)

Don's Rail Photos
Collection of photos from a person who has been railfanning for over 50 years. Includes Ahnapee & Western photos.
http://donsdepot.donrossgroup.net/        (internet archive)

Fallen Flag Railroad Photos
Contains images and data for over 700 Fallen Flag and Shortline and the major railroads of the US and Canada.
http://rr-fallenflags.org/        (internet archive)

Flickr: Green Bay & Western
Shared photos and conversations about the GB&W.
http://www.flickr.com/groups/1435346@N22/        (internet archive)

Flickr: Search
Flickr is a photo sharing website and web services suite, and an online community platform.
http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=all&q=gbw+or+"gb%26w"+or+("green+bay"+western)        (internet archive)

GBW
Two dozen Green Bay & Western loco photos.
http://www.trainweb.org/wisrail/gbwsc/gbwphosc001.html        (internet archive)

Green Bay Western Memories
Photos by Jim Matuska, 1983-1987.
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/archiveThumbs.aspx?id=5959        (internet archive)

Old, Rare and Obscure
Photos from the 1960-70s of the Green Bay & Western and Ahnapee & Western.
http://algomacentral.railfan.net/oldies.htm        (internet archive)

Railroad Heritage
The Center for Railroad Photography & Art is proud to report its progress on establishing a web-based program that promotes the preservation of railroad visual culture by digitizing, archiving, and presenting railroad imagery online.
http://www.railroadheritage.org        (internet archive)

RR - Road Trip
Pictures of some fallen flag roads and some present day little-remarked regionals and off the beaten path shortlines, spanning three decades of travels throughout the US and Canada. GBW images are included in the 'short lines' listing.
http://www.rr-roadtrip.com/GBW1.htm        (internet archive)

The Peripatetic Ferroequinologist
Sharing over 30 years of railfanning pictures. Check out the ' Heritage Images' for several shots from the GBW in the 1970s.
http://members.trainorders.com/gputz/        (internet archive)

Wisconsin Central Motive Power and Railcar photo archive
A great collection of WC freight car images, including many ex-GBW cars.
http://wc2scale.fotopic.net/        (internet archive)

 
Alco Locomotives
The Green Bay Route was notorious for using Alco locomotives almost exclusively.		 Next Category
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Cal Classic Alco Page
Rosters and photos, primarily diesel.
http://www.calclassic.com/alco/        (internet archive)

ALCO Products
This is part of what is left of the the company which produced locomotives for the Green Bay Route from its earliest days. Check out their 'history' page.
http://www.alcotwin.com/        (internet archive)

Alco World
Dedicated to the finest diesel locos ever built - the ALCos and MLWs.
http://alcoworld.railfan.net/        (internet archive)

The Alco Notebook
Mainly a photo gallery, some historical information on Alco locomotives.
http://jmech.tripod.com/        (internet archive)

 
Miscellaneous
Sounds, maps, links, search engines.		 Next Category
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Google News Archive Search
Archived news of the Green Bay Route.
http://news.google.com/archivesearch?as_q=&btnG=Search+Archives&as_epq=&as_oq=green-bay-%26-western+green-bay-and-western+ahnapee-%26-western+ahnapee-and-western&as_eq=&as_price=p1        (internet archive)

1895 Wisconsin Map Addendum
1895 map of Wisconsin, with enlarged maps for individual counties.
http://www.livgenmi.com/1895/WI/state.htm        (internet archive)

ALCo Engine Sounds
Includes a recording of Kankakee Beaverville & Southern RS-20 #308 (ex-GB&W #308) with KB&S RS-11 #324.
http://alcoworld.railfan.net/sound.htm        (internet archive)

Railroad Maps Collection
From the Library of Congress.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/rrhtml/rrhome.html        (internet archive)

Rails USA - All Rail All American Search Engine and Directory
Find American rail related websites with the Rails USA Search Engine. Narrow gauge & logging railroads, tourist excursions, rail photos, railfan sites, freight, passenger and shortline railroads.
http://www.railsusa.com/        (internet archive)

The Norwegian-American Historical Association, Northfield, MN
One of the first settlers of Scandinavia WI recollects when W.J. Abrams and Frank Seymour of the Green Bay Route tried to locate the Iola & Northern RR through his father's farm in 1893.
http://www.naha.stolaf.edu/pubs/nas/volume15/vol15_9.htm        (internet archive)

WER: 'Ousconsin.' 1893
The Wisconsin Electronic Reader has an article published for the 1893 Colombian Exposition which claims 'an extension of the Kewaunee, Green Bay & Western Railroad will soon be laid to Two Rivers and this will do a great deal toward increasing the output of these factories, as it will place them in direct communication with the Western country.'
http://www.library.wisc.edu/etext/WIReader/WER1126.html        (internet archive)

 
Media
Videos and sounds of the Green Bay Route		 Next Category
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YouTube - Chicago Alcos, June 1994
Two scenes of Alco locomotives at work in the Chicago area. 1) Two Belt Railway C-424s returning to Clearing Yard 2) Iowa Interstate C-420 #850 (former GB&W 323) trailing unit (but apparently doing all the work) at Blue Island station.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70axRQ4zKAU        (internet archive)

Green Bay & Western Train, Transportation Sound
Green Bay & Western train at crossing.
https://www.soundamerica.com/sa/summary/play.cfm/sound_iid.60422        (internet archive)

Nathan P3
Has a sound clip of a GBW air horn from an Alco C-424.
http://atsf.railfan.net/airhorns/p3.html        (internet archive)

Railroad Video for the Attention Deficit Disorder Crowd
Fast-paced video of a series of railroad images, including some GBW.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_1qfXYXeNs        (internet archive)

Railroads get Green Bay on track
This short video was produced by the Green Bay Press-Gazette: The director of the National Railroad Museum, discusses the importance of rail in the development of the Green Bay area's economy.
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071014/VIDEO0301/71012192        (internet archive)

YouTube - Alco's Last Stand on the Green Bay & Western
This is a preview from Railfanning the Upper Great Lakes Volume 1 of Alco's last stand on the Green Bay & Western. The production covers the trip by Ken Bealer of Allentown to the upper great lakes area in 1983. Footage digitized from Super 8mm sound film.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-6vqrHsR2k        (internet archive)

YouTube - CN on the GBW Luxemburg Sub
First action caught on this line in many years, CN serving the Luxemburg Sub customers at MP18 ... This is the first action caught on video, but the operations have been ongoing..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxOkX5qHLUE        (internet archive)

YouTube - Conrail Action on the Pittsburgh Line - Torrance, PA
Conrail freights roll west and east past CP Pack at Torrance, PA, on June 11, 1994. A rare sight is a GB&W #322 Alco C-424 in the eastbound consist.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccGWoSRO_OI        (internet archive)

YouTube - GBW 1988
While on a marathon tour of the Great Lakes states in 1988, we encountered GB&W #2 at Plover, WI switching the Ore Ida French fry plant with carloads of spuds and oil. We then chased east into darkness as far as Manawa, then retired for a few well deserved beers and a steak. This was on the first trip for my first video camera, so forgive the quality.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIUXI8vcmOw        (internet archive)

YouTube - GBW 1992
More Green Bay & Western footage, this time from a trip to the Great Lakes in 1992. We caught the WC trains running between Hudson and Black Creek on former MILW trackage rights, then some local action around Green Bay and Norwood Yard. We followed #1 west to Manawa, then picked up a work train at Blair, followed it back to Taylor where the branch to the Badger Mining Co. came off the main. We followed #2 from East Winona back to Dexterville to end the chase.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xkq8YgNQuFM        (internet archive)

YouTube - GBW boat train.wmv
In December of 1987, the Green Bay and Western's "boat train" departs Green Bay, Wisconsin. The train is shown at the Broadway Tower interlocking plant.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=al2dI8pa5gU        (internet archive)

YouTube - GBW units on the Fever River Model Railroad
These GBW units have just gone through Galena. They are probably done with about 3/5ths of their journey. The train is now headed for Hanover, Erie, and points South, before reaching their final destination: staging.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjWoACvhuwM        (internet archive)

YouTube - Green Bay & Western
GBW train on a modular layout during the FREMO meeting in Unna, Germany 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isXWkt2mGn4        (internet archive)

YouTube - Green Bay & Western (GB&W) steam era
Green Bay & Western Steam Era Photos from the Roy Campbell Collection. Presented by Merrill Publishing Associates.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JMuiduOa2E        (internet archive)

YouTube - Green Bay & Western GR
A G-gauge train with 2 WRX refers and a Reynold's Cherryland car in this predominantly chemical car consist.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fh231hKw66E        (internet archive)

YouTube - Green Bay & Western power passes Sasquatch Shoe
CEO Littlejohn Sanberg (aka 'Big Foot') enjoys watching Green Bay and Western power from his office in Sasquatch Shoe, 'Home of the Big Foot.'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI94S9xiIdQ        (internet archive)

YouTube - Green Bay & Western, IC on the FVR Green Bay Western, Illinois Central on the FVR
This is coverage of the Fever River Model Railroad. The first part covers a Green Bay & Western mixed freight from Hixton to Appleton, Wis., and the second part covers a long distance Illinois Central local from Erie IL to Chip Yard, near Stanley, Wis. on our layout.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntQrQg7eVz4        (internet archive)

YouTube - Rescue 911 - Episode 325 - Truck vs. Train
Video of TV show 'Rescue 911' which used GBW #313 to reenact a train wreck in Wisconsin. Long-time GBW engineer Franklin Fitzgerald is in the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2sHCC2HUQ8        (internet archive)

YouTube - Searching For Ahnapee & Western Railway Part 1
This video shows a few of the sites where the rails used to go. Part one covers Sturgeon Bay, Maplewood, and Forestville.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRYWeTXdKRE        (internet archive)

YouTube - Searching For Ahnapee & Western Railway Part 2
Part 2 starts in Algoma examining the wye. Other scenes on this video are the old right of way at the Algoma wye, Rio Creek, Casco, Casco Junction, and then Luxemburg where the rails still operate.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJNYSZxPHPY        (internet archive)

 
Reciprocal Links
Pages which have helped spread the word about the Green Bay Route by linking to this site.		 Next Category
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Boomer Bill's Home Page
Free-lancing the Green Bay Southern in a triple-deck 15.5' x 26' room in Texas.
http://www.hal-pc.org/~wmewrght/        (internet archive)

Diesels From Schenectady
Preserving the memory of diesel locomotives produced by the American Locomotive Company and its Canadian affiliate, Montreal Locomotive Works.
http://valrow1998.tripod.com        (internet archive)

Don's Rail Photos
Collection of photos from a person who has been railfanning for over 50 years. Includes Ahnapee & Western photos.
http://donsdepot.donrossgroup.net/        (internet archive)

Evolution of a N Gauge - 3' x 5' Layout for the absolute beginner
The Kewaunee Green Bay & Western and Ahnapee & Western is used as a prototype for a tutorial to assist people to get started in model railroading. It will takes a beginner from a basic loop to a fully operating model railroad in small easy steps.
http://users.iafrica.com/c/ca/caroper/tutorial/kgb&w.htm        (internet archive)

Golden Age: N. American A-M
National Model Railroad Association's directory of worldwide rail sites.
http://www.cwrr.com/nmra/golda.html        (internet archive)

Gopher State Railway Museum
[Under construction.] Home of GBW #305. The Mission of the Gopher State Railway Museum is to educate the public through collection, preservation, restoration, display and operation of railroad equipment and artifacts.
http://www.gsrm.org/        (internet archive)

Greg's Railroad Page
Includes Wisconsin Central & Wisconsin Southern.
http://www.trainweb.org/wirr/        (internet archive)

International Railway Links
Almost 7,000 sites are listed.
http://www.tadlane.com/rrlinks.htm        (internet archive)

Mike's Train House
Mike has a very good GB&W section, along with information on the WC, CMStP&P, BNSF, UP, and NS.
http://www.trainweb.org/wcmike/        (internet archive)

NMRA Winnebagoland Division
Encompasses the entire northeastern portion of Wisconsin and the western half of Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
http://wld.trainstuffllc.com/        (internet archive)

Open Directory
The Open Directory Project's goal is to produce the most comprehensive directory of the web, by relying on a vast army of volunteer editors.
http://www.dmoz.org/        (internet archive)

RailroadData.Com - Railroad Links Directory
RailroadData.Com's Information Train Station features links to over 3,000 railroad websites. The links are well organized, making it easy to find the railroad information you're looking for.
http://www.railroaddata.com/        (internet archive)

Rails USA - All Rail All American Search Engine and Directory
Find American rail related websites with the Rails USA Search Engine. Narrow gauge & logging railroads, tourist excursions, rail photos, railfan sites, freight, passenger and shortline railroads.
http://www.railsusa.com/        (internet archive)

RailServe - The Internet Railroad Directory
RailServe provides over 4,000 railroading links, a search engine, railfan message forum, live chat room, current rail news, classified ads, ICQ communication list, and much more!
http://www.railserve.com/        (internet archive)

Schedule Board
A listing of model railroad & railfan events in the metro Milwaukee WI and northern Illinois area.
http://my.execpc.com/~jruss/schedule.html        (internet archive)

Yahoo! Groups : RRcaboose Links
Links to just about every site devoted to cabooses.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RRcaboose/links/Railroad_Specific_Li_001004381013/        (internet archive)

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