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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 138 results for Railroad Crossings.

ID	103261
Title of Article	Crossing tracker records almost 500 hours of stopped trains
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	A train passes through New Paris
Date	Mar 25, 2026
Page	A1
Subjects	Railroad Crossings, Blocked Crossings LLC

ID	103156
Title of Article	Overpass trade-off
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	bridge over U.S. 33, railroad at Sunnyside Avenue; bridge over U.S. 33, railroad at Sunnyside Avenue
Date	Mar 17, 2026
Page	A1
Subjects	Overpasses, Railroad Crossings, Sunnyside Overpass

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