TitleNegaunee - during Sunday's blow tree fell Date1887-03-19 SubjectRailroads DescriptionDurning Sunday's blow a tree feel across the track at a place called the Sink Hole, about midway bet... View Details
TitleFirst train Date1887-04-09 SubjectDuluth, South Shore, and Atlantic Railway Company DescriptionKuafman & Sons are selling tickets for the first DSS&A train, and a glance at the crown in front of ... View Details
TitleOn Soo branch Date1887-04-09 SubjectRailroad engineering DescriptionFully 600 men are now making the dirt fly on the Sault branch of the DSS&A, over 100 Italians have b... View Details
TitleOn summit division Date1887-04-16 SubjectRailroads DescriptionFrom Mr. E. H. Barnes, of the firm of JF. C. O'Reilly & Co., the sub-contractors for the Summit divi... View Details
TitleConsolidation Approaching Date1887-04-16 SubjectRailroads DescriptionMost important change in railroad circles at presdent is the placing of the MH&O and the M&M under o... View Details
TitleIn Railway Circles Date1887-04-16 SubjectRailroads DescriptionConsoldiation of the Marquette & Mackinac and MH&) to form a part of the DSS&A is rapidly becoming a... View Details
TitleChicago Journal of Commerce displays Date1887-04-16 SubjectRailroads Description The Chicago Journal of Commerce displays its knowledge of the railroad situation on the Upper Peni... View Details
TitleCommenced on Their Contract Date1887-04-23 SubjectRailroads DescriptionMoore & Vayth of Lake Linden who have a 35 mile contract for bridging and timber work on the DSS&A h... View Details
TitleHancock, Apr.2 Date1887-04-30 SubjectRailroads DescriptionThe Duluth South Shore & Atlantic will run a Sunday train from Houghton to Marquette after May 1. View Details
TitleDiscontented Dagos Date1887-04-30 SubjectRailroads Description120 Italians at the F. G. O'Reilly & Co's camps near Nestoria on the Summitt division of the DSS&A s... View Details
TitleJoe Otterson Date1887-04-30 SubjectRailroads DescriptionJoe Otterson who has been in charge of the freight business for the MH&O the past winter, left this ... View Details
TitleFirst ore Date1887-04-30 SubjectIron industry and trade DescriptionThe schooner, Fred A Morse, consort of the John M. Glidden, was brought in to the ore docks Tuesday ... View Details
TitleNew Locomotives Date1887-04-30 SubjectRailroads DescriptionThe South Shore recieived three magnificient engines, yesterday, the first installment of a lot orde... View Details
TitleSummer time table Date1887-04-30 SubjectRailroads DescriptionThe summer timetable will go into effect on the DSS&A tomorrow. The morning and evening trains will... View Details
TitleAttention Date1887-04-30 SubjectRailroads DescriptionAttention is called to the first time card of the DSS&A in today's paper. The change goes into effe... View Details
TitleDSS&A Time Card Date1887-04-30 SubjectRailroads DescriptionThe first time card of the DSS&A goes into effect Sunday next, May 1, and the arrangement of trains ... View Details
TitleMerry Trip (2 Pages) Date1887-04-30 SubjectRailroads DescriptionPromptly at 7:30 Tuesday evening a special train left the Marquette depot bound for Ishpeming, and b... View Details
TitleIshpeming- The interstate commerce law Date1887-04-30 SubjectRailroads DescriptionThe interstate commerce law seems to work both ways now that the passes have been called in. The tw... View Details
TitleNegaunee- It is learned that conductors Date1887-04-30 SubjectRailroads DescriptionIt is learned that conductors will be put on the ore train of the DSS&A. Heretofore engineers have ... View Details
TitleFirst Fruits Date1887-04-30 SubjectRailroads DescriptionCopper Country received the first fruits of the consolidation of the M&M and MH&O in the shape of co... View Details
TitleSoo bridge Date1887-04-30 SubjectRailroads DescriptionSoo bridge is being built by four railraods in conjuntion with the GT, CPR, DSS&A, and the MSSM&A. ... View Details
TitleNew Arrangement Date1887-04-30 SubjectRailroads DescriptionGeneral Superintendent Watson, of the DSS&A returned last evening from an important business visit t... View Details
TitleOre Pier Date1887-05-01 SubjectRailroads DescriptionJ. W. Murphy, Superintendent Docks, $150.00 per month. W. R. Hallan, Foreman Docks, $100.00 per mon... View Details
TitleOntonagon's own and only railroad. Date1887-05-01 SubjectRailroads DescriptionOntonagon's own and only Railroad the O&BR is getting ready for its summer run, we learn from the He... View Details
TitleTrains on the DSS&A changed time last Sunday. Date1887-05-05 SubjectRailroads DescriptionThe trains on the DSS&A changed time last Sunday. View Details
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