NYCRR Museum

A TIMETABLE TO THE PAST

The National New York Central Railroad Museum, located in Elkhart, Ind., recaptures the glory days when the America's railroads were symbols of progress and goodwill ambassadors across the country. The Museum was founded in 1987 and is an ever-growing preservation site of both local and national railroad heritage pertaining to the New York Central System. The New York Central was once the second-largest railroad in the United States, with 11,000 route miles of track in eleven states and two Canadian provinces. Elkhart is a natural home for the Museum: the New York Central's Robert R. Young Yard (now Norfolk Southern Railway's Elkhart Yard) is the largest railroad freight classification yard east of the Mississippi River. Just as when the railroad first arrived in Elkhart in 1851, Elkhart functions as a vital link in the chain connecting the Atlantic Seaboard with the Midwest and beyond. The Museum's goal is to tell the story of the vast New York Central System, and its predecessors and successors into the modern era.

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• No Smoking Sign
  Published: Tuesday, July 03, 2012
  Print and post this sign in your doorway entrances to prohibit smoking with 15 feet of entrances.
  
• Downtown Angled Parking News Release
  Published: Friday, May 18, 2012
  May 18, 2012 NEWS RELEASE Mayor Dick Moore announced today on or about June 1, 2012, parking on Main Street from Jackson to the railroad tracks will be redesigned to accommodate angle parking. This change alone will increase available parking spaces by 70%. There are 80 spaces currently and there will be 136 with the change. The Mayor stated...
  
• 2012 State of the City Address
  Published: Wednesday, March 28, 2012
  Mayor Moore's 5th Annual State of the City speech.
  

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