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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.


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Showing 15 results for Trolleys.

ID103644
Title of ArticleGas prices, other costs force cuts to Trolley service
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionTrolley bus
DateMay 13, 2026
PageA1, A6
SubjectsMichiana Area Council of Governments (MACOG), Trolleys, Gasoline Prices


ID92283
Title of ArticleInterurban Trolley extends free-rides-for-students program
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionStudents through Grade 12 can continue to ride free on the Interurban Trolley, transit officials have announced.
DateAug 29, 2023
PageA3
SubjectsInterurban Trolley, School Transportation, Elkhart Community Schools, Concord Community Schools


ID59216
Title of ArticleTrolleys, past and present
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationAsk at Reference Desk
Picture CaptionEarly 1900's trolley at Marion and Main; West side of Main; Crew installing trolley tracks; Woman board new trolley bus
DateDecember 18, 2015
PageC1
SubjectsInterurban Trolley, Public Transportation, Buses


ID58002
Title of ArticleUpgrades coming to the Interurban Trolleys of Elkhart and Goshen
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationAsk at Reference Desk
DateJuly 6, 2015
PageA1, A2
SubjectsMichiana Area Council of Governments (MACOG), Interurban Trolley, Public Transportation


ID93375
Title of ArticleTrolley among proposals
NotesElkhart Redevelopment - 1990's envelope
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
History #Elkhart Truth Collection
DateJun 03, 1992
SubjectsDowntown Elkhart Redevelopment, Trolleys, Transportation


ID103317
Title of ArticleWhen Main and Marion was the place to be
NotesMain St. (Elkhart) envelope
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionMain and Marion, downtown Elkhart
History #Elkhart Truth Collection
DateMay 18, 1986
PageA11
SubjectsMain Street, Elkhart, Marion Street, Elkhart, Downtown Elkhart, Trolleys


ID82160
Title of ArticleGhosts of Christmases past are not so merry: Sterling silver spoons for 48 cents apiece
NotesMain St. (Elkhart) envelope
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption(Surface Car Terminal) Main and Marion St. intersection in 1891; Illustration of people outside
History #Elkhart Truth Collection
DateDec 26, 1981
PageAM Section pg. 2, 9
SubjectsMain Street, Elkhart, Downtown Elkhart, Elkhart Weekly Review, Trolleys


ID103337
Title of ArticleIn the Good Ole Days
NotesMain St. (Elkhart) envelope
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption(Surface Car Terminal) Main and Marion St. intersection in 1891
History #Elkhart Truth Collection
DateDec 13, 1980
PageA.M. Section pg. 2
SubjectsSurface Car Terminal, Trolleys, Main Street, Elkhart, Downtown Elkhart


ID37990
Title of ArticleIt's been 40 years since Elkhart heard the clang of a trolley
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationElkhart County History File
DateJune 1, 1974
History #126d
SubjectsStreetcars, Long, Louis, Elkhart


ID37991
Title of ArticleIt's been 40 years since Elkhart heard the clang of a trolley
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationElkhart County History File
Picture Captionphotos
DateJune 1, 1974
History #126d
SubjectsStreetcars, Long, Louis, Elkhart


ID38410
Title of ArticleOld-Time Interurbans Come Back On Film
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture Captionhorse drawn trolley
DateFebruary 23, 1968
SubjectsInventors, Trolleys, Elkhart County, Trolley, Horse Drawn


ID39768
Title of ArticleThe Trolley Cars Go Clang, Clang No More
NotesTrolleys / Street Cars envelope
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionDouble track horse trolley on S. Main St. traveling south; American Legion home on W. Marion St; Carbarn at S. Main St. and Lusher Ave.; Wreck on Valley Line at Pine Creek on 12/1/1914; Two electric trolleys located near Hotel Elkhart; Trolleys on Main St. near Goldmans drugstore; Close-up view of conductor driving horse along the tracks
DateSeptember 13, 1958
History #Elkhart Truth Collection
Page1858-1958 Centennial Edition section pg. 31
SubjectsTrolleys, Transportation, Elkhart Motor Car Company, Citizens’ Railway Company


ID39767
Title of ArticleElkhart's first trolley cars and the old car barn
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture Captionphoto of trolley cars - F. A. (Gus) Buescher, Newt Shaffer, Al Cobey, Jake Metzger, G. B. Abel, John Stuck, William Healsey, Ed Fisher & Will Swan
DateJune 2, 1934
SubjectsTrolleys, Transportation, Citizens’ Railway Company, Streetcars


ID37348
Title of ArticleSecond trolley cars in the world--here
SourceWiney Books
LocationAsk at Reference Desk
DateNovember 1, 1924
Page79; Book 3
SubjectsTrolleys, Streetcars, Citizens’ Railway Company


ID37048
Title of ArticlePioneer Trolley System Here
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
DateMay 5, 1921
SubjectsTrolleys, Streetcars, Citizens’ Railway Company, Indiana Electric Railway Co.