TitleTwo of the new baggage and express cars Date1888-07-13 SubjectRailroads DescriptionTwo of the new baggage and express cars and one of the new mail cars for the DSS&A arrived from Wilm... View Details
TitleSeney Date1888-07-19 SubjectRailroads DescriptionThe DSS&A has a car inspector permently located here whose duty it is to throughly test and examine ... View Details
TitleDSS&A is preparing for winter Date1888-07-19 SubjectRailroads DescriptionDSS&A is preparing for winter by building high fences in places where the snow drifts on the track. ... View Details
TitleNew cars Date1888-08-11 SubjectRailroads DescriptionOne hundred of the new box cars ordered by the DSS&A a few months ago have been delivered to the roa... View Details
TitleDSS&A has ordered a $20.00 Date1888-08-20 SubjectRailroads DescriptionThe DSS&A has ordered a $20,000 rotary snow plow for the use on its line. This is the pattern used ... View Details
TitleMichigamme - at the South Shore Date1888-08-20 SubjectRailroads DescriptionAt the south shore and C&NW diamond crossing the interlocking and signal apparatus is being put in p... View Details
TitleNew rolling stock Date1888-08-20 SubjectRailroads DescriptionYards of the South Shore in this city and at St. Ignace and the yards of the MC at Mackinac City, ar... View Details
TitleGates at the Front street crossing Date1888-08-23 SubjectRailroads DescriptionGates at the Front Street crossings have now been placed in good working conditons after being knock... View Details
TitleBig electric lights of the South Shore Date1888-08-23 SubjectRailroads DescriptionBig electric lights of the South Shore at the street crossings were put up here this afternoon and w... View Details
TitleAlready planning Date1888-08-25 SubjectRailroads DescriptionMining Journal understands that the local officers of the South Shore are all ready planning for the... View Details
TitleFive passenger coaches have arrived Date1888-08-25 SubjectRailroads DescriptionFive new passenger coaches have arrived for the South Shore, besides another baggage and another mai... View Details
TitleFirst section Date1888-08-25 SubjectRailroads DescriptionPart of the extension of the DSS&A from Iron River Junction to West Superior is all ready under cont... View Details
TitleComposite coach burned Date1888-08-25 SubjectRailroads DescriptionComposite coach burned in the Mackinac yard last winter will soon leave the shops entirely rebuilt a... View Details
TitleConstruction train at Mason, Wi. Date1905-03-02 SubjectRailroads DescriptionConstruction train at Mason, Wisconsin August 1888. View Details
TitlePreparing for change at South Shore Date1888-09-12 SubjectRailroads DescriptionGround has been cleared alongside the South Shore supply depot in the upper yards for the new iron h... View Details
TitleDSS&A will try effect of a $30,000 Date1888-09-13 SubjectRailroads DescriptionThe DSS&A will try the effect of a $30,000 snow plow on its line this winter. It is though that by ... View Details
TitleDSS&A announces the following Date1888-12-15 SubjectRailroads DescriptionDSS&A will buy on and after December 1, 1888, hemlock railroad cross ties delivering on the line of ... View Details
TitleSwitch at Northampton Branch Date1889-01-04 SubjectRailroads DescriptionSwitch at Northampton branch taken out Janurary 4, 1889. View Details
TitleArches of flying snow (2 pages) Date1890-03-08 SubjectRailroads DescriptionAt seven o'clock Monday morning a represenative of the Mining Journal boarded the DSS&A's big rotary... View Details
TitleThus far this winter Date1891-02-05 SubjectRailroads DescriptionThus far this winter, the South Shore has had no occasion to use its mammoth snow plow, much to the ... View Details
TitleWood slab shipments Date1891-02-06 SubjectRailroads DescriptionLarge quantities of slabs are being shipped to Marquette this winter, they are being used in the rai... View Details
Title1909 Packard 30 Model UB fire department squad car Date1909 SubjectPackard automobile--History Description8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1909 Packard 30 Model UB with Detroit firemen,... View Details
Title1920-1923 Packard vanity case and smoking set Date1920-1923 SubjectPackard automobile--History Description7.5x9.5 black and white photograph of 1920-1923 Packard accessories. Inscribed on photo back: Packar... View Details
Title1920-1922 Packard special squad car for Detroit Fire Department, with Rescue Company No.1 Date1920-1923 SubjectPackard automobile--History Description8x10 black and white photograph of a 1920-1922 Packard full of firemen. Inscribed on photo back: Pac... View Details
Title1925 Packard touring car, storage pieces displayed open on running board Date1925 SubjectPackard automobile--History Description8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1925 Packard, three-quarter left front view, t... View Details
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