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The "New" Toledo to Restore Broadway Route Amtrak Station Return to Akron, Youngstown, Fostoria Reopens Sept. 22 TOLEDO- Exactly 46 years af­ Only one year after Amtrak axed ter Central Union Terminal (CUT) its City- Broad­ was opened Sept. 22, 1950, the sta­ way Limited service Sept. 5, 1995, tion will officially be rededicated as the national passenger railroad is Central Union Plaza following an poised to bring the service back. The $8.3 million renovation. Broadway, before its demise, served Two days of weekend ceremonies several cities enroute. Sept. 21-22 will commemorate the This proposal represents merely a occasion, including OARP's Fall portion of major service changes Meeting on Saturday and the rededi­ slated to occur Nov. 10, pending cation on Sunday. approval in September by Amtrak's This is one of the largest station Board of Directors (see article be­ rebuilding projects in Ohio in de­ low). The changes are in response cades and realizes a goal which the to federal operating and capital Ohio Association of Railroad Pas­ Ken Prendergast photo sengers has pursued for nearly 15 funds that will be lower than what Amtrak's inaugural run of the rerouted BroadwayLimited arrives Youngstown's B&O Station Amtrak had requested for_ 1997. on Nov. 11, 1990. Service ended five years later, but will be revived on Nov. 10, 1996. years. CUT's rebirth from its dark­ :...·~' The new is being proposed est days, when it was questionable :f.:·~ as an extension of an existing New ized rail cars. Why is a new train When mail and passengers were whether the station would withstand York City- service called across Ohio being considered while shifted to two other Chicago-East its decay, is part of Ohio's continu­ the . It will offer re- several routes in other parts of the Coast Amtrak trains, the trains were ing rail passenger renaissance. served coach seating, sleeping cars,· nation are on the endangered list? simply overwhelm~d. If it weren't for the efforts of two a lounge, and a diner. It also would Elimination ofthe Broadway was Today, eastbound an~Westbound OARP members, the Sept. 22 re­ carry bulk mail in separate, special- intended to be a cost-cutting move. -See "BROADWAY", page three dedication might never occur. OARP's Area 419 Director Larry A. --L--- "I_ ....,.. Oh;n •~ ~o;., T 1"111.£-.1"11. .:._ n --~ -~ ~ The changes are in response cades and realizes a goal which the to federal operating and capital Ohio Association of Railroad Pas­ Ken Prendergast photo sengers has pursued for nearly 15 funds that will be lower than what Amtrak's inaugural run of the rerouted arrives Youngstown's B&O Station Amtrak had requested for_1997. years. CUT's rebirth from its dark­ ;;_ on Nov. 11, 1990. Service ended five years later, but will be revived on Nov. 10, 1996. ·,2'0: The new train is being proposed est days, when it was questionable f._.: as an extension of an existing New ized rail cars. Why is a new train When mail and passengers were whether the station would withstand rorK cny-.Fittsburgh service called across Ohio being considered while shifted to two other Chicago-East its decay, is part of Ohio's continu­ the Three Rivers. It will offer re­ several routes in other parts of the Coast Amtrak trains, the trains were ing rail passenger renaissance. served coach seating, sleeping cars, nation are on the endangered list? simply overwhelmed. If it weren't for the efforts of two a lounge, and a diner. It also would Elimination of the Broadway was Today, eastbound an~Westbound OARP members, the Sept. 22 re­ carry bulk mail in separate, special- intended to be a cost-cutting move. -See "BROADWAY", page three dedication might never occur. OARP's Area 419 Director Larry George and retired Toledo Blade Ohio to Gain, Lose in Rest of Aintrak Plan reporter Hank Harvey worked to­ All Amtrak services across north­ Recent votes by Congress indicate Amtrak must accelerate its imple­ gether to stir up local interest in gain­ ern Ohio will be impacted by the na­ that Amtrak's 1997 operating grant mentation of a plan, begun in 1994, ing an attractive station facility for tional passenger railroad's pliills to . will be no more than $200 million, to provide passenger train service the Glass City. Mr. Harvey now lives cut costs in the face of federal bud­ while Amtrak said it must have no without federal operating grants by in his native Arkansas. get cuts. These. changes include less than $250 million. Also, a dedi­ the year 2002," the railroad said in "Amtrak desperately needed a de­ combining those trains with others cated source offederal capital fund­ a statement. cent facility in Toledo," said Mr. at their traditional end-point stations ing, essential to the railroad's sur­ "In reaction to an accelerated re­ George. "It's much nicer than I ex­ and, in at least one case, slicing off vival, has not yet been identified, duction in federal funding, the pected it was going to be. At the major portions of route mileage. putting further pressure on Amtrak's Amtrak Board of Directors has beginning of this, I was very skepti­ Amtrak's Board of Directors will operating resources. given preliminary approval to a busi­ cal given the track record of devel­ vote on these plans in September. "Because of these constraints, - See "AMTRAK PLAN", page six - See "NEW STATION", page seven ft Ohio Association of Railroad Passengers ~ 479 Humiston Drive Bay Village OH 44140-3017 ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED Two Ohio Passenger Rail News, September 1996 Ohio Passenger Rail News Copyright © 1996, Ohio Association of Railroad Passengers Train of Thought

Kenneth Prendergast, Editor from OARP Executive Director Kenneth Prendergast Mark Carlson, Production Marilyn Carlson, Distribution revolution is taking place. Amtrak is undertaking one of, if not the most Board of Directors A revolutionary upheavals in the passenger railroad's 25-year history. As revolutions in world history go, some are for the better, and others are downright Officers destructive. Mark Carlson President Bill Hutchison Vice-President Amtrak has restructured before. Each of these has left Amtrak employees, rail Meg Grey Secretary Tom Allen Treasurer advocates, and others to wonder if they signaled the beginning of the end of rail Directors passenger service in America, or a new beginning. So far, the end is not near. How J.Howard Harding Past-President Jim Dingus 216/330/440 Director might this latest turbulence affect those of us wanting a rail passenger renaissance? And why call Amtrak's recently announced service changes a revolution? Ron Bergen Director At-Large Larry George 419 Director No fewer than a dozen Amtrak routes nationwide will be affected by the Bill O'Brien Director At-Large Frank Gordnier 513/937 Director corporation's restructuring. Some routes will be eliminated, some routes will see Bob Wickens Director At-Large Bill Schuler 614 Director increased service, and some regions will gain new routes, Ohio included. Despite Executive Director all the route eliminations and cost cutting, Amtrak actually is increasing service. Kenneth Prendergast Say again? Amtrak is starting to do what most private corporations do in order to seek peak efficiency: achieve economies of scale. Though I stunk up the joint when trying to understand economics in college, the principal of economies of scale was basic enough so that even I could understand it. If revenue-producing operations are so small they cannot offset the costs of a basic corporate overhead and physical plant, there are dis-economies of scale. Money is lost. This is where Amtrak is today. Political forces have prompted Amtrak to operate trains to as many Congressional districts as could be allowed by short­ sighted, track-owning freight railroads and limited discretionary federal funds. · So Amtrak operates 24,000 route miles, of which, 18,000 miles (or 75%) offer less than two trains per day. Each route has dozens of stations which must be maintained and staffed. Those costs cannot be met from revenues generated by only one train per day and, in some cases, a train every other day. Concentrating more trains on fewer routes makes good business sense, but it angers those who lose rail access, however meager the service. Mark Cane, head of Amtrak's Intercity business unit, is right on the money when '\ he told the Associated Press that, "you either have to be daily in a market or not in a market." Amtrak's problem is not the lack of customers, but the lack of trains to meet customer demand. On most routes, Amtrak trains sell out weeks in advance. This is a revolution because Amtrak has placed itself on a tenuous rung on the ladder to becoming a business. To climb the ladder, Congress must fund Amtrak 1997 at levels aooroved bv the U.S. Senate. Cong;ress must grant Amtrak a , - ...... •a•.o..a..._a..._.,._. _ ... ""_..O.'-'LJl-.I.Jl&.4AJ l.V'-'lVJ.U.I. J.U.lJ.\..I.::to ------0 ----c------..-.-·- So Amtrak operates 24,000 route miles, of which, 18,000 miles (or 75%) offer less than two trains per day. Each route has dozens of stations which must be maintained and staffed. Those costs cannot be met from revenues generated by only one train per day and, in some cases, a train every other day. Concentrating more trains on fewer routes makes good business sense, but it angers those who lose rail access, however meager the service. Mark Cane, head of Amtrak's Intercity business unit, is right on the money when he told the Associated Press that, "you either have to be daily in a market or not in a market." Amtrak's problem is not the lack of customers, but the lack of trains to meet customer demand. On most routes, Amtrak trains sell out weeks in advance. This is a revolution because Amtrak has placed itself on a tenuous rung on the ladder to becoming a business. To climb the ladder, Congress must fund Amtrak in 1997 at levels approved by the U.S. Senate. Congress must grant Amtrak a permanent capital fund through one-half cent of the gas tax now earmarked for deficit reduction. Congress must relieve Amtrak from a hangman's noose of cer­ tain federally mandated regulations so it can reduce operating costs without cut­ ting more trains. And Congress should extend all benefits bestowed to Amtrak to any rail service provider that can be licensed to enter the rail passenger market. With Congressional approval of these items, Amtrak and other service providers The Ohio Association of Railroad Passengers is incorporated in Ohio could strengthen their grip on the ladder toward financial stability. Without ap­ as a non-profit association and exempt from federal income tax under proval, rail passenger service in America will probably slip and fall to its death. the IRS Code, Section 501(c)(3) as a publicly supported educational Will this revolution be for the better, or for the destruction of modern passenger organization. Dues and donations to OARP may be tax-deductible in trains in America? It depends on Congress. Nobody ever said change wasn't scary.

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Ohio Passenger Rail News, September 1996 Thru this is that Amtrak in 1993 paid $2.6 million to Amtrak to Restore Broadway Route build a new track connection in New Castle PA, - ''BROADWAY",from page one------just east of Youngstown. runs of the Chicago-Toledo--Buffalo­ bus at Toledo). The new link brought a phenom­ The New Castle Connection, which links CSX New York/ Limited and Chi­ enal ridership increase when compared to the tracks from Chicago, Akron and Youngstown to cago-Toledo-Cleveland-Pittsburgh-VVashington Broadway route through Fostoria, Akron, and a direct Conraillirie into Pittsburgh, was built by DC all regularly consist of over Youngstown. Ridership skyrocketed (65 percent Amtrak in 1994. In other words, Amtrak got only 20 mail and passenger cars and are normally sold­ in some months) when measured against that of a year's worth of use from the costly track con­ out weeks in advance. the erstwhile Broadway. nection before killing the only train that used it. The time required for these trains to load and The New Castle Connection has sat dormant since unload passengers and mail along their routes has Sept. 1995. led to a decline in maintaining schedules and fi­ The new train is expected to use CSX tracks. nancial performance. Thus, cost savings from cut­ Amtrak has indicated it will serve stations in Fosto­ ting the Broadway have largely been negated. ria, the "Akron area", and Youngstown, presum The Broadway-named after its wide path of ably at its former stations. Amtrak's reference te multiple tracks, not the theater an "Akron area" station means that alternative sire& district-used CSX-owned tracks and, in Ohio, are being considered. At this time, it appears thai served Youngstown, Akron, and Fostoria. Prior all stations will be unstaffed. Some discussion has to 1990, it was routed through Ohio via Canton, taken place at Amtrak, debating if either Young­ Crestline, and Lima. stown or Akron will gain station agents. When the Broadway ceased operations, Amtrak Ron Bergen photo Indications hint that the Broadway would serve The diner aboard the Broadway Limited in 1991. began the Three Rivers to compleme~tthe exist­ Ohio as most other Amtrak services now do: dur­ ing service between Pittsburgh, Also, a great deal of mail is tt:ucked back and ing the nighttime and early morning hours. Tenta­ , and New York. Mail cars once hauled forth between Amtrak trains at Toledo and a United tively, the eastbound train would depart Chicago by the Broadway were shifted to the Capitol Lim­ States Postal Service Bulk Mail Center located at about 10 p.m., pause in Ohio cities before reach­ ited between Chicago and Pittsburgh, and to the south of . A reincarnated Broadway would ing Pittsburgh at 9 a.m., and arrive New York City Three Rivers between Pittsburgh and New York. have operated through Ohio via Toledo if it weren't at 7 p.m. VVestbound, it would leave at Mail cars and a couple of passenger coaches are for freight train congestion on . Provisions about 1 p.m., Pittsburgh at 11 p.m., and serve those being "handed off' at Pittsburgh from the Three were made at Toledo's rebuilt station to handle same Ohio cities before arriving Chicago at 8 a.m. Rivers to the Capitol eastbound, and vice-versa the transfer of mail between train and truck. QARP recommends that all prospective custom­ westbound. This gave Amtrak its first-ever link However, Amtrak is making plans to run the ers of the Broadway Limited should consult from Philadelphia and central to Broadway on its former route via Youngstown, Amtrak's Fall Timetable, to be released in early Cleveland and Toledo (and Detroit via connecting Akron, and Fostoria. One of the main reasons for November. Biennial O·hio Festival of Stations to be in Galion by John Renock sert'' of Galion's Oktoberfest. the aid of the ORnr OA DD r!nl:~-l.lr----. _'" GAJ .JON-- 'T'hP ''roroo.;_..o.,, C-- 4-L~--- _ -- _1 'I • ~~---~~·---~-~~ ·------, ~~'""""'I'-'~ III CCIDY u11, wm 1 ost01m. one or me lilain reasons for November. Biennial Ohio Festival of Stations to be in Galion by John Renock sert" of Galion's Oktoberfest. the aid of the ORDC, OARP, Galion Moose Lodge GALION - The "recipe" for the second bien­ Event planners are looking to mix entertainment 303, local historians, and other rail proponents. nial Ohio Festival of Stations is being prepared by with education, history, and planning for the fu- · Amtrak has committed promotional material Main Street Galion, Inc., the Ohio Association of ture, as well as mixing top level officials with the support as has AdTranz, a high-speed and flex­ Railroad Passengers, and the Ohio Rail Develop­ public. Special railroad theme invitations train manufacturer. Retired Galion railroaders will ment Commission (ORDC) and will be served are being sent to city mayors, managers, chamber be on hand at the station to give mini-tours of the along with the fun of the city's Oktoberfest the of commerce officials, and others. Queen Anne-style, three-story station built nearly first weekend in October. The Festival of Stations should ensure a turnout a century ago. Displays from Galion's rich rail­ As part of the Festival of Stations, a seminar of key individuals for pushing passenger rail ahead. road history and information about other histori­ will be held around 9 a.m. on Oct. 5 at the Galion It should also provide an ideal networking oppor- cal Ohio stations will available to the public at the Elks Club, on Harding Way tunity for Cleveland, Co- depot and at the Galion Elks Club where the semi­ East 1Y2 blocks west of the Ohio 6 ~ L lumbus, and of- nar will be held. Galion depot At the seminar, ~ • i~eas The Toledo/Lucas County Port Authority will f.)':- "1(/AA ficia!s to learn for public officials can gain insights Q •J.. fundmg proposed mtermo- bring in a display of that city's Central Union Plaza from transportation policy­ F of dal stations in those cities. station. The station was recently revitalized with makers on how to acquire fed­ S' Columbus' Short North private dollars and local, state, and federal funds. eral dollars for rebuilding old Director Cleve Ricksecker, An OARP booth will be active on the train stations for new uses, and .ONS Ill an ,advocate of Oktoberfest midway to direct passersby to the dis­ in constructing intermodal sta­ passenger rail and a Galion plays, sign up new memberships, pass out litera­ tions for trains, buses, and cars. native, will be the featured keynote speaker, kick­ ture, and to obtain petition signatures. Reservations for the Saturday seminar are avail­ ing off the Saturday seminar. Friends and families of those attending the semi­ able on a limited first -come, first -served basis. To ORDC Board Chairman James Betts and Ex­ nar will be able to enjoy a fun-filled day at the make reservations or learn more about the event ecutive Director Tom O'Leary (also a Galion na­ Oktoberfest and to see the revitalization of the please call the Main Street Galion Inc.'s office at tive) are tentative speakers. city's historic central business district and newly 1-888-2RRTOWN or e-mail: [email protected]. Other invited guests include U.S. Senator Mike developed Park and Public squares. Historic The "main dish" will be the Big Four Depot, DeWine, U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur, and Ohio Rep. Brownella Cottage will be open for tours and spe­ listed on the National Historic Register, along with Sally Perz, in addition to others not yet confirmed. cial transportation will be provided for persons a menu of special keynote speakers, seminars, of­ OARP created the Festival of Stations two years parking in Heise Park, away from the uptown area, ficials, and other decision-makers from communi:­ ago to showcase the past and future of passenger to the depot. ties throughout the state, topped off with the "des- rail. Main Street Inc. is coordinating the event with Mr. Renock is a Galion business owner Four Ohio Passenger Rail News, September 1996 Light-Rail Projects Across

Cincinnati: Strong Support Drives Routing Initially, discussion centered on building tracks Witheachnewphaseinthei-71 CorridorTrans- Because of the extraordinary support for light in the pavement of the Roebling Suspension portation Study, support for building light rail be- rail (though it is not very surprising to OARP), Bridge. Because the bridge is a historic landmark, tween the airport, downtown, and Kings Island much of the planning efforts are being geared to- that option has been precluded thus far. Studies (Warren County) continues to surge. ward light rail development. Perhaps the biggest are being aimed at building a new, light-rail or Of course, the light-railline (or whatever trans- obstacle to light rail is Cincinnati Congressman bus way bridge just west of the Roebling Bridge. portation alternative is ultimately selected) will Steve Chabot, who sees rail as unwanted and a Another major concern is how to put light rail serve intermediate points. The current stage of waste of money. through downtown Cincinnati. Because of the study is aimed at how to route light rail, busway, In 1994, an abandoned freight railroad line north- large number of one-way streets and heavy traf- or high-occupancy vehicle lanes through the cor- east of downtown was purchased by the South- fie, two general alternatives are under consider- ridor. west Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA) ation. Three other options under review include Trans- in anticipation of starting light rail or busway ser- · A north-south route could head north from a portation System Management (TSM-improv- vice. new Ohio River bridge onto Race and/or Vine ing bus, carpooling, tele- streets, then turn east in downtown onto Fifth and/ commuting, and "smart or Sixth streets to Main and/or Walnut. Heading highway" programs), wid- " north on Main and/or Walnut, the line could leave ening/rerouting existing downtown on Main. highways, or no-build/do- This option could involve building a $79 million nothing. tunnel from Mulberry, through Mount Auburn, to During the study pro- Jefferson near the University of Cincinnati (UC). cess, surveys are being From Jefferson, the line could travel east parallel ~~ taken to gauge the public's to Martin Luther King Drive to an alignment par- -;~ preference of which trans- alleling I-71 out to King's Island. J portation mode should be This option got a major boost in July when UC ~ s~ built in the corridor. S~r- voiced its support for routing mass transit via their ~···.f' veys taken ~ythe Ohto- . The university, which generates 60,000 ·~ Kentucky- (OKI) daily commuting trips, has taken the lead among [ Council of Governments, a institutions and civic groups promoting the mass J metropolitan planning or- transit corridor. Those entities created an Uptown ganization which is coli- Transportation Advisory Group and spent $60,000 (lucting the I-71 Corridor to gain two seats on the I-71 study's oversight Ken Prendergast photo . . study, show people want Light rail and a busway cross paths at Penn Plaza, a downtown Pittsburgh intermodal comrruttee. Of that $60,000 amount, UC contnb- light rail. facility that unites buses, light rail, and Amtrak. Transportation like this is desired in uted half. OKI's surveys counted Cincinnati, a city with similar topography. Another alternative, which would miss the UC those favoring light rail at 64%, with busways a From the airport, the rail line would likely be area, would also travel east on Fifth and/or Sixth 1 distant second.aL.39%_ In dP..s:r~tulina.~_...tl:....____.. b .. ;l+ •- *'"''" d"-- s: • ,,..,. d • ="" '"'"' • I I • • ' • ' ~ preterence of which trans­ alleling 1-71 out to King's Island. portation mode should be This option got a major boost in July when UC built in the corridor. Sur­ voiced its support for routing mass transit via their veys taken by the Ohio­ campus. The university, which generates 60,000 Kentucky-Indiana (OKI) daily commuting trips, has taken the lead among Council of Governments, a institutions and civic groups promoting the mass metropolitan planning or­ transit corridor. Those entities created an Uptown ganization which is con- Transportation Advisory Group and spent $60,000 (lucting the I-71 Corridor K Prende ph to gain two seats on the 1-71 study's oversight en rgast oto study, show people want Light rail and a busway cross paths at Penn Plaza, a downtown Pittsburgh intermodal committee. Of that $60,000 amount, UC contrib­ light rail. facility that unites buses, light rail, and Amtrak. Transportation like this is desired in uted half. OKI's surveys counted Cincinnati, a city with similar topography. Another alternative, which would miss the UC tllose favoring light rrul at 64%, with busways a From the airport, the rail line would likely be area, would also travel east on Fifth and/or Sixth distant second at 39%. In descending order, the built in the medians of 1-275 and 1-71/75 to near streets, but h~adtoward Sentinel Street and exit pext most popular options were TSM, High Oc- Covington. The line could follow Highland Pike downtown near Procter & Gamble's headquarters. cupancy Vehicle lanes, and highway widening. into Covington, where it might follow the CSX The line would parallel 1-71 and Gilbert Street to No one selected the no-build option, which in- line used by Amtrak's to about Seventh the abandoned, SORTA-owned railroad line. dicates that Cincinnatians feel something must be Street. From Seventh north to the Ohio River, the OARP members who would like to receive the done to ease traffic in the corridor. But they don't line could follow Madison Avenue. 1-71 Corridor Transportation Study's newsletter seem to believe that widening highways will be One of the biggest routing issues to resolve is and public input information should call OKI's Joan the answer, as only 26 people surveyed preferred how the tracks might cross the Ohio River, link- Hawley at (513) 621-6300. Ask Mrs. Hawley that them. ing the downtowns of Covington and Cincinnati. you be included on their mailing list.

Of course, as reported by the Ohio Association Cleveland: Exceeds Expectations of Railroad Passengers in its July newsletter, the A month after the Regional downtown workers from office buildings at Erie­ Waterfront Line has been spurring changes to the Transit Authority (GCRTA) opened its new light­ view and at stream on to the downtow~landscape. Thus far, the rail line has rail Waterfront Line July 10, some rather glowing new rail line, heading to The Flats for lunch. generated $170 million in new downtown build­ JTiarks are showing up on its report card. Restaurant and business owners in The Flats are ing construction and renovations. GCRTA projected that the new rail line-which reporting a 20 percent increase in lunchtime busi­ The Waterfront Line is actually a 2.2-mile ex­ links its Tower City Center niil hub to The Flats ness since the $55 million Waterfront Line opened. tension of GCRTA's Blue and Green lines that entertainment district, tourist attractions at North While The Flats, with more than 50 riverside originate in Shaker Heights. It connects with the Coast Harbor, and office towers around Erieview nightclubs and restaurants, has typically been a hot Airport-Windermere Red Line at Tower City. Plaza-would carry 600,000 riders in its first year spot for younger crowds, business owners in the For the remainder of the summer, the Red Line of operation. area are seeing more senior customers. On a local is operating until 2 a.m. on Friday and Saturday In just the first three weeks of service, 250,000 TV news segment, a number of senior citizens vis­ nights, and until 9:30p.m. Sunday through Thurs­ riders were carried on the Waterfront Line. iting the Flats said that this was the first time they day. The Blue and Green lines, including their Wa­ Additional trains had to be added to handle the had ventured there. They used the Rapid, and noted terfront extension, run until 2 a.m. every night. crowds, as the Waterfront Line has created a third that they had avoided The Flats in the past be­ Red, Blue, and Green line trains start up again at rush hour for GCRTA. During the lunch hour, cause they did not want to drive into it. 4 a.m. each day.

...... lr.... Ohio Passenger Rail News, September 1996 Five Ohio: Plans, Ideas, Progress Proceeding west along Morse, the light-railline Columbus: Reviving Light Rail- A Capital Idea would cross Westerville Road, then turn south onto By Bill Hutchison nership with Mi-.Wexner and others to build a light- an abandoned, ex- right -of- OARP Vice-President railline from downtown Columbus to the Easton way to downtown Columbus. Along the way, po- Even though the idea of light rail idea was area. This would be very similar to the partner- tential stops would be at Westerville/Morse roads, dropped py the Central Ohio Transit Authority ship which Mr. Wexner pursued to get 1-270 wid- Ferris, Innis, and Westerville Road near Weber. ( COTA), I feel it will come again, and sooner than ened. If a way can be found to persuade private These areas are currently a bit down at the heels, we think. interests of the advantages of doing this, we may but they present a real opportunity for transit -ori- Plans for building a light-rail line north yet see a light-rail alternative to auto gridlock. ented developments. Residents of these areas are :(rom downtown to Worthington were · more dependent on public transit and scrapped in 1994, despite a 62% approval would form the core of employment at rate, according to polls. The rail proposal the Easton development. was scuttled at the insistence of a party I )) I ( I • • • . • • •/ I The line would enter downtown Co­ of two who have much local influence­ lumbus from the northeast, using the Columbus Dispatch and Mayor Gre­ Goodale Blvd., much like the original ,._C) gory Lashutka. N light rail proposal, and tum due south on Why might light-rail re-emerge in the ~ High Street. The convention center and capital city? the Short North area would get a stop. Columbus is fast reaching a point where Next stop would be the proposed in­ it is strangling on its traffic. Mid-day traf­ termodal facility at the comer of High fic jams are common and highways be­ Street and Nationwide Blvd., where easy come a parking lot at the slightest prob­ connections can be made to very frequent lem. An accident on 1-270 can tie up traf­ bus service along High and later, inter­ fic not only on that road, but on all the city rail and bus service. nearby roads. Add to this the hectic pace This stop would also serve hotels and of new development, which is rapidly fill­ offices, The Ohio Center and Nationwide ing in every open space, and the construc­ Plaza, a~·well as the proposed arena, tion or widening of new highways be­ which may house a National Hockey comes problematic at best. COC.UMBUS-EASTON League franchise. This could easily be a ,....:_ New development, such as Les Light-RaifLine veiy'hea~ily-usedstop. Wexner's Easton development faces the. Map by Ken Prendergast From here the line would head south problem of how to get people to the on High Street, serving the Capitol, lower-paying service jobs which will be created How might the new light rail line be routed? Let's downtown businesses, the City Center Mall, and when this development is completed. start at the northeast end of the line, at the inter­ Franklin County offices. The line should terminate Many city residents who w~mldwork these jobs section of Morse Road and Ohio 62, just outside south of downtown in the Brewery District/Ger­ can't afford to own a car. or to make the dailv the upper-crust New Albany development where man Village area to tap this tourist destination. lem. An accident on 1-270 can tie up traf- fic not only on that road. but on all the ------~-~-- nearby roads. Add to this the hectic pace This stop would also serve hotels ana .. of new development, which is rapidly fill­ offices, The Ohio Center and Nationwide ing in every open space, and the construc­ Plaza. a$. well as the proposed arena, tion or widening of new highways be­ which may house a National Hockey comes problematic at best. COBUMBUS-EASTON League franchise. This could easily be a

New development. such as Les .~ Light-Raif.Line veryheavily-used stop. Wexner's Easton development faces the, Map by Ken Prendergast From here the line would head south 1 problem of how to get people to the . ' ~ on High Street, serving the Capitol, lower-paying service jobs which will be created How might the new light rail line be routed? Let's downtown businesses. the City Center Mall, and when this development is completed. start at the northeast end of the line, at the inter- Franklin County offices. The line should terminate Many city residents who w9uld work these jobs section of Morse Road and Ohio 62, just outside south of downtown in the Brewery District/Ger- can't afford to own a car, or to make the daily the upper-crust New Albany development where man Village area to tap this tourist destination. commute on congested local roads. Mr. Wexner's a large park-n-ride lot would be located. From this I believe this proposal is the best way to develop people are aware ofthis problem. since they are point to 1-270. Morse could be a divided boule- lightrailin Columbus and that it will succeed here, working with COTA to establish a transit hub at vard with the rail line in a tree-shaded median, just as it has elsewhere. The main concern now is Morse Road/I-270 near the Easton development. much like Shaker Boulevard in the Cleveland area. to offer this proposal to Mr. Wexner and his friends, This is only a partial solution, however, since The next major stop would be at the Morse/I- as well as local officials. r d like to hear from tran- the buses that will service the area will be caught 270 transit hub with feeder bus links to nearby sit consultants and other professionals in the light- in the same traffic jams as cars, reducing their use- communities. At this point. the line would be on rail field on how to proceed. fulness. its own right-of-way along Morse. continuing west rm not ready to let the idea of light rail die in The answer is to pursue a public-private part- with a stop adjacent to the new Easton Mall. Columbus. How about you?

OARP's Cleveland Meeting/Outing Answers "Why Rail?" ing lot capacity was near saturation. Developers wanted to build more restaurants, but they could Two excellent speakers and a free ride on Ohio's sought to meet the needs of private interests in not sacrifice the parking lots absent another way newest light-rail line drew 60 people to OARP's developing real estate. In 1943, these two lines for customers to reach the Flats. With a light-rail Summer Meeting and Family Outing in Cleveland were bought by the City of Shaker Heights to save model available in the same city, developers con­ July 20. Slide shows by transit historian Blaine them from abandonment. Had they not been saved, sidered no other alternatives-hence the Water­ Hays and GCRTA's Contract Administrator Rich Cleveland might not have any rail transit today. front Line was born. t Behrendt, depicted the last 76 years of Cleveland The fast rail transit services, known simply as Motivations to build the Waterfront Line com­ e rapid rail transit growth as well as the develop­ "The Rapid", from Shaker Heights into downtown bined those that led to construction of the Red ment of the GCRTA's new Waterfront Line. were a close-to-home model desired by citizens Line and ofthe Shaker lines. The Waterfront Line e During the presentations, the audience asked on the west and northeast sides of the city. In the was a "me too" notion, but also solved the needs .y questions why Cleveland was able to build rail tran­ late-1940s. the decision was made to build what of urban developers. In Greater Cleveland, three

~- sit while other Ohio cities had not. The answer is is today's Red Line. In other words, other parts of new light -rail lines being considered for construc­ a­ in Cleveland's history. the city adopted a "me too" approach to expand­ tion-downtown , Red Line extension to tt. GCRTA's Blue and Green lines were built in 1920 ing the Rapid system. Berea, and Blue Line extension to Highland Hills­ at as the Cleveland Railway to help spur In 1994, after 26 years with no expansion of the all answer to urban development needs and are the growth of Shaker Heights. Thus, rail was Rapid. urban developers in the Flats saw that park- encouraged by a rail transit example close by. sa Ohio Passenger Rail News, September 1996 Obio to Gain, Lose in Rest of Amtrak Plan rect service to Arkansas and Texas. arounds oftrainsets currently dedi­ Amtrak's , which cated to particular trains," Amtrak -".AMTRAK PLAN", from page one ------serves southern Texas three times said in the statement. ness plan ... tbat would enable the OARP is pleased to learn that per week enroute from Los Ange­ To free up hi-level railcars for use passenger rail company to maintain Amtrak's Cardinal, operating be­ les to New Orleans, Jacksonville, throughout the system, Amtrak a national system. The plan involves tween Chicago, Indianapolis, Cin­ and , will no longer go into plans to share equipment a major restructuring of the national cinnati, Charleston WV, and Wash­ Miami after December. Instead, this too. The coach, diner, lounge and ~includingincreased trnin fre­ ington DC, is not among the pro­ train may terminate at Amtrak's sleepers on the Southwest quencies on some routes and the dis­ posed cuts. station in Sanford Fl. or from Los Angeles will no longer ter- continuance of some others,•• the This does not mean that OARP in downtown statement said. should relax when considering the Orlando. Due to the expected federal bud­ Cardinal's future. Amtrak has ac­ Anew, third get cuts, the Boston leg of the Lake knowledged that it is reviewing the train operat­ Slwre Limited will be replaced by operations of everything in its na­ ing between connecting Thruway buses. This tional system. Since the Cardinal is and train serves five Ohio cities: Bryan, one of Amtrak's few trains which the northeast­ Toledo, Sandusky, Elyria, and runs thrice-weekly, OARP members em cities of Cleveland. At Toledo, a connecting must keep a watchful eye on this New York, Thruway bus links this train with route. We cannot accept a loss of Philadelphia, Ann Arbor. Dearborn, and Detroit. rail service to southern Ohio. Baltimore, Last year and Washing­ OARP fought to ton DC will Mark Carlson photo save the Cardinal begin in No­ The soon-to-be cut is ready to depart Denver for Seattle. It from Amtrak ser­ vember. This runs jointly with ihe between Chicago and Denver. vice cuts by sug­ train, to be gesting to called the , will operate minate at Chicago. After restocking, Amtrak creative daily to Miami via Tampa and the same trainset will be used as the ways in which the complement the daily Silver Star and Washington De-bound Capitol Lim­ train could con­ trains, which also ited. Westbound operations will tinue running originate in New York City. Amtrak similarly run through Chicago. while reducing will continue to operate the Auto Another Chicago equipment run­ costs. Train non-stop each day between through will be the Seattle/Portland­ Amtrak chose Lorton VA and Sanford. Map by Mad< Carlson Chicago Empire Builder and the Pnpused Amtrak tnia roates, effective Nov. 10, 1996. to cut an India- All six New York-based, single­ Chicago-New Orleans City of New napolis-Chicago level long distance trains- Broad­ Orleans. Amtrak's Lab! Shore Limited op­ train and replaced the Cardinal's ag­ way Limited, , Lake Shore At this time, Amtrak does not plan erates daily eastbound and ing rolling stock with modem, Limited, Silver Meteor, Silver Palm, to sell accommodations aboard these westbound trains between Chicago double-decker Superliner rail cars, and Silver Star- will have identi­ trains. as single operations. They and New York City/Boston. At Al­ thereby improving service to south­ cal equipment consists. Drawing may, at a later date, sell seats and bany NY. the eas1bound train splits em Ohio. from an equipment pool ••win in- sleeping cars as a single transconti- i 2rmnnW CiWC::WW:W*c;: U&:¥ty tO l!¥:1:::tctHII Y:tCI ---.c:uupil"- ZIIIU me~ U'alllSet:WIII oe usea·as rne complement the daily Silver Star and Washington De-bound Capitol Lim­ Silver Meteor trains, which also ited. Westbound operations will tinue running originate in New York City. Amtrak similarly run through Chicago. while reducing will continue to operate the Auto Another Chicago equipment run­ costs. Train non-stop each day between through will be the Seattle/Portland­ Amtrak chose Lorton VA and Sanford. Chicago and the MJp by Mal:tCadsw l"nJpo5ed Aoatrak tn1iJt routes, efl'eclive Nov. 10, 1996. to cut an India- All six New York-based, single­ Chicago-New Orleans City of New napolis-Chicago level long distance trains- Broad­ Orleans. Amtrak's op­ train and replaced the Cardinal's ag­ way Limited, Crescent, Lake Shore At this time, Amtrak does not plan erates daily eastbound and ing rolling stock with modern, Limited, Silver Meteor, Silver Palm, to sell accommodations aboard these westbound 1raiDs between Chicago double-decker Superliner rail cars, and Silver Star- will have identi­ trains. as single operations. They and New YOlk City/Boston.. At Al­ thereby improving service to south­ cal equipment consists. Drawing may, at a later date, sell seats and baay NY, the eastbound tiain splits em Ohio. from an equipment pool "will in­ sleeping cars as a single transconti­ into two separate sections--one sec­ In addition to stopping at crease efficiency and minimize de­ nental train thus allowing bookings tion heads for Boston via Springfield Hamilton and Cincinnati, Amtrak's parture delays caused by tight tum-. through Chicago. MA while the other heads down the Cardiruzl also serves Ohioans from Hudson River valley for Manhattan. stations at Maysville, South Ports­ ANNuAL EFFECT OF PROPOSED SERVICE CHANGES The Lake Shore Limited will con- mouth, and Catlettsburg in Ken­ tinue to serve New York City. tucky, and at Huntington WV. -Train­ Service Annual Change in Westbound, the process is reversed, Some routes will be completely Number Name Changes Train-Miles with the two sections combining as eliminated on Nov. 10. Amtrak's 1-2 Sunset Limited Discontinued Sanford-Miami 1 - 89,232 a single train at Albany for the trip Pioneer, which is carried by the (in December) to Chicago. California Zephyr between Chicago 5-6 California Zephyr increased to daily service + 254,904 Amtrak is attempting to eliminate and Denver and is its own separate 7-8 Empire Builder Increased to daily service + 676,728 all enroute train switching moves, train between Denver, Boise, Port­ 19-20 Crescent Increased to daily service2 + 162,864 such as the Lake Shore's split at Al­ land, and Seattle, is to be cut. An­ 21-22 Discontinued St. Louis­ - 320,112 bany. The corporation also wants to other casualty is the , Dallas-San Antonio retire the last of its aging Heritage also carried by the California 25-26 Pioneer Discontinued - 507,000 35-36 Desert Wind Discontinued - 245,856 Fleet train equipment and to stan­ Zephyr but between Chicago, Den~ 46-473 Broadway Limited (ex-Three Rivers) Extended to Chicago+ 342,888 dardizethe make-up of eastern long­ ver, and Salt Lake City. The Desert 448-449 Lake Shore Limited Boston-Albany - 144,872 Wind distance trains. Each of these trains heads southwest from Salt Replace with Thruway Bus will have two sleepers, a Lake City to Las Vegas and Los 58-59 City of New Orleans Increased to daily service + 97,136 diner. a lounge, and four II Angeles. Private or state funding 81-82 Silver Star Discontinue Jacksonville-Tampa - 174,720 coaches. may preserve and develop the Las section, Miami section via Orlando Still, the Lake Shore's Albany­ Vegas-Los Angeles segment. 89-90 Silver Palm New train: Miami-Tampa- + 1,061,424 Boston leg could be preserved. The last cut is the Texas Eagle Ocala-Charleston-New York There is a chance that which runs between Chicago, St. Systemwide Net Increase In Annual Train-Miles + 1, 114,152 may step forward with state funds Louis, Little Rock, Dallas, Fort 1 May terminate at Orlando instead of Sanford, FL. to preserve this segment, thereby Worth, Austin, and San Antonio. 2 Daily service already in effect on the Crescent. - continuing rail service from Ohio to While this, and other daily Amtrak 3 Three Rivers to be renamed the Broadway Limited and numbered Trains 40-41. f Pittsfield, Springfield, Worcester. trains will remain between St. Louis Framingham. and Boston. and Chicago, Ohioans would lose di- Source: National Association of Railroad Passengers l Ohio Passenger Rail News, September 1996 St'1!

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Authorized Amtrak travel agents who wish to join OARP, maintain current membership status, and be listed in the TRAM DIRECfORY should send a $50 check, made payable to OARP, to: Tom Allen, Treasurer; 752 Braumiller Road; Delaware OH 43015. The TRAM annual listing fee entitles you to list your CITY, the NAME OF YOUR AGENCY, one LOCAL PHONE NUMBER, one LONG DISTANCE PHONE NUMBER, and the name of one CONTACT at the agency. Renewals will be billed by the Treasurer. Updated: July, 1996 The "New" Toledo Amtrak Station Reopens Sept. 22 OARP Brochure, Document -"NEW STATION'', from page one------Are at Your Service opments in the city. Happily, my skepticism was of $2.25 million from the Intermodal Surface Do you need more ammunition to promote pas­ unwarranted." Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA - pro­ senger trains or to increase OARP membership in Years of developing an awareness of the need nounced ice-tea). Another $6 million eventually your region? We have the materials you need. for a decent rail passenger station for Toledoans were invested from other sources, including the > OARP has a new membership brochure! Its paid off in 1996, just as it did 46 years earlier. In city, Lucas County, the Department of Housing design was approved by OARP's Board follow­ the 1940s, the city's was a worn­ and Urban Development, and a separate ISTEA ing input from OARP member Dan Innis, a mar­ out relic from 1886. Civic leadership cried out for grant. keting professor at Ohio University. We bave 2,000 a new station, which the New York Central Rail­ Actual construction began .last year, requiring brochures in stock. road finally built with private funds on Emerald that Amtrak's station facilities temporarily move Because we expect a large number of requests, Avenue, just south of downtown. Even as the com­ in October 1995 to the former Conrail B&B build­ mailing the brochures will be expensive. We ask pany was cutting Central Union Terminal's cer­ ing. After a painstaking overhaul, Amtrak perma­ that you send us a self-addressed stamped enve­ emonial ribbon, construction was about to com- nently moved back into the main station building lope. If you can distribute brochures, contact Ken "mL:.--.n. -- •1- ...... ·~-~-----~- £ ___ __.- __J PT"'_ .. - _I ...... ~ opments in the city. Happily, my-skepticism was of $2.25 million from the Intennodal Surface Do you need more armnunition to promote pas­ unwarranted." Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA - pro­ senger trains or to increase OARP membership in Years of developing an awareness of the need nounced ice-tea). Another $6 million eventually your region? We have the materials you need. for a decent rail passenger station for Toledoans were invested from other sources, including the > OARP has a new membership brochure! Its paid off in 1996, just as it did 46 years earlier. In city, Lucas County, the Department of Housing design was approved by oARP·s Board follow­ the 1940s, the city's Union Station was a worn- and Urban Development, and a separate ISTEA ing input from OARP member Dan Innis, a mar­ ' out relic from 1886. Civic leadership cried out for grant. keting professor at Ohio University. We bave2,000 a new station, which the New York Central Rail­ Actual construction began last year, requiring brochures in stock. road finally built with private funds on Emerald that Amtrak's station facilities temporarily move Because we expect a large number of requests, Avenue, just south of downtown. Even as the com­ in October 1995 to the former Conrail B&B build­ mailing the brochures will be expensive. We ask pany was cutting Central Union Terminal's cer­ ing. After a painstaking overhaul, Amtrak perma­ that you send us a self-addressed stamped enve­ emonial ribbon, construction was about to com­ nently moved back into the main station building lope. If you can distribute brochures, contact Ken mence on the taxpayer-funded Toledo Express onJuly22. Prendergast at (216) 891-0ARP or email him at Airport west of the city. · The new passenger station is shiny and modem, INTERNET:[email protected] for Stopping at the four-level station each day dur­ yet retains some of the facility's original features, the mailing rates for the quantity you desire. ing the 1950s were over 100 passenger trains from albeit tidied up. Passengers who remember what >We also have in stock a quantity of om special four railroads: New York Central, Baltimore & CUT looked like only several years before are July, 1996 newsletter which details Oeveland·s Ohio, & Ohio, and Wabash. The state amazed at the renovation. new light-rail Waterfront Line. If you woold like then created the Ohio Turnpike, the federal gov­ ''I've overheard comments from people who extras to promote light rail in your city, contaCt ernment built 1-75, and the City of Toledo con­ hadn't been down there for years and can't be­ Mr. Prendergast (phone/email listed above). structed Toledo's airport. Privately-owned rail lieve this is the same place. 'This is really nice,' > OARP's Position Paper is now available! This passenger service in the city declined throughout they say. The new image has brought about some .. paper. full of useful infonoation on rail passenger the 1960s. unexpected benefits. For the first time in memory, issues, is a practical tool to present an intelligent CUT had two low points. One was from 1972- the Greater Toledo Convention and Visitors Bu­ aigUJDent for more rail passenger service. 75 when no passenger trains served Toledo. The reau is promoting rail travel to the city. This is a The 35-page Position Paper is simple to use. Sub­ other was from the late 1980s to the early 1990s very positive step," Mr. George said. jects are covered on a one-topic-per-page format when Consolidated Rail Corp. (the successor to At this time, cosmetic improvements are all that for ease of copying. Price is $5 per copy. Send New York Central) began relocating its offices remain unfinished. Some sidewalks still need pav­ checks payable to OARP c/o Bill Hutcbison, 3480 from the station to Dearborn MI. CUT, then a ing, and temporary entrances are being used into Kenlawn Ave., Columbus OH 43224. nearly-vacant shell of its former self, became the Amtrak station. Passengers now enter from deathly quiet. Leaking ceilings, crumbling plaster, the short-term parlting area by way of the train the layout has Amt:rak on the ground floor, of­ inoperable heating and cooling systems, and lack platform. Once the station work is done, they will fices for the Lucas County Educaliooal Services of security gave rail passengers the accurate sense be able to use the main entrance, below the pedes­ on the second floor, and the Toledo Metropolitan

they were being treated as second-class travelers. trian overpass at the front of the building. Area Council of Governments will oca~pytbe1binl Ironically, the Toledo/Lucas County Port Au­ The short-term parking lot is complete and well­ and fourth floors. Tbere will be space for rental thority, which operates the airport, saved CUT lit. Still under constmctioo is the long-term park­ car desks, food services, and a futme Greyhound when it purchased the station in 1995 for $25,001. ing lot which should be completed by the end of bus station. The Toledo Area Regional Transit Au­ But indications that CUT would survive came August. Improvements to station tracks could be thority will have a regular stop for buses at the two years earlier when the federal government an­ completed before the rededication ceremonies. plaza and, at train times, will serve the lower level nounced that the station would be the beneficiary At the newly rededicated Central Union Plaza, in front of the Amt:rak station. ~ \

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ARCHITECTURE INTERIORS PLANNING

. . A tivities and Ceremony OARP's Fall Meeting Rededicabo~c Central Union Plaza .....,oledo,Ohio - 6 p m Central Union Plaza- Toledo OH .._, 21 11 am - · · Saturday, Sept. 21 Saturday, Sept. - 10 a.~.·_5 p.m. Sunda~Sept.22 . d 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. rebuilt facility, will be hel on . . the B&B building at Central Union in all levels of the newly u are encouraged OARP's Fall Meeting wil~be held .mal) Follow the OARP signs from the Station tours, show g h OARP meeting Saturday, yo . ment tal Uruon Termin . . d and Sunday. After t e . 1 as see the Amtrak eqmp Plaza (formerly Cen r . t the meeting location. P Satur at~ebeautifully restored Statton as we~rokwill have on displ~ya loco" laza's u_pper-level parkmg area o . . . offee tea and decaf. to tour c .h.-~A• ..--a,tlon A,rp A ak d , ffi ------...... '-U•Qal.lllll Cc.o.c•uonyatTended oy mtt an govefllil'lent 0 1- . h f .t pastnes, JUICe,c ' ' Continental Breakfast \\'It rut ' .,. - ----·~-...... ,.""~£'.._,Trans- cials will be held on Sunday, 46 yean; Jo the day after the station l)nit opened. I punarwo tor the Toledo/Lucas Conoly Port Authorily. He will discuss the I 1 ·.·.·.··.,. "/!ist\>9' of Union TenninaJ and provide infonnation on the rebuilding project. I Amtrak's District Manager, Frank Stoy, as well as port 'llithotity officials have requested that OARP members volunteer to serve as Lun

.....!1'!1""1-.,.,. -~""1,~---•""' ==--·::r·'f~!'l._,..,"c-ti'"""''. ·~OLJttf'~~P~ea:.u~r~e~a -speake~wiD be Rob Greenlese, Director Surface Trans------.~ 1 .... of - • • • ' a p . II iS p&Itgt. ' portation for the Toledo/Lucas County Port Authority. He will discuss the A formal rededicatiOn ceremony attended by Amtrak and govermpent offi-, history of Union Tenninal and provide information on the rebuilding project. cials will be held on Sunday, 46 years to the day after the station first opened. ·•·· ·. . . . · . Lunch will be on your own. There will be food vendors on-site for the rededt-

Amtrak's District Manager, Fr;ank.Stoy, as well as port a\ithotity ~ippcelebration.Several reasonably-priced restaurants are within a couple officials have requested that OARP members volunteer to serve as of blocks of the station. guides for the equipment display and station tours. If you want to Directions to OARP Meeting volunteer as a guide for the statioll. or train tour on eith~rSaturday By Train: Amtrak's Capitol and Lake Shore Limiteds serve Toledo's Central or Sunday, call Larry George at(419) 698-2167 so he ca.nprovide Union Plaza daily. In Ohio, these trains stop in Alliance, Cleveland, Elyria, you with essential information. Sandusky, and Bryan. Call(800) USA_:RAIL for train reservations and infor- -- mation. By Car: DO NOT FOLLOW AMTRAK STATION PATHFINDER SIGNS. SPECIAL PARKING INFORMATION Following the pathfinder signs will put meeting-goers directly into a 1OK If you are driving only to attend the meeting, parkinthe station's marathon, which starts at 9 a.m. and will close many streets near the station/ upper-level parking area. If youintendto volupteer as a guide for meeting location. the station or equipment display tours, parkinthe lower-level park­ OARP members attending the meeting should follow this route: Clover­ ing areas. The OARP parking areas will not available to the gen­ leaf off 1-75/Northbound (at Exit 200) to head west on South Avenue. On eral public on the day of the m~ting. SouthAvenue, turn right onto Maumee Avenue (which is the first yellow flash­ TO PARK IN THESE LOTS, YOU WILL NEED TO S}IOW ing signal). Then turn right on Broadway Avenue (the first traffic light) and YOUR OARP MEMBERSHIP CARD TO SECURITY GUARDS proceed on a bridge over the Conrail tracks. Directly ahead and above will be AT THE ENTRANCE TO THESE PARKING LOTS. 1-7 5. Beneath the 1-7 5 bridge, turn right on Logan Street and, 100 feet later, turn left onto Emerald Avenue. Central Union Plaza will be directly ahead.

Fee: $5.00 per registrant. Fee includes meeting, continental breakfast, speakers, and meeting preparation costs. Mail registration deadline: September 15, 1996

OARP Fall Meeting Name ...... c/o Scott Lawson Address ...... · 23624 West Moline-Martin Road City ......

Millbury OH43447 State .-...... ZIP Code ...... Late phone registration: (419) 855-8510 - Scott Lawson Phone ( ...... ) ...... (419) 698-2167- Larry George Number in party ...... Amount enclosed $ ......