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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 of 136 results for Railroad Crossings.
| ID | 102150 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | MACOG set to launch train crossing safety study |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Traffic waits as a freight train rolls past the intersection of Ash Road and Lincoln Way (West Franklin Street) |
| Date | Aug 20, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A3 |
| Subjects | Michiana Area Council of Governments (MACOG), Railroad Crossings |
| ID | 102120 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Last of 10 crossings fixed |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | City officials, construction workers and Elkhart Community Schools officials cut the ribbon;Tony Gianesi |
| Date | Aug 15, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A6 |
| Subjects | Railroad Crossings |
| ID | 98286 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Funds sought for train crossing study |
| Notes | Railroad Grade Crossing Elimination Program |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Traffic waits for freight train at intersection of Ash Road and Lincoln Way (West Franklin Street) |
| Date | Aug 22, 2024 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Michiana Area Council of Governments (MACOG), Railroad Crossings, Robert Young Freight Classification Yards, Norfolk Southern Railroad Corp. |
| ID | 96611 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Patriot Rail crossing improvements underway |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Railroad crossings |
| Date | Apr 18, 2024 |
| Page | A1, A3 |
| Subjects | Railroad Crossings |
| ID | 92275 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | ‘Manufacturing renaissance’ |
| Notes | Elkhart Railroad Elimination Project |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, right, tours the rail crossing at the intersection of Richmond Street and Blazer Boulevard on Wednesday with Elkhart Mayor Rod Roberson. |
| Date | Aug 31, 2023 |
| Page | A1, A5 |
| Subjects | Elkhart Depot, Buttigieg, Pete, Railroad Crossings |
| ID | 92066 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Funding for blocked train crossing device approved |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Train blocking a crossing |
| Date | Aug 23, 2023 |
| Page | A1, A5 |
| Subjects | Railroad Crossings |
| ID | 91447 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Goshen company tracks blocked crossings |
| Notes | Blocked Crossings LLC |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Railroad crossing in Elkhart |
| Date | Aug 08, 2023 |
| Page | A1, A3 |
| Subjects | Railroad Crossings |
| ID | 79237 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | New Paris irked by blocked crossings |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Emergency vehicle at railroad crossing |
| Date | Apr 27, 2022 |
| Page | A1, A3 |
| Subjects | Railroad Crossings, Emergency Medical Services |
| ID | 78247 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Trains still causing headaches for Goshen |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Train blocking a crossing |
| Date | Mar 11, 2022 |
| Page | A1, A3 |
| Subjects | Trains, Railroad Crossings, Stutsman, Jeremy (Goshen Mayor) |
| ID | 75622 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Goshen board OKs train crossing project agreement |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | Nov 03, 2021 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Goshen Board of Public Works and Safety, City of Goshen, Railroad Crossings |
| ID | 70576 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Letter slams ongoing rail issues |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Norfolk Southern train |
| Date | Mar 20, 2021 |
| Page | A1, A4 |
| Subjects | Railroad Crossings, Railroad Traffic |
| ID | 69031 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Public invited to meetings about Hively overpass |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Hively Avenue railroad overpass |
| Date | Oct 10, 2020 |
| Page | A1, A5 |
| Subjects | Hively Avenue, Construction, Railroad Crossings |
| ID | 64472 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Court ruling on trains raises concerns |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Two trains moving in opposite directions block an intersection along U.S. 33 between Elkhart and Goshen |
| Date | September 27, 2018 |
| Page | A1, A3 |
| Subjects | Railroad Crossings, Trains, Laws |
| ID | 64259 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | City launches rail crossing safety effort |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Car crossing Main street railroad tracks |
| Date | July 25, 2018 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Railroad Crossings, Safety |
| ID | 63964 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Bristol to close one railroad crossing, build new one |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | June 12, 2018 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Railroad Crossings, County Road 29, Bristol, IN |
| ID | 63639 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Plan for Concord railroad overpass chugging along |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Two trains at intersection along US 33 |
| Date | April 3, 2018 |
| Page | A1, A8 |
| Subjects | Overpasses, County Road 13, Railroad Crossings |
| ID | 62964 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Downtown Elkhart railroad crossing to reopen |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | 2 photos of crossing at Main and Middlebury Streets |
| Date | November 28, 2017 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Norfolk Southern Railroad Corp., Railroad Crossings |
| ID | 62731 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | 9th Street to be moved away from tracks at Jefferson crossing |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Train passing through Goshen |
| Date | October 17, 2017 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Goshen, Jefferson Street, Railroad Crossings |
| ID | 62661 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Railroad crossing closing on Main Street |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Railroad crossing at Main Street |
| Date | August 8, 2017 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | South Main Street, Railroad Crossings |
| ID | 62117 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Norfolk Southern cited for blocking a railroad crossing |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Train blocking crossing at CR 45 and CR 15 |
| Date | May 3, 2017 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Norfolk Southern Railroad Corp., Railroad Crossings |
| ID | 60561 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Another intersection project |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Intersection of CR 13 and CR 45 |
| Date | September 2, 2016 |
| Page | A1, A3 |
| Subjects | County Road 40, County Road 13, Railroad Crossings, Overpasses |
| ID | 59590 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Alternate business route cost could be cut to $250K |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Date | March 3, 2016 |
| Page | C1 |
| Subjects | Bristol Town Council, Railroad Crossings, Funding |
| ID | 59180 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Neese mulls railroad overpass options |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Date | December 11, 2015 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Neese, Tim (Mayor), Main Street, Elkhart, Railroad Crossings |
| ID | 59153 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Fifth Street needs additional work |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Construction on South Fifth Street |
| Date | December 6, 2015 |
| Page | A1, A5 |
| Subjects | Fifth Street, Goshen, Railroad Crossings, Northern Connector, Goshen Board of Public Works and Safety |
| ID | 58126 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Parade 5,000 runners derailed by the trains |
| Notes | Elkhart County 4-H Fair Parade |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Annelise Wiebe, Kimberly Grounds and Jacque Fernandez; Runners |
| Date | July 27, 2015 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Elkhart County 4-H Fair, Parades, Railroad Crossings, Running |
| ID | 58087 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | After public input, railroad crossing will permanently close |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Date | July 21, 2015 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Railroad Crossings, Fifth Street, Goshen, Northern Connector, Goshen Board of Public Works and Safety |
| ID | 58053 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Voting on crossing closure postponed |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Date | July 15, 2015 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Railroad Crossings, Fifth Street, Goshen, Northern Connector, Goshen Board of Public Works and Safety |
| ID | 58044 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Board of Works will host another meeting on crossing closure |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Illustration of Fifth Street crossing |
| Date | July 13, 2015 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Railroad Crossings, Fifth Street, Goshen, Northern Connector, Goshen Board of Public Works and Safety |
| ID | 58006 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Residents concerned about closing street crossing |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Train crosses Fifth Street |
| Date | July 7, 2015 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Railroad Crossings, Fifth Street, Goshen, Northern Connector |
| ID | 57997 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Crossing closure topic of forums |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Date | July 4, 2015 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Railroad Crossings, Fifth Street, Goshen, Northern Connector |
| ID | 57993 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | 5th Street railroad crossing closing permanently |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Date | July 3, 2015 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Railroad Crossings, Fifth Street, Goshen, Northern Connector |
| ID | 56890 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Wait times at city railroad crossings will soon be shorter |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Date | April 27, 2015 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Railroad Crossings, Norfolk Southern Railroad Corp., Marion Branch Railroad (Goshen), Goshen |
| ID | 59774 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Monroe crossing closed permanently this week |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Date | April 5, 2015 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Norfolk Southern Railroad Corp., Monroe Street, Railroad Crossings |
| ID | 55542 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Trains might face bigger fines |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Carlin Yoder; train at Ferndale crossing |
| Date | January 29, 2015 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Railroad Crossings, Dunlap, Norfolk Southern Railroad Corp. |
| ID | 55540 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | RR crossing east of downtown to close |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Date | January 27, 2015 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Railroad Crossings, Marion Branch Railroad (Goshen), Washington Street, Norfolk Southern Railroad Corp. |
| ID | 55383 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Goshen's Marion Branch curve will be realigned in September 2015 |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Preliminary drawing of proposed curve realignment |
| Date | December 23, 2014 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Marion Branch Railroad (Goshen), Norfolk Southern Railroad Corp., Railroad Crossings, Railroads |
| ID | 55247 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Fewer trains block railroad crossings, officials say |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Long stretch of railroad cars along US 33 |
| Date | November 18, 2014 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Railroad Crossings, Dunlap, Norfolk Southern Railroad Corp., Elkhart County Sheriff's Department |
| ID | 55215 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Limits on crews adding to train delays at crossings |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Date | November 9, 2014 |
| Page | A8 |
| Subjects | Lawsuits, Railroad Crossings, Dunlap |
| ID | 55072 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Norfolk Southern issued 13 citations |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Date | October 9, 2014 |
| Page | C1 |
| Subjects | Railroad Crossings, Railroads, Norfolk Southern Railroad Corp. |
| ID | 55046 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Railroad fined after blocking crossing at US 33 for 3 hours |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Date | October 4, 2014 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Railroad Crossings, Railroads, Norfolk Southern Railroad Corp. |
| ID | 54991 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Idle trains in Dunlap make life 'unbearable' for some |
| Notes | Take Back Dunlap Facebook page |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Sam Hale at Dunlap tracks; train cars on US 33 |
| Date | September 24, 2014 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Traffic, Railroad Crossings, Dunlap, Railroads |
| ID | 54995 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Several roads closing for construction |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | North Fifth Street |
| Date | September 24, 2014 |
| Page | C1 |
| Subjects | Construction, Norfolk Southern Railroad Corp., Railroad Crossings, Traffic |
| ID | 54831 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Local businesses feeling impact of construction |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Lexington Avenue construction |
| Date | August 18, 2014 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Traffic, Sewer System, Railroad Crossings, Downtown Elkhart |
| ID | 54823 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Railroad crossings to be closed for repairs |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | August 13, 2014 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Traffic |
| ID | 54516 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Underpass considered in Dunlap |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | June 25, 2014 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Underpass, Dunlap, Railroad Crossings, Government, Elkhart County |
| ID | 54488 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Ground broken for Prairie St. overpass |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of Mayor Moore |
| Date | June 20, 2014 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Prairie Street overpass, Streets, Elkhart City, Railroad Crossings, Government, Elkhart City |
| ID | 54463 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Overpass groundbreaking is Thursday |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo |
| Date | June 18, 2014 |
| Page | A2 |
| Subjects | Prairie Street Overpass, Streets, Elkhart City, Railroad Crossings, Government, Elkhart City |
| ID | 54443 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Why not Main Street? |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photos of area |
| Date | June 14, 2014 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Prairie Street Overpass, Railroad Crossings |
| ID | 54406 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Dust a concern at demolition sites |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | June 6, 2014 |
| Page | C1 |
| Subjects | Prairie Street Overpass, Railroad Crossings, Building Demolitions, Public Health Issues |
| ID | 53570 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Prairie Street construction to cost less than expected |
| Notes | Rieth-Riley Construction bid proposal accepted |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo |
| Date | January 24, 2014 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Prairie Street Overpass, Railroad Crossings, Government, Elkhart City, Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) |