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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 39 results for Penn Central Railroad.
| ID | 40244 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Police looking for person of interest |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | January 17, 2009 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Penn Central Railroad, Williams, John J., Homicides, Palmer, Shawn C. |
| ID | 12662 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Chief of police not a new guy |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | April 19, 2005 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Penn Central Railroad, Goshen Police Department, Police Departments |
| ID | 29204 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Millersburg gets railroad money |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | October 18, 1978 |
| Page | 21 |
| Subjects | Penn Central Railroad, Railroads |
| ID | 29203 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Back taxes from PC are on way |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | September 29, 1977 |
| Subjects | Penn Central Railroad, Railroads |
| ID | 29201 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Railroad check on way to county |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | August 18, 1977 |
| Subjects | Penn Central Railroad, Railroads |
| ID | 29202 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | $695,799 to Elkhart County, the bulk to go to Baugo Twp. |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | August 18, 1977 |
| Subjects | Penn Central Railroad, Railroads |
| ID | 19534 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | [Workmen for Arco] |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Bridge and train |
| Date | August 25, 1976 |
| Page | 20 |
| Subjects | Penn Central Railroad, Railroad Bridges, Arco Engineering, Millersburg, IN |
| ID | 8942 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Railroads now ConRail |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | March 31, 1976 |
| Subjects | Conrail, Penn Central Railroad, Railroads |
| ID | 43873 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | ConRail takes over PC, six other rails |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | March 31, 1976 |
| Subjects | Conrail, Penn Central Railroad, Railroads |
| ID | 72481 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Bailey Seeks Re-Election |
| Notes | Spouse to Ina Bailey |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Robert A. Bailey |
| History # | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Date | Mar 04, 1975 |
| Subjects | Elections, Elkhart City Council, Penn Central Railroad |
| ID | 31731 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Rail Y not much longer |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Elkhart City History File |
| Date | July 18, 1974 |
| History # | 968 |
| Subjects | New York Central Railroad, YMCA, Railroad, Penn Central Railroad, Railroads |
| ID | 38717 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | (caption only |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Elkhart County History File |
| Picture Caption | photo of tracks over East Division Street |
| Date | March 12, 1974 |
| History # | 286 |
| Subjects | Railroads, Abandoned, Elkhart & Western Railroad (E & W), Penn Central Railroad |
| ID | 38719 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Offer right of way as park |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Elkhart County History File |
| Picture Caption | drawing |
| Date | February 21, 1973 |
| History # | 286 |
| Subjects | Railroads, Abandoned, Elkhart & Western Railroad (E & W), Penn Central Railroad |
| ID | 41473 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Penn Central annex OKd |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Elkhart City History File |
| Picture Caption | photos of David A. Bontrager & Howard L. Hostetler |
| Date | March 21, 1972 |
| History # | 1143 |
| Subjects | Annexations, Penn Central Railroad |
| ID | 29183 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Depot in Elkhart to close July 23 |
| Notes | Passenger service |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of Harry Kantz |
| Date | July 14, 1971 |
| Subjects | Penn Central Railroad, Railroads |
| ID | 29179 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | [Harry Kantz] |
| Notes | Passenger service |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of Harry Kantz, ticket agent |
| Date | May 12, 1971 |
| Subjects | Penn Central Railroad, Railroads |
| ID | 29180 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Life for a ticket agent on once-booming railroad anything but booming now |
| Notes | Passenger service |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | May 12, 1971 |
| Subjects | Penn Central Railroad, Railroads |
| ID | 29182 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | [Elkhart's last passenger train] |
| Notes | Passenger service |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of possible last passenger train |
| Date | May 3, 1971 |
| Subjects | Penn Central Railroad, Railroads |
| ID | 29181 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Saturday is last day to ride PC |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | April 28, 1971 |
| Subjects | Penn Central Railroad, Railroads |
| ID | 29184 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Elkhartans likely to see last passenger train Friday |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of Charles B. Berkshire & Robert Berkshire |
| Date | April 26, 1971 |
| Page | 1 |
| Subjects | Penn Central Railroad, Railroads |
| ID | 31712 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Load shift wreck cause |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | April 21, 1971 |
| Subjects | New York Central Railroad, Train Derailments, Railroads, Penn Central Railroad |
| ID | 29194 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | PC Clears Mainline Tracks |
| Notes | Accidents, Trains envelope |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Wreckage of derailed train cars east of Main Street crossing |
| Date | April 20, 1971 |
| History # | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Subjects | Penn Central Railroad, New York Central Railroad, Train Derailments, Railroads |
| ID | 41726 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Mayor takes issue on pollution |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | April 3, 1970 |
| Subjects | Pollution, Water, Penn Central Railroad, Continental Can Co. |
| ID | 31701 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Old depot finishing last day |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Elkhart City History File |
| Date | August 8, 1968 |
| History # | 1271b |
| Subjects | Penn Central Railroad, Railroad Depots |
| ID | 43230 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | (caption only) |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Elkhart City History File |
| Picture Caption | Photos of old and new depots |
| Date | August 3, 1968 |
| History # | 1271b |
| Subjects | Penn Central Railroad, Railroads |
| ID | 28853 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Oil flow prevention outlined |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | February 2, 1968 |
| Subjects | Pollution, Water, Penn Central Railroad |
| ID | 31723 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Joint plan operative by March |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Elkhart City History File |
| Picture Caption | drawing |
| Date | January 16, 1968 |
| History # | 1123a |
| Subjects | New York Central Railroad, Penn Central Railroad, Railroads |
| ID | 31722 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | NYC-Penn merger expected by Feb. 1 |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Elkhart City History File |
| Picture Caption | photo |
| Date | January 15, 1968 |
| History # | 1123a |
| Subjects | New York Central Railroad, Penn Central Railroad, Railroads |
| ID | 29191 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Speedometer tapes reveal NYC train exceeded limit |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | December 2, 1966 |
| Subjects | Penn Central Railroad, New York Central Railroad, Train Derailments, Railroads |
| ID | 29195 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Telephone service back to normal Tuesday |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photos of Gerald Stevens, J. L. Samick, J. A. Christenson & G. E. Grimes |
| Date | November 28, 1966 |
| Subjects | Penn Central Railroad, Train Derailments, Railroads, New York Central Railroad |
| ID | 29196 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Train crash snarls city |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photos |
| Date | November 26, 1966 |
| Subjects | Penn Central Railroad, New York Central Railroad, Train Derailments, Railroads |
| ID | 29197 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Telephone cables smashed as 18 gondolas leave rails |
| Notes | Derailment |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Elkhart City History File |
| Date | November 26, 1966 |
| History # | 876cc |
| Subjects | Penn Central Railroad, Railroads, Train Derailments |
| ID | 29198 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Witnesses saw cars as they left rails |
| Notes | Derailment |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Elkhart City History File |
| Date | November 26, 1966 |
| History # | 876cc |
| Subjects | Penn Central Railroad, Railroads, Train Derailments |
| ID | 31711 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | We try harder |
| Source | Other |
| Location | Elkhart City History File |
| Picture Caption | photo |
| Date | November 25, 1966 |
| History # | 876cc |
| Subjects | New York Central Railroad, Train Derailments, Railroads, Penn Central Railroad |
| ID | 31718 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | No job loss, ICC ruling |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Elkhart City History File |
| Date | April 28, 1966 |
| History # | 1123 |
| Subjects | New York Central Railroad, Penn Central Railroad, Railroads |
| ID | 31720 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | NYC-Pennsy merger approved |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Elkhart City History File |
| Date | April 27, 1966 |
| History # | 1123 |
| Subjects | New York Central Railroad, Penn Central Railroad, Railroads |
| ID | 31721 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Local yards can only get bigger |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Elkhart City History File |
| Date | April 27, 1966 |
| History # | 1123 |
| Subjects | New York Central Railroad, Penn Central Railroad, Railroads |
| ID | 31719 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Merger to bring largest private rail network |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Elkhart City History File |
| Picture Caption | drawing |
| Date | January 20, 1966 |
| History # | 1123 |
| Subjects | New York Central Railroad, Penn Central Railroad, Railroads |
| ID | 73685 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Robert A. Bailey |
| Notes | https://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/isl4/id/1774/rec/4 |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Picture Caption | Robert A. Bailey (4/29/1921 - 12/14/2001) husband of Ina Bailey, 5/7/1975, |
| Date | No date given |
| Subjects | Elkhart City Council, Police Officers, Penn Central Railroad, Conrail |