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ID	63159
Title of Article	Preserving Elkhart's railroad history
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Karina Brenneman, face of the National New York Central Railroad Museum, viewing model train display; Robin Hume, Coordinator, points out historical photos; Matt Hughey, assistant curator
Date	January 13, 2018
Page	A1, A8
Subjects	National New York Central Railroad Museum, Railroads, History of, Railroads

ID	71655
Title of Article	INTRINSIC VALUE: Conrail Battle Seems Like Old Times
Source	The Wall Street Journal
Location	Elkhart Truth Collection
Picture Caption	Map of principal Conrail railroad routes
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Nov 21, 1996
Subjects	Conrail, Railroads, History of, Business & Industry Report, Government, Federal

ID	39113
Title of Article	Interurbans in Indiana - Should they be restored?
Source	South Bend Tribune
Location	Indiana History File
Picture Caption	photos, maps, chart
Date	January 1, 1974
History #	111
Subjects	Inventors, Northern Indiana Railroad, Railroads, Railroads, History of

ID	39680
Title of Article	Earliest trains carried bands to play for passengers; cotton car for safety
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photos of roundhouses & locomotives
Date	April 27, 1955
Subjects	Railroads, History of, Railroads

ID	81596
Title of Article	Home Town Slants Railroads That 'Stayed at Home' Here
Source	Unknown
Location	Elkhart County History File
Date	No date given
History #	73
Subjects	Railroads, Railroads, History of, Elkhart County

ID	83613
Title of Article	Why It's 'Depot,' and Not 'Station'
Notes	Home Town Slants
Source	Unknown
Location	Elkhart City History File
Date	No date given
History #	388
Subjects	Railroads, Railroads, History of, Railroad Depots