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Showing 6 results for Railroad Roundhouses.
ID102843
Title of ArticleCity finalizes grant application for Roundhouse cleanup
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionRailroad roundhouse; David Jeffers speaking; Old Roundhouse site with men standing on plank; Concrete foundations of the roundhouses on 613 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
DateJan 09, 2026
PageA1, A6
SubjectsRailroad Roundhouses, Grants

ID32294
Title of ArticleRound House Yard
NotesElkhart Remembered (Elk 977.281 E43e)
SourceNon-fiction Collection
LocationElkhart Collection
Picture Caption1949 photo of roundhouse
DateJune 8, 1949
Page132
SubjectsRailroad Repair Shops, Railroad Roundhouses, Railroads

ID49132
Title of ArticleRailroad Roundhouses at railroad yards
NotesR Elk 917.728 F62r v. 10
SourceFlitcraft Scrapbook
LocationAsk at Reference Desk
Picture Captionphoto 2
DateJanuary 1, 1910
Page30
SubjectsRailroad Roundhouses

ID54175
Title of ArticleOld Lake Shore roundhouse
NotesCounty news item re: old roundhouse being dismantled - located on north side of tracks
SourceElkhart Review
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
DateMarch 5, 1905
Page1
SubjectsRailroad Roundhouses, Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway (LS & MS)

ID54174
Title of ArticleNews of the Railroads
NotesRe: moving to new roundhouses in January 1905
SourceElkhart Review
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
DateDecember 29, 1904
Page5
SubjectsRailroad Roundhouses, Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway (LS & MS)

ID45610
Title of ArticleNew York Central roundhouse
NotesR Elk 917.728 F62r v.2
SourceFlitcraft Scrapbook
LocationAsk at Reference Desk
Picture Captionphoto 3
DateJanuary 1, 1900
Page72
SubjectsNew York Central Railroad, Railroad Roundhouses, Sixth Street, Elkhart, St. Joseph Street