175 Series Presentation: 175 Years of Railroads in Elkhart

Schedule

Sat, 11 Jul, 2026 at 02:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

721 S Main St, Elkhart, IN, United States, Indiana 46516 | Elkhart, IN

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Join Steve Barton and Steve Dinehart as they take you back in time to experience the 175-year history of rail in Elkhart and tour the 1870s locomotive shops through eye-witness accounts and never-before-seen negatives.
About the Speakers:
Steve Barton is a long-time volunteer at the museum and a member of the Friends of the NNYCRRM organization. Steve Dinehart's father worked in the locomotive yards in Elkhart, and he is the model train curator at the NNYCRRM.
Date: Saturday, July 11, 2026
Time: 2:00 pm
Where: Event Space (National New York Central Railroad Museum, 721 S. Main St. Elkhart, IN)
All 175 Series presentations are free thanks to community sponsorships! No admission is required!
The 175 Series is a series of monthly guest speaker presentations and tours that tell the story of rail in Elkhart as part of #ElkhartRail175.
ElkhartRail175 is generously sponsored by the Elkhart County CVB and the Friends of the NNYCRRM.
To learn more about ElkhartRail175, visit nnycrrmuseum.org
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