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| ID | 47554 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Railroad Depot on Tyler St. after restoration |
| Notes | R Elk 917.728 F62r v. 4 |
| Source | Flitcraft Scrapbook |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo 2 |
| Date | October 28, 1984 |
| Page | 53 |
| Subjects | Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway (LS & MS), New York Central Depot, Railroad Depots |
| ID | 47553 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Railroad Depot on Tyler St. |
| Notes | R Elk 917.728 F62r v. 4 |
| Source | Flitcraft Scrapbook |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo 1, 3, 4 |
| Date | June 30, 1984 |
| Page | 53 |
| Subjects | Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway (LS & MS), New York Central Depot, Railroad Depots |
| ID | 43883 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Elkhart, 1876 - a better place than many in that era |
| Notes | South Bend Tribune |
| Source | Other |
| Location | Elkhart City History File |
| Picture Caption | maps & drawings |
| Date | July 4, 1976 |
| History # | 1511 |
| Subjects | Elkhart, History of, 19th Century, Michigan Southern & Northern Indiana Railroad (MS & NI), Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway (LS & MS), Elkhart County Pioneers |
| ID | 41412 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Famous trains stop here for oiling |
| Notes | Mishawaka Times Weekender |
| Source | Other |
| Location | Elkhart City History File |
| Picture Caption | photos |
| Date | December 4, 1965 |
| History # | 1122 |
| Subjects | Elkhart, Michigan Southern & Northern Indiana Railroad (MS & NI), Michigan Southern Railway, Railroads |
| ID | 17583 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | RR Spurred Clinton Township... |
| Notes | "Fourth of a series concerning early development of townships of Elkhart County" |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | February 10, 1965 |
| Subjects | Clinton Township, Elkhart County Pioneers, New York Central Railroad, Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway (LS & MS) |
| ID | 31976 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Early railroads aided commerce |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | April 10, 1963 |
| Subjects | Railroads, Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway (LS & MS), New York Central Railroad |
| ID | 41245 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Skyline that was |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Elkhart City History File |
| Picture Caption | drawing by Amos Gott |
| Date | February 25, 1961 |
| History # | 1004 |
| Subjects | Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway (LS & MS), Railroads |
| ID | 31836 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Elkhart signal shop handles work for NYC lines west of Buffalo |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | August 22, 1956 |
| Subjects | New York Central Railroad, Railroads, Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway (LS & MS) |
| ID | 39679 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Lake shore shops first to be built |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photos of first roundhouse, shop, & aerial view |
| Date | April 25, 1955 |
| Subjects | New York Central Railroad, Railroads, Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway (LS & MS), Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Round House |
| ID | 39615 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Viginettes of an earlier Elkhart |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Elkhart City History File |
| Picture Caption | map of Elkhart Corporation in 1871 |
| Date | August 28, 1946 |
| History # | 350 |
| Subjects | Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway (LS & MS), Air Line Railroad, Dotson’s Corners, Clifton House |
| ID | 77163 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Archie M. Barney Article |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| History # | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Date | Apr 27, 1945 |
| Subjects | New York Central Railroad, Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway (LS & MS), Retirement |
| ID | 76427 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Willis M. Baker Article |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| History # | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Date | Jan 31, 1941 |
| Page | 5 |
| Subjects | Retirement, Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway (LS & MS), New York Central Railroad |
| ID | 39447 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | L. S. & M. S. round house employees and road men in 1883 |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Elkhart City History File |
| Picture Caption | photo of employees |
| Date | September 30, 1925 |
| History # | 155 |
| Subjects | Lake Shore Foundrymen-1881, Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway (LS & MS), Railroads |
| ID | 27076 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Representative group of Elkhartans 43 years ago |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Elkhart City History File |
| Picture Caption | photo of shop men |
| Date | August 1, 1925 |
| History # | 163 |
| Subjects | Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway (LS & MS), Railroads, Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Shop |
| ID | 27075 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Kept Lake Shore engines 'in shape' 40 years ago |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Elkhart City History File |
| Picture Caption | photo |
| Date | June 20, 1925 |
| History # | 162 |
| Subjects | Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway (LS & MS), Railroads, Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Shop |
| ID | 27074 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | L. S. & M. S. carpenter shop men 35 years ago |
| Notes | Carpenter Shop men |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Elkhart City History File |
| Picture Caption | photo |
| Date | June 3, 1925 |
| History # | 161 |
| Subjects | Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway (LS & MS), Railroads |
| ID | 31741 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | The Boys of the Old Brigade |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of LS & MS fire brigade |
| Date | February 2, 1925 |
| Subjects | New York Central Railroad, Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway (LS & MS), Railroads, Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Fire Brigade |
| ID | 39446 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Lake Shore Foundrymen here 42 years ago |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Elkhart City History File |
| Picture Caption | photo of men |
| Date | September 16, 1923 |
| History # | 154 |
| Subjects | Lake Shore Railroad, Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway (LS & MS) |
| ID | 37284 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Pioneer Railroading |
| Notes | see also Winey Book 3, page 19; Historical series no. 136 |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | August 17, 1923 |
| Subjects | Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway (LS & MS), Railroads, Erie & Kalamazoo Railroad, Michigan Southern Railway |
| ID | 31736 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | The New York Central shops |
| Notes | see also Winey Book 3; page 11 |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Elkhart City History File |
| Date | June 22, 1923 |
| History # | 115 |
| Subjects | New York Central Railroad, Beardsley, Havilah, Railroads, Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway (LS & MS) |
| ID | 31628 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Elkhart & Western Railway |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | April 28, 1921 |
| Subjects | Elkhart, Railroads, Bucklen, Herbert E., Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway (LS & MS) |
| ID | 37047 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | C. W. & M. SUBSIDY VOTED HERE FORTY YEARS AGO THIS MONTH |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | April 21, 1921 |
| Subjects | Railroads, Michigan Southern Railway, Northern Indiana Railroad, Elkhart Line, The |
| ID | 37045 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Pioneer Promoters of Great Railway First Met Here in 1835 |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | April 7, 1921 |
| Subjects | Railroads, Northern Indiana Railroad, Michigan Southern Railway, Michigan Southern & Northern Indiana Railroad (MS & NI) |
| ID | 76324 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | W. L. Gilmore Article |
| Notes | LS & MS master mechanic |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| History # | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Date | Apr 09, 1915 |
| Page | 1, 3 |
| Subjects | Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway (LS & MS), St. John’s Episcopal Church, Donations |
| ID | 15866 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Lake Shore announces plans for $3,000,000 shops |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photos of shops |
| Date | February 25, 1910 |
| Page | 1 |
| Subjects | Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway (LS & MS), Railroad Repair Shops, New York Central Railroad, Railroads |
| ID | 45611 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Lake Shore Michigan Southern railway shops |
| Notes | R Elk 917.728 F62r v.2 |
| Source | Flitcraft Scrapbook |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo 4 |
| Date | January 1, 1910 |
| Page | 72 |
| Subjects | Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway (LS & MS), Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Shop |
| ID | 48010 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Lake Shore & Michigan Southern RR bridge over Elkhart River |
| Notes | R Elk 917.728 F62r v. 6 |
| Source | Flitcraft Scrapbook |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo 2 |
| Date | January 1, 1910 |
| Page | 49 |
| Subjects | Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway (LS & MS) |
| ID | 48009 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Lake Shore & Michigan Southern RR foundry crew |
| Notes | R Elk 917.728 F62r v. 6 |
| Source | Flitcraft Scrapbook |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo 1 |
| Date | January 1, 1910 |
| Page | 49 |
| Subjects | Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway (LS & MS) |
| ID | 44747 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | lake Shore michigan & southern Railway Shops |
| Notes | R Elk 917.728 F62 v.1 |
| Source | Flitcraft Scrapbook |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo 2 |
| Date | January 1, 1910 |
| Page | 38 |
| Subjects | Lake Shore Railroad, Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway (LS & MS), Railroads |
| ID | 17263 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Swtiching by electricity in Lake Shore yards in Elkhart |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | March 12, 1908 |
| Page | 1 |
| Subjects | Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway (LS & MS), Railroads |
| ID | 16038 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Lake Shore to enlarge its locomotive shops |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | March 22, 1906 |
| Page | 1 |
| Subjects | Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway (LS & MS), Railroads |
| ID | 54175 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Old Lake Shore roundhouse |
| Notes | County news item re: old roundhouse being dismantled - located on north side of tracks |
| Source | Elkhart Review |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | March 5, 1905 |
| Page | 1 |
| Subjects | Railroad Roundhouses, Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway (LS & MS) |
| ID | 54174 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | News of the Railroads |
| Notes | Re: moving to new roundhouses in January 1905 |
| Source | Elkhart Review |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | December 29, 1904 |
| Page | 5 |
| Subjects | Railroad Roundhouses, Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway (LS & MS) |
| ID | 15968 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Lake Shore wants YMCA building removed |
| Source | Elkhart Daily Review |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | March 7, 1901 |
| Page | 2, col. 1 |
| Subjects | YMCA, Railroad, Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway (LS & MS), New York Central Depot, Historic Buildings |
| ID | 82551 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Farewell To The Old 'Back Shops' |
| Source | Unknown |
| Location | Elkhart City History File |
| Date | No date given |
| History # | 523 |
| Subjects | Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway (LS & MS), New York Central Railroad, Railroad Repair Shops |
| ID | 49134 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Photos of Elkhart Lake Shore Bldgs, c. 1900 |
| Notes | Photos found in "Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway System and Representative Employees;, Basement 385 L19 |
| Source | Other |
| Location | Elkhart City History File |
| Picture Caption | photos |
| Date | January 1, 1900 |
| History # | 1692 |
| Page | 89, 91, 93, 94, 101, 103 |
| Subjects | Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway (LS & MS), Railroads |
| ID | 16369 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Where Elkhartans work |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | February 2, 1899 |
| Page | Elkhart WEEKLY Truth, p. 2 |
| Subjects | Elkhart, History of, 19th Century, Labor Force, Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway (LS & MS), Elkhart Carriage & Harness Mfg. Co. |
| ID | 31445 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Paint and Repair Shop |
| Notes | Elkhart Remembered (Elk 977.281 E43e) |
| Source | Non-fiction Collection |
| Location | Elkhart Collection |
| Picture Caption | 1890 photo of shop & staff |
| Date | February 11, 1890 |
| Page | 7 |
| Subjects | Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway (LS & MS), Railroad Repair Shops, Horton, Albert Ira, New York Central Railroad |
| ID | 24330 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | South Bend depot destroyed by fire |
| Source | Elkhart Review |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | October 19, 1876 |
| Page | 2, Col. 1 |
| Subjects | Railroad Depots, Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway (LS & MS), Railroads, Fires |
| ID | 34249 |
|---|---|
| Notes | Elkhart Weekly Review |
| Source | Elkhart Review |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | July 2, 1859 |
| Page | 2 |
| Subjects | Michigan Southern Railway, Train Derailments |