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The Local History Index provides only a citation to the article or item. Please visit the Elkhart Public Library’s downtown location at 300 S. Second St. to access the Elkhart Truth newspapers and other collections referenced in this index.
Showing 36 results for Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway (LS & MS).
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |