TitleWorst storm of year reached Date1888-03-10 SubjectRailroads DescriptionThe worst storm of the year reached the Soo last Saturday night and howled all day Sunday in terrifi... View Details
TitleNegaunee - for some distance east Date1888-03-11 SubjectRailroads DescriptionFor some distance east of here the South Shore line is paralleled with new rails, all joined togethe... View Details
TitleM & N extension to Ontonagon Date1888-03-17 SubjectRailroads DescriptionMcIntosh Brothers have taken a contract from the Milwaukee & Northern Railroad Company to build 36 m... View Details
TitleOn third Date1888-03-17 SubjectRailroads DescriptionThe Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen will give a grand ball at the Casino on Tuesday evening, Arpil... View Details
TitleSouth Shore notes Date1888-03-17 SubjectRailroads DescriptionA represntative of the Mining Journal called at the office of Brown, Howard & Co, this week and in a... View Details
TitleSidaw rail junction way back in 1888 Date1951-03-22 SubjectRailroads DescriptionA lot of ineresting railway happenings could mark their anniversaries in and about the year 1952. S... View Details
TitlePresident James McMillan of DSS&A Date1888-03-24 SubjectRailroads DescriptionPresident James McMillian of the DSS&a tries to set down hard on the new St. Ignace Soo and Northern... View Details
TitleMr. P. C. Flately traveling freight agent Date1888-03-24 SubjectRailroads DescriptionMr. P. C. Flately, traveling freight agent of the South Shore, was in the city yesterday and with ag... View Details
TitleSoo carpenters refused to take Date1888-03-24 SubjectRailroads DescriptionSoo carpenters refused to take the place of striking railway carpenters on the South Shore at Marque... View Details
TitleR M Stiners has accepted a position Date1888-03-24 SubjectRailroads DescriptionR. M. Stiners has accepted a postion as head salesman, telegraph operator and station agent at Johns... View Details
TitleThomas McCutcheon has severed his Date1888-03-24 SubjectRailroads DescriptionThomas McCutcheon has served his connection with the Western Union telegraph office at this place to... View Details
TitleIt is rumored that Newberry Date1888-03-29 SubjectRailroads DescriptionIt is rumored that Newberry is to have a new depot next summer. We heartily hope that it is true, t... View Details
TitleDSS&A ordered 20 new coaches Date1888-03-31 SubjectRailroads DescriptionDSS&A ordered 20 new coaches, six baggage cars and four mail and express cars. Passenger coaches wi... View Details
TitleHoughton post office is only one Date1888-04-04 SubjectRailroads DescriptionThe Houghton post office is the only one in the country, that sends a mail east on the Sunday Mornin... View Details
TitleNew freight depot at Baraga Date1888-04-07 SubjectRailroads -- Buildings and structures DescriptionNew freight depot at Baraga was destroyed by fire the other night View Details
TitleBroken car wheel on copper train Date1888-04-12 SubjectRailroads DescriptionA broken car wheel on a copper train on the DSS&A tore up the ties on the Rock River bridge and hurl... View Details
TitleThis week has seen the beginning Date1888-04-21 SubjectRailroads DescriptionThis week has seen the beginning of active work in ballasting the track of the Soo branch of the Sou... View Details
TitleWe learned from good authority Date1888-04-26 SubjectRailroads DescriptionWe learned on good authority that Newberry will have a new depot this summer, to be located at the f... View Details
TitleRumored that St Ignace Date1888-04-26 SubjectRailroads DescriptionRumored that St. Ignace is to have a new passenger depot. She needs one about as bad as Newberry. View Details
TitleLocation for the new union depot Date1888-04-28 SubjectRailroads DescriptionThe location for the new union depot has been decided upon. The company's have decided to build it ... View Details
TitleTask of rebuilding a portion of the South Shore Date1888-04-28 SubjectRailroads DescriptionTask of rebuilding a portion of the South Shore round house, is rapidly going on. A good force of m... View Details
TitleOn the South Shore (2 pages) Date1888-04-28 SubjectRailroads DescriptionA call at the office of J.A. Latcha, chief engineer of the DSS&A Tuesday gave the Mining Journal rep... View Details
TitleFollowing circular was issued from the office Date1888-04-28 SubjectRailroads DescriptionThe following circular was issued from the office of the superintendent of the DSS&A yesterday. Mr. ... View Details
TitleAlmost fatal accident Date1888-01-19 SubjectRailroads DescriptionAn event that was very startling and which those who witnessed it, expected to see terminate fatally... View Details
TitleDSS&A snow plow passed Date1888-01-19 SubjectRailroads DescriptionThe DSS&A snow plow passed up over this divison of the road Tuesday afternoon. View Details
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