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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 32 results for Train Derailments.

ID	63775
Title of Article	Weather may be cause of derailment
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Train cars scattered; Workers right derailed cars; Heavy equipment clearing derailed train cars
Date	May 4, 2018
Page	A1
Subjects	Trains, Train Derailments, Nappanee, IN

ID	33153
Title of Article	Railroad takes lead in clearing Elkhart pileup
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of train wreck
Date	November 7, 2007
Page	A1
Subjects	Train Derailments, Norfolk Southern Railroad Corp., Railroads

ID	24322
Title of Article	Train hits, near miss
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of event
Date	February 22, 2007
Page	A1
Subjects	Train Derailments, Norfolk Southern Railroad Corp., Railroads

ID	16623
Title of Article	Train derailment causes problems
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of scene
Date	April 18, 2006
Page	A1
Subjects	Train Derailments, Railroads

ID	7841
Title of Article	Train derails, no one hurt
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photos
Date	March 9, 2004
Page	A1
Subjects	Train Derailments

ID	71507
Title of Article	Train derailed
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	train derailed; railworkers
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	May 20, 1989
Subjects	Conrail, Train Derailments, Oakland Avenue

ID	11055
Title of Article	Gondola smashes building
Notes	104-106 Middlebury St.
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of derailment
Date	June 8, 1981
Page	17
Subjects	Train Derailments

ID	9006
Title of Article	Derailment near main street
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	illus.
Date	February 3, 1979
Page	3
Subjects	Conrail, Train Derailments

ID	99017
Title of Article	Train Derailments Pictures
Notes	Accidents, Trains envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	16 derailed train cars north of Ligonier; two men inspecting derailed train cars
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Jun 01, 1978
Page	1
Subjects	Trains, Train Derailments

ID	99019
Title of Article	Train Derailments Picture
Notes	Accidents, Trains envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Train car derailed on tracks east of Prairie Street
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	May 09, 1978
Subjects	Trains, Train Derailments

ID	99023
Title of Article	Train Derailments Picture
Notes	Accidents, Trains envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Men cleaning up from train derailment in Syracuse
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Jan 24, 1977
Subjects	Trains, Train Derailments

ID	99020
Title of Article	Train Derailments Picture
Notes	Accidents, Trains envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Derailed train cars north of Milford
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Dec 04, 1976
Page	2
Subjects	Trains, Train Derailments

ID	99018
Title of Article	Train Derailments Picture
Notes	Accidents, Trains envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Train derailment at Robert Young Yards
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Aug 04, 1975
Page	15
Subjects	Trains, Train Derailments

ID	99021
Title of Article	Train Derailments Picture
Notes	Accidents, Trains envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Derailed train cars in Dunlap
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Dec 16, 1974
Page	1
Subjects	Trains, Train Derailments

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	99022
Title of Article	Train Derailments Picture
Notes	Accidents, Trains envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Derailed train cars in Syracuse
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Mar 09, 1971
Subjects	Trains, Train Derailments

ID	93695
Title of Article	NYC Fires Trainmen For Nov. 25 Wreck
Notes	New York Central envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Dec 12, 1966
Subjects	New York Central Railroad, Train Derailments, Trains

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	29200
Title of Article	Santa's arrival not delayed
Notes	Derailment
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Elkhart City History File
Date	November 26, 1966
History #	876cc
Subjects	Penn High School, Train Derailments, Railroads

ID	31716
Title of Article	Witnesses saw cars as they left rails
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Elkhart City History File
Date	November 26, 1966
History #	876cc
Subjects	New York Central Railroad, Train Derailments, Railroads

ID	31717
Title of Article	Derailment hits local radio, TV
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Elkhart City History File
Date	November 26, 1966
History #	876cc
Subjects	New York Central Railroad, Train Derailments, Railroads

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	33955
Title of Article	White Pigeon train wreck of 1901 was almost incredible
Notes	Train wreck of 1901
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Michigan History File
Picture Caption	photos of train wreck
Date	March 30, 1964
History #	18
Subjects	White Pigeon, MI, Railroads, Train Derailments

ID	23311
Title of Article	Wabash freight train is wrecked
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of wreck
Date	March 9, 1927
Page	1
Subjects	Train Derailments, Wabash Railroad, Railroads, Wakarusa, IN

ID	31889
Title of Article	Train Wreck
Notes	Elkhart Remembered (Elk 977.281 E43e)
Source	Non-fiction Collection
Location	Elkhart Collection
Picture Caption	1914 photo of derailment
Date	December 1, 1914
Page	57
Subjects	St. Joseph Valley Railway, Train Derailments, Interurbans

ID	34250
Notes	Elkhart Weekly Review
Source	Elkhart Review
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	summer timetable
Date	July 23, 1859
Page	2
Subjects	Michigan Street, Train Derailments

ID	34249
Notes	Elkhart Weekly Review
Source	Elkhart Review
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	July 2, 1859
Page	2
Subjects	Michigan Southern Railway, Train Derailments