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Title: Mr. Webb the engineer in charge of the DSS&A work at this point
Date: 1887-12-08
Collection: Making of Modern Michigan
Description: Mr. Webb, the engineer in charge of the DSS&A work at this point, expects to have it all done next week. The roundhouse has been entirely completed and the gangs have been at work grading up the flat to the level of the tracks.

Title: DSS&A 1889
Date: 1889-01-03
Collection: Making of Modern Michigan
Description: Employee Seniority list of the DSS&A Railorad for 1889

Title: MH&O management of roads
Date: 1885-03-09
Collection: Making of Modern Michigan
Description: Article about the relationship between the MH&O (Marquette, Houghton, and Ontonagon) railraod company and the local mines.

Title: L'Anse two box cars broke
Date: 1891-01-05
Collection: Making of Modern Michigan
Description: Two box cars broke loose from the freight train Friday morning while the train was climbing the grade to the summit. They came into the railway yard with terrible velocity, struck a car loaded with oats standing on the track, knocked it into splinters and scattered the oats to the four winds of heaven.

Title: Onota - South Shore pay-car
Date: 1891-01-31
Collection: Making of Modern Michigan
Description: South Shore pay car went east Tuesday and the railroad employes are happy in consequence.

Title: Railroad Celebration
Date: 1887-12-01
Collection: Making of Modern Michigan
Description: For several weeks previous to the arrival of the DSS&A, the democrat endeavored to arouse enthusiasm enough among the inhabitants of the Sault to make the necessary preparations for an appropriate celebration of the first train. Every possible reminder of the years of anticpation and watching of the great event were given out.

Title: Mr. T. H. Hamilton, has his dock contracts here
Date: 1888-08-01
Collection: Making of Modern Michigan
Description: Mr. T. H. Hamilton has his dock contracts here proactically completed and will leave the city today or tomorrow for his home in Toledo, Ohio. The lifting apparatus for the new chutes on No 1 pier alone remains to be placed in position and then the big contracts will be finished.

Title: Accident report (2 pages)
Date: 1887-09-25
Collection: Making of Modern Michigan
Description: An accident occurred upon the Duluth South Shore and Atlantic Railway near Trout Lake Station, on the 25th day of September 1887m at 330 o'clock A.M. caused by: A train of ore cars breaking in two parts about 3/4 of a mile west of Trout Lake crossing, the forward portion of train, engine and 35 cars ore camd down grade without being properly controlled, the brakeman being afraid the rear portion would run into them, did not make much effort as he would otherwise have done. Engine and cars ran...
Show moreAn accident occurred upon the Duluth South Shore and Atlantic Railway near Trout Lake Station, on the 25th day of September 1887m at 330 o'clock A.M. caused by: A train of ore cars breaking in two parts about 3/4 of a mile west of Trout Lake crossing, the forward portion of train, engine and 35 cars ore camd down grade without being properly controlled, the brakeman being afraid the rear portion would run into them, did not make much effort as he would otherwise have done. Engine and cars ran the crossing of the M.S. st. M&A at Trout Lake without stopping and soon after struck rear end of a preceeding ore train taking water at the tank house. Caboose and 3 cars of forward train and 13 cars of latter with engine and tender derailed. No person hurt, track blocked 30 hours. Had to transfer passengers. Casualties resulting from the above accident None.
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Title: Hancock - commencing this
Date: 1889-01-14
Collection: Making of Modern Michigan
Description: Commencing this evening the MR and the H&C change the time of their evening trains so that they will connect with the South Shore train when it arrives on time.

Title: Our citizens should take up a collection
Date: 1888-12-01
Collection: Making of Modern Michigan
Description: Our citizens should take up a collection for the purpose of securing a stove for the waiting room at the depot, as the railroad officals through a penurious spirit or unexcusable neglect have failed to put one there. As it is, now the open air is perferable to the measly cold and inadquate room to stop in while waiting for a train.

Title: Railroads running into the Sault
Date: 1888-05-03
Collection: Making of Modern Michigan
Description: The railroads running into the Sault offer to furnish gravel to pave the streets leading from the depot to the city, if the latter will team and spread it.

Title: Change - Mr C. H. Schaffer the successor of C. Houle
Date: 1887-11-24
Collection: Making of Modern Michigan
Description: Mr. C. H. Schaffer, the successor of C. Houle, as agent of the DSS&A in this place arrived in town yeserday and is looking over the affairs of the office preparatory to taking charge. Mr. Shcaffer is a man of considerable experience in railroad matters, having been agent at Humbolt for some time past, where he earned the reputation of being a careful, competent and obliging offical.

Title: McMillan - an extra gang, under the charge of A. Larson
Date: 1889-10-17
Collection: Making of Modern Michigan
Description: An extra gang under the charge of A. Larson is putting in its work on the line at McMillian, ten men in the gang. There is also another gang at east branch more than ever is being put on the road this fall.

Title: DSS&A will not reach Duluth this winter
Date: 1887-12-15
Collection: Making of Modern Michigan
Description: Duluth will not get the DSS&A this year. The road at present is at Dogwood or rather just west of there and north of Watersmeet. In conversation with one of the men whose business it is was to travel along the line, it was learned that the road bed was finished, and all that was needed to complete the road was the laying of rails and building of a few bridges.

Title: Died
Date: 1889-09-14
Collection: Making of Modern Michigan
Description: Mrs. Mary Kearney, age 31 years, wife of Frank Kearney died at her home, 341 Genessee street, south Marquette, at 9:00am, Monday after a brief illness. Mr. Kearney is a passnger conductor on the DSS&A, and has four little children left motherless by the death of his wife.

Title: Accident Report
Date: 1887-09-10
Collection: Making of Modern Michigan
Description: An accident occurred on the Duluth South Shore and Atlantic Railway at St. Ingance station on the 10th day of September 1887 at 830 o'clock A.M. caused by: Yard engine while backing up from the yard to go on the ore dock with a train of loaded ore cars, at Maloney street crossing a man named Andrew Soloman, alias Crazy John walked in front of the cars and was run over on the right foot and left leg; he was taken to the hospital, the left leg and the toes on the right foot were amputated, he...
Show moreAn accident occurred on the Duluth South Shore and Atlantic Railway at St. Ingance station on the 10th day of September 1887 at 830 o'clock A.M. caused by: Yard engine while backing up from the yard to go on the ore dock with a train of loaded ore cars, at Maloney street crossing a man named Andrew Soloman, alias Crazy John walked in front of the cars and was run over on the right foot and left leg; he was taken to the hospital, the left leg and the toes on the right foot were amputated, he is progressing favorably. Casualties resluting from the above accident 1 person injured.""
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Title: Rail shipments of iron ore
Date: 1891-01-02
Collection: Making of Modern Michigan
Description: Rail shipments of Iron Ore over the DSS&A durning the year 1890 were 186,149 tons.

Title: No. 103
Date: 1905-03-06
Collection: Making of Modern Michigan
Description: Circuit Court, Bayfield County Wisconsin. Injunction to restrain NP RR from tearing up track at Iron River Wisc or interferring with right of way.

Title: Seney logging railroad
Date: 1886-12-04
Collection: Making of Modern Michigan
Description: Article about the Seney logging railroad and the quantity of logs being shipped to Manistique sawmills and to the Lower Peninsula.

Title: South Shore's new Colonist sleeper for the Pacific coast
Date: 1890-03-24
Collection: Making of Modern Michigan
Description: South Shores's new Colonist sleeper for the Pacific coast will come up from St. Ignance tomorrow noon and lie here until evening. These cars are fresh from the CPR shops and are said to be the finest of their class turned out.

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