Issue #46 — May 1982

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11 IN 1982> THECARDiriAL IS DOiilGfiELL. SURPRISI!lGLYviELL." So states Amtrak's April Report to Congress on Amtrak's Ef forts to Improve the Cardinal. OARP is mentioned several times in reference to our efforts to help promote travel on the Cardinal Route. Complete story starts on page three ... Photographer DanielW. Roark has captured the westbound Car dinal on fillW'ls it slows for the station stop at South Ports mouth, 1\cntuc'ky, alongside the scenic Ohio River which it will follow closely all the way down to Cincinnati.

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OARP DIRECTORY: t.iay 1, 1982 CARDINAL Is Doing "Surprisingly Weir C'---'0 0 0' 0) \_f'\CX) Q'\ C'l O~Vl '-" cr: '-" ~ C'\0''-0 ~ 0 '-" ['-- C'---c::T 0 C'\'() '-() L') CX)Q\_f'\C"'C"' c::ro~cn'-()C'---0'c:t '() l.f\V\0::: Statistics released by Amtrak late in March showed that CX) '() rl CX)0 ['-- '-" 0' ~ c:t "''-" c V\V\ V\U\:::0 CX)\.r\\.r\'-0~ '-00'\l.ilt-- O'c::T ~ 0' 0 C'\0 f"1 CXJ C\1 C'- 0 0\ \..1'10 M ~ ['--['--C'---CX)'-CJ"' ~ V\ rirlO the CARDINAL, which OARP and others helped to reinstate, l..f1 01 ....---i 01 'lr\CO C'-- V\ 'L.I\01 rl 01 0 0'\ V\ r! 0' rl I I I I I I I I I I I~ ..:::t f I i i I i \ I I I I I I I I I I has posted an 83% increase in ridership so far this year 0'0'c:t~~CX)c:t ~'() '() '() 01 (\] C'l CX) \_() V\'-0 _:j- _:j- ('.._.'-() ()\ (\] 'Dc::T\.r\~ 0\ C'] (\] C'-.] 0'0'0'\.r\C'\'Dc::T '() 0' c:t-'TILI as compared to the same period in 1981! 0 C'--01 C"\C'--C'--01'-.0 Q'\ "''-() '-" '() CX) tn\.r\c-:1 ('\] OJ 0) 0'- 01 V\ (\J \.0 LJ 0 J CX)['-- CX)c:t 01 VI The CARDINAL was •r-i ('"\(\] O',_:j- \"\'-.0 co 0] "' "' I I r:q I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ...C: ~ I ! i I I I I months end 1981 because '() '() '() '() '() 0'0'0'0\ c:t c:t (\] C'ltrain failed to to the 01 (\] C'l 01 01 U\\f'\U\U\U\U\V\ - V\ V\ 01 01 V\..:::t \]""\V\ c:tc:tc:t" Vl gressionally imposed standards that Amtrak trains average [\j ~~ •rl 01 H UJ rLI at least 150 passenger miles per train mile. Thanks to ,::: >:: 0' 0 0'"00::: ill 0 '-() 0 c:t "' "' (') >:: +' C'---_cj- 0 ~ +' several influential Congressmen, and organized protests >< rl 0' UillE-4 >, 0 CX)U\0 c:t c:t V\ 0 _cj-,--; ill~~ by NARP, OARP and others along the CARDINAL's route, the - [\j c:t c:t c:t c:t • • CX) 0 0 ['-- V\ "' V\ V\ "' V\ H ill rr' CX:} Q _cj- c:t U\ P-, c:t 0 U\ C'-- c:t 0 J c:t was a on Ul'-0 •rl ill T() train reinstated to tri-weekly service January 8. if\ "'~ ,::: c:t 0::: c:t c:t 0 CX) "' (' J ;:>en '0 en · CD >, o ~ c:t c:t c:t c:t o 'd en >=: 0,0::: When the train was discontinued it posted an average of c:tillWO ~+'CO C'\ c:t c:t U\rl CDc:tOc:t .0-c:t ~ILl E Q)Ul~ 123 PI1/TM. Now, since its reprive, the CARDINAL is post X C+'C'--- WriO C'--rlC[\j V\ill ~~' +'V\ ;::> H > WJE-< 0 [\j 0 ~ c:t ;::> +' +' ~ ill ,::: U\ >, c:t ·'"" 0) ''"" 138 PM/TM and 150 PM/TM rl "' rl rl rl rl;::) •rl >:: 0 ing is expected to meet the stand pc, ·'"" c<::: c:t 'd o >, >=: o c:t 1'-; ;::>·c4 \.r\ o ~ 'H en+' ·ri U\ >:;o,'d >:;1'-;mill c:tc:ti'-;Pm rlCDWC"' 'doD c:t[ljEc:t o.r:: +' ·rl ard by the end of this year. It seems quite clear at this ill ill >::>:: [\ji'-;QW c:t (lj[\ji'-; 'Dtn;::>~rl>:: >::m U+' ;::>>::ri H time that the CARDINAL will survive on its own merits. u >< w m o V\ VJ m OJ >:: :s +' o n-ot 'd ro ill ·'"" ·ri >:: ~ P Uillrl ill>~ ·ri W rl +'CD U • 1'-; [\j 0 .<:: ri c:t >:; c:t ·'"" 1'-; 0' +' ·ri (lj -~ :X:illU 'H ·ill ill>:; C'\ • · ill 0, QJ H • W m m-ot 'H 0,0 [\j u • 1'-; c:tu On April lst, Amtr9-k issued its REPORT TO CONGRESS ON A/1- rll~ 'H ~ >:; > m V\ • :S ;::> ill H ~ ILl ~ • o E U2 WJVJ c:t >:: >:: C'J 0 z:: 0 C'--·ri ill U c:t 'd >:; 1'-; ill ~ U2 ill 'd ·ri ill >::: U\ >:::·ri TRAK'S EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE CARDINAL. The 12-page doc ILl C'\ 0::: • ill P'1 • > OJ • c:t ·'"" u • • - -ILl w rl ri • rl ·ri +' >:::ZE-4 ument, plus appendix, is one of the most positive reports +' ;::> U • [\j ~ > o • · · ·c4 rl 'd rl 1'-; ill U +' +' P<+' OH~ w :X: p · ·c4 ill~~.<:: • 'd 1'-; :S 1'-; 0 • [\j ·ri P< > >::: >::: • o,;e;: ::: r-1 -o>o ill·'D ill+' uoO > 'driO>::: 1'-; >::'dill 'dillQJill 'd [\j ·1'-; ·[\j ;::)[)) ~rl Ul [)) well. On January 8 the triweekly CARDINAL began operating with three 0 rl ill • rl ill 1'-; o Q 'd o ·ri ·ri [\j > +' P'1 m ill Q ill +' 'd o >:; P=1>illOi'-;r-IW oEO:::> o~[\j 0+' :>VJ>O::: ill>:: UJVJZ Heritage Fleet coaches, a 10-roomette/6-bedroom sleeping car, and a ·ri > +' ill 1'-; >::: o >::: 0::: QD • 0::: +' • ·ri > ·ri o:so p_, rl O:::ILIU cafe-lounge. In mid-February a fourth coach was added to the consist • 1'-;·ri • Ul '2': QJ ·c4 "' ill • >, 'd 'd rl ill ill H ill P'1 W ~ [\j UJQI'-;IL!>:: 0, rli'-;illVlill >:::1'-;r-ICD m>:;;::>QO W iS z ILl to handle demand. Up to six coaches are currently assigned to the ill +' Q ·ri C'-- ~ ill 1'-; rl o (lj 0 C'\ rl ·rl >::: rl W ill r-1 r:q ~ c:t Z:: +' >::: > C'J .--< +' "' H ill 'd H [\j H ·c4 +' CARDINAL to handle the steady growth in ridership. On March 5, as an H 'd 0' rl rl Ul o [\j V\ .--< c:t u [\j o V\ m ILl 'd • :X: ·'"" m > o [\j E ~ ill m (() ·c4 H n rll experiment, a second sleeper was added westbound to test demand. Due 0::: c<::: :s ~.5 ~"'.--< ~ t; 0'~ ~> CX) gILl Ji > ;e;: ~ o c3_g-ot z ~ Q)OC/2 ILl Ul QJJO ~ to the late entry in the reservations computer, only 3 rooms sold C'J r-1 r-1 c<:::rl c:t - >:: CX) 0' 01 0 :s c:t 0 CX) ill ~ E-:; o rll westbound, because time z •rl o -o V\ moo ill 0) but, of the additional in the reservation ;::)~1'-;>:;•r-IU 0' •0' .--<.--<0'0 '()Of-:lU\0'.--<~'0.--::: 0 ~ • • H C'\ 01 .--< • • .--< 1'-; 01 V\ 0 01 C'\ UlU (() r-1 V\U +'>:::Sr-I OD>=:>-o -C'-- P-. rl ri-'TV\C"' • [\jQ ~.--< >::: r-1 ~ U\ o,[lj [\j ->:::o - - ·ill.-< 1'-;2':-- p_, "At present, ridership on the CARDINAL is up significantly over similar p_, ['-- 01 CD C'---E u r-1 u >:::·ri w • ill o • >::: • [\j w ;e;: - - ill 0::: 'd >::: r-1 U\C'\OQJU~O O'd'D>:::> Uli'-;O>, .Ci'-; ·1'-;C>:::IL!riO days of operation in 1981. There are various reasons why this has N N~Z:: r-1 UJI'-;;::)00 UlillC'--1'-;illOi'-;E-;OUl 'd Q 'dill+'H [ljc<::: occurred, including: the severe winter of 1981-82, the $10 return fare, • 01 >::: [\j ~ UJ H ILl r-1 P-; • 1'-; • • 1'-; 0 ill ~ ·c4 P'1 0 r-1 E 01 [\j >:::c:t P 0 r-1 C'J ~ ill m >-; [\j the decreasing frequency of air and bus service along the CARDINAL's 0::: ill Ul ill • ri E-< 0::: ;::>H > Ul .<:: H • ill ill • H ;e;: ;::>.--< ill 1'-;·ri ILl H Q 1'-; UJ H 0 0~ QJ'd [\j U ·~r:Q~~~~ (lj :S~:S ·~ rl:S route, the on-route activities of various rail groups, Amtrak's route ri 'H ·c4 >-; H [\j w ill >::: >:::E-< >oo +' H r-1 +' li< o o • lfl - o E-< • • •ri (1j - 0 advertising and aggressive sales prorrotion rlm>::c<:::.<::~lflmWJ;::> 'D • r:q • :::o>-oo efforts." ~ Ul ·'d 'Hillill 0::: • +' 0::: rl Hri>:::OOZOJZ ,;::>~.CZH~rii'-;2':EH~~~'dO -c4C'J(Ijf-of-:lHH0:::UJOO 0,0:::[\j ffiO:::'d~O~(Ij rll u ;::> rl[))'d'd 'H • ill The report also reveals that there have been specific days 'H p_, [)) r-1 01 [\j ILl Q) ~ Q r-1 ill ILl r-1 >::: >:::.<:: ILl ''"" f-:l :s: ;e;: f-:l >::: (lj ·rl ·'"" o V2 1'-; when the CARDINAL has exceeded the 150 PM/TM standard, with 0 .p_, o::: E-.r::~~>> •rl • u 0 Ul!lfl [\j • • ·c4 0 Ul ·c4 0 0 ·c4 U2 (lj 1'-; r-1 • H o 0 (lj (lj >::: a high of 277 PM/TM for the westbound run on March 21st! f-:l ill U2IO 0::: ~ f-:l f-:l C'J P'1 f-:l ILl :S f-:l f-:l 0::: ILl Q o ~ :S o >-o 0::: ri Q Q -o z 0::: 0 . Many and 0 E >:::Ul!ILI u o ILl * :S :S * ~ ·c4 illH passengers are attracted to the through coaches H Ul 1'-; (lj ·c4 ILl U E-< ~ E-< ~ ~~ 0::: ILl +'>> sleeping cars to and from Philadelphia and New York City. E-< [\j ill ·ri U U H U2 ~ H 2': :::0 E-< H E-< ~ m< ~ ODH>:::H>O:::ZO::: ILl~ 0::: :::0 Z E-< E O:::IL! 0 0 ILl 0 ·c4 >::: H 0 'dr-lffi>O:::HHO 0 >, 0 There have already been several days when the train has u .<:: o ·'"" H o:::iiLI ~~oz o::: z z! lfl u 'l ul H 0 ill·c4 SOLD OUT! CAR 0 E-< o::::sii::ill~ accomodate the rail travelers. Again, we urge you to RIDE ~ Q P-.E-OP'1U2 0 H IL!lfliLIIO:::E-OZE-lflE-

L ( CARDINAL ADVERTISING . The appendix to Amtrak's RE EXPERIMENTAL "SPRING BREAK" STOP AT OXFORD, OHIO, A SUCCESS! PORT TO CONGRESS ON AMTRAK'S EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE CAR DIUAL include several examples of route-specific print ads developed and funded by NARP, Save the Train of Kentucky, and UTU Local 1282 of Peru, Indiana. NARP's CARDINAL ad vertising fund has been helping Save The Train of Kentucky with print media and radio promotions in the Charleston Huntington-Ashland area. very soon, NARP's advertising coordinator John DeLora is expected to work with OARP on CARDINAL-specific advertising to be placed in the Cincin nati- Hamilton- Richmond area. NARP's suggestion is to concentrate promotional matter towards developing the west ... ern half of the CARDINAL's route which is where ridership is weakest. OARP thanks those members who did send in don ations to OARP for CARDINAL advertising purposes. Every little bit helps. Many people do not realize what good, effective advertising costs. A typical 60 second spot on an average radio station during peak listenership periods will run anywhere from $35 on up. On the "biggie" radio stations, a primetime 60 second spot may start at $100! A nominal newspaper ad, about 4" across by 6" deep might average between $40 and $75, with the rates much higher for big city papers. OARP intends to use well-placed radio and newspaper ads to reach as many people as possible for the lowest possible price. Obviously, we'll reach more AMI'RAK'S CARDINALSTOPS AT THE SPRING-ELM STREETS GRADECROSSING IN OX people during PM drivetime than between midnight and six am FORD, OHIO, MARCH13th TO PICK UP A GROUPOF MIAMI UNIVERSITY STUDENTS although the midnight rates are much lower. So ... it is LEAVINGCA!.PUS FOR THEIR SPRING BREAK. [photo by Jolm K. v'iilson] to run a couple of well-placed spots during PM better Amtrak's CARDINAL made special stops Oxford, Ohio, c·1arch drivetime than it is to saturate the airwaves at a lower at cost while the world sleeping. ll-13 and 20-21 to take Miami University students to and from is their homes for Spring Break. With only 12 days' advance no OARP spent about S35 on and posters for campus CINCINNATI UNION TERMINAL . OARP is pleased to tell tice, leaflets you that Amtrak and the bulletin boards and arrangements were made with Butler County redeveloper of Cincinnati's Union Terminal have begun nego AAA and Travel Unlimited to sell tickets. Nearly 70 round move the CARDINAL's stop back trip tickets were sold, despite the short notice, and several tiations to Cincinnati station way were cam into the Terminal, a highly visible and attractive facility additional one- tickets sold for returns to the with more than adequate safe parking and easier access to pus. OARP estimates that this experiment generated $4,200 in and from major expressways. Amtrak does favor using CUT, revenue for Amtrak. Amtrak has already indicated willingness partly because of its access to city transit lines and it to repeat the experimental stops at the end of the semester would CARDINAL's by 15 this June. OARP will continue to cooperate in promoting the reduce the running time at least and from Oxford. minutes on its present route. Amtrak has stated that if special service to Mike Weber and John Wil appropriate ticketing and other passenger related facilit son did most of the OARP work in connection with the Oxford ies can be constructed within CUT, along with certain oper experimental stops. They worked closely with Fred Frayer ating and lease arrangements, the corporation has agreed to (Amtrak Regional Sales Manager) and Bill Gallagher (Senior return to Cincinnati Union Terminal. OARP understands that Director/Route & Service Planning) and with the two travel a the negotiations between Amtrak and the redeveloper (the gencies. ~ike reported that ALL trains involved were on time I and that all the train crews were very cooperative and de Skilken organization) thus far are positive. Joseph Skil accomodate ken is personally aware of OARP's strong support for re lighted to the extra passengers. Public trans turning Amtrak to CUT. And, of course, Amtrak is also well r portation alternatives in the Oxford area are poor, and the aware of our concern in this regard. We also understand niar1i Univcrsi ty student body is not allowed to have cars on the City of Cincinnati is now looking at an undeveloped campus. In recent years charter buses have b'een the predom section of the massive CUT complex for expanded convention inant means for mass movements of students in and out of the and exhibition facilities. This would be an excellent draw community. Hopefully, Amtrak will now become a prime means to increased utilization of the Terminal facilities! of passenger transportation to and from Oxford, Ohio!

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"'-- ( ( TRANSPOR·_._.. ~'IONSECRETARY DREW LEvHS SPEAKS OUT ON AMTRAK ! ! ! OARP ~1EMBER CRAIG COLLEY ORGANIZING AND HOSTING TRIP SERIES "I '-'Duld be adamantly opposed to shut- "My concern with Amtrak is Our own Ohio, has been ~1sy ting down Amtrak. One of the reasons that has become a Craig Colley, of near Portsmouth, it politic- promoting by He has been organizing and host we're going continue spend system. I know your travel train. that to to al rail- ing a Amtrak's CAR money on Northeast Corridor Im- road buffs love tl1e idea a series of escorted rail trips utilizing the of DINAL. The was a from provement Project that we believe in going from h'ashington first highly successful round-trip is train South Portsmouth to Cincinnati the weekend of February 6 - 7. and makes sense. t.l-te way Cincinnati no one it it It is to but On April 19 Craig organized and escorted a to move people the Northeast Cor- on . the bottom 16- rail trip to in travels it. .. Washington, DC. Sixty-eight in In ridor, but just is not the way to line, I think, is a more cor- participated that trip. it connection with the AAA Travel Agency in Portsmouth, Craig move people fron1 Washington to Cincin- ridor oriented system with has ten escorted trips to Cincinnati planned for this Summer, · " [ f · . . RAIU·"'·y perhaps one two - nati rom ll1 te rv1.ew w1.tl 1 = · or " cross along~itha trip to Myrtle Beach (leaving June 19th) 1 rail AGE' s Bill Fahrenwald and published in country ll1es · [from inter that will utilize both the CARDINAL and the PALMETTO trains. the March 8, 1982 issue] view with !10DERN RAILROAD's '? Craig is also arranging for "trailblazer" signs to be posted Tom Shedd and published in selectively in the City of Portsmouth, pointing the way to I!1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 the April 1982 issue] the Amtrak station across the Grant Bridge in South Ports While we at OARP appreciate Mr. Lewis' recent visible inter mouth. In connection with the ~ARP/CARDINALadvertising est in Amtrak's new Superliners at a Family Days event in campaign Craig has been working with Region 5 NARP Director Albuquerque, plus his generally favorable attitude towards Don Maxwell on placing selective advertising for promoting Amtrak and rail transportation in general; we fail to under travel on the CARDINAL. THE PHOI'O SHO\•IS!lEMB:CSS OF CRAIG COLLEY'S CARDINAL stand his vendetta against Cincinnati and Amtrak's FEBRUARY6th CINCINNATI I'JEEKENDTOUR GROUPh'AITING TO BOARDTHE CARDINAL in particular. certainly it shows that Mr. Lewis has not AT SOUTH PORI'SMJUTHSTATION. [photo by Daniel W. Roark] traveled on the CARDINAL recently. He would probably be rather surprised to find a lot of revenue passengers on the train -- and probably very few vacant seats, especially on the weekends. We don't believe he'll find many rail buffs riding the CARDINAL -- because a lot of common citizens in this territory depend upon the CARDINAL thanks to poor or non-existant alternative public transportation. And we be lieve that if Mr. Lewis were kept better informed about the status of the CARDINAL of 1982, he'd back off on his ven detta. IT WOULD BE AN EXCELLENT IDEA IF ALL USERS OF AM TRAK'S CARDINAL WOULD TAKE A FEW MOMENTS TO WRITE MR. LEWIS A PERSONAL LETTER TELLING HIM YOU DO RIDE THIS TRAIN, THAT THIS TRAIN IS NEEDED AS AN IMPORTANT PART OF A BASIC NATION

WIDE RAIL PASSENGER SERVICE NETWORK. WRITE HIM NO'V~,AND GET OTHERS YOU KNOW WHO USE THE CARDINAL TO WRITE ALSO! ADDRESS YOUR LETTER TO: THE HON. DREW LEWIS SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION 400 7th STREET, S.W. I~ASHINGTON,DC 20590 Last year your letters to Congress helped save the entire Amtrak rail passenger system. Your letters DO count!

Eight OARP officers/members [Doug Hudson, Mark Adamcik, Bill and ., Carolyn Glasser, Al 1\blf, Tom Pulsifer, Dave Dawson and John Wilson] CHARLES E. SHORT [Box 1666, Lafayette, IN 47902 (317) 743-2040] pl~s ORTA's Bob Casey NARP's 3 Annual attended Region Meet is anxious to organize an ARP in Indiana. OARP hopes his ef ing in Pittsburgh on March 6th. This meeting concluded with forts "get out onto the main track" and we'll cooperate in a charter "inspection trip" over several of the Port Author any way possible. A mailing to Indiana NARP members is sl2t ity Transit light-rail lines using a recently refurbished ed soon in a direct effort to reach and organize rail passen PCC car. OARP has promised closer cooperation with Region 3 as plans proceed for Amtrak services. ger transportation advocates in the Hoosier State. There are activists interstate over 150 NARP members in the State of Indiana at this time. / 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111'J lllllllllllllllllillllillll!illllllllllllllllllllllll ll!l!l!ll!l!l!!!lllllllllll!lllllll!lllllllllllllll~7 lllll!ll!llll!ll!!lllllllll!l!!llllilllll!llllii!!lll ( Ohio Senate Acts On Hi-Speed Issue AMTRAK'S BROADWAY LIMITED TO REMAIN ON LIMA - FT. WAYNE LINE The Ohio Senate Rules .Conuni ttee, by a 6- 4 vote on Thursday, OARP learned on April 8th that Conrail and Amtrak officials April 22nd, approved the Hi-Speed Passenger Rail System bal reached an agreement in Washington that will allow Amtrak's lot issue [H.J.R. 1] for a vote by the full Senate on Wed- BROADWAY LIMITED/CAPITOL LI~liTEDto continue serving Lima, nesday April 28th. - Ohio, and Fort Wayne, Indiana. The Federal Railroad Admin ' If H.J.R. 1 passes ln the full Senate istration was also a participant in the agreement. it will be a squeaker. Twenty votes are needed in order to As OARP place the issue on the November 1932 ballot for vote by all understands it, the agreement allows Conrail to remove one citizens of Ohio. H.J.R. 1 would fund the proposed Hi-Speed of the two main tracks between Bucyrus, Ohio, and Hobart, Rail Passenger System through a one cent increase in Ohio's Indiana. Conrail will, however, be required to upgrade the sales tax. remaining main track and install automatic block signal OARP members should keep alert for developments. protection for movements in both directions. Conrail said IF ll.J.R. 1 PASSES THE FULL SENATE AND GOES ONTO THE BALLOT .. the cost of the track and signal work will be approximately IN NOVE~1BER,WE HILL PLAN TO MODIFY OUR AGENDA FOR THI: OARP $8.5 million. Conrail will spend additional funds rebuild ANNUAL MEETING IN DAYTON, MAY 22nd, SO >·IE CAN ADDRESS OUR ing rail spurs into the various industries along the line. INVOLVE~!ENT\'HT!l THE CAMPAIGN. OARP officers and regional coordinators will be notified of the outcome of the April Originally, Conrail's proposed downgrading of the Bucyrus to 28th Senate vote. They are your best source of updated in Hobart portion of the Pittsburgh - Chicago mainline would formation in this regard. have forced the rerouting of Amtrak's BROADWAY LIMITED, by passing Lima and Fort Wayne, stations which generate a good deal of passenger revenue for Amtrak. During the week of The third meeting of the High Your OARP President and NARP Re March 14th an Amtrak inspection train criss-crossed north Speed Rail Passenger Interstate gion 5 Director Donald :Claxwell ern Ohio and Indiana taking a look at possible options. It Conpact (01-l-MI-IL-IN-PA) will be met recently in Cincinnati wiU1 was Amtrak's feeling that the present route was the best a held June ll-12 in Toronto and officers of the Kentucky ARP in vailable option and thus the agreement was negotiated. Montreal. Delegates will meet on efforts to provide assistill1Ce to OARP is pleased that the BROADWAY/CAPITOL will remain on an LRC-c~uippedVIA train running KyARP. KyARP, U1rough its cur the Lima- Ft. Wayne route, without much interference from from Toronto to Montreal and will rent President Ralze Dorr of Conrail freight trains. OARP also learned that a "second take a guided tour of Bombardier Louisville, had originally re choice" option for the train was to operate it from Pitts Ltd.'s LRC plant at Boucherville, quested to merge with OARn. The burgh to Cleveland via Alliance, then to Chicago via Toledo Quebec. Ohio delegates are David recommended course of action is and Elkhart -- as an overnight train in both directions be to keep KyARP a separate \'i'eir, OhioDO'l' Director and ORTA entity tween Cleveland-Chicago and as a day train between Cleve and to help in various ways to land-New York/Washington. board member Tom Pulsifer. strengthen their organization. KyARP plans a reorganizational meeting on May l5t.'1 in the Lex OARP I:w:I'IE A FRIEND TO JOI::.J UAl~P ! ! understands that Amtrak is taking a "hard look" at purchasing the ington/Frill1kfort area. former Big Four line between CINCINNATI and INDIANAPOLIS and upgrading it for high-speed passenger train operation and to g·et the CARDINAL in to Indianapolis. Conrail has U1e Lawrenceburg Junction - Shelbyville BAGGAGE& EXPRESS Transportation Secretary DRI:\"1LEHIS was in segment up for abandonment and it is this particular line segment that Columbus, Ohio, for an April 20th Republican Amtrak wants to preserve for future use. Amtrak has not yet rrade an of Party fund-raiser and wasted no time taking more negative pot shots at fer to purchase the line segment and a group of freight shippers in the Amtrak's CARDINAL. An OARP member who was present did get to speak Shelbyville area are attenpting to negotiate purchase to retain local wiU1 Lewis and came away wiU1 U1e feeling that Lewis "has his mind freight service to and from their industries. Amtrak inspected both the rcude up and doesn't want to be confused with U1e facts". OARP OUT- Big Four route and the B&O (via Hamilton & Rushville) route in January REAOi - VJe'll have display tables at U1e Railroad Show & Flea I1arkct and expressed a desire to acquire and upgrade the Big Four line as the in Springfield on April 25Ul and in Kirtland (near Cleveland) "lay 1:) & preferred route for that portion of a CINCINNATI-INDIANAPOLIS-CHICAGO 16. \Iillard I:dson prepared a nice display of OARP and l'lmtrak mater rail passenger service corridor. ~, ials at a sillilar event in Toledo on !·larch 13-14 and we did pick ~p som2 new mer,lberships as a result. TRAVELLRS l\DVISOPII:S: OARP ADVISES OARP is in communication with the NEBRASKA ARP [Daniel A. La

I:APIX PESI:PVATIONS FOR TRcWEL ON AHrRI\.K TIIIS Sur111CR; S0~1CFIRST CLASS Kenper, P.O. Box 3182, Qnaha, NE 68103] regarding their proposal SPACL IS ALREADY SOW OUT ON TilE L-~ SilO PI: LDUTED FOP CI:RTAIN DAYS. for a "new NATIONAL LIMITED" as a true transcontinental 1\:'ID. . . BI: ADVISI:D TIIERL IS :Jo LOc1GERl"dY FOOD SERVICE ON TilE lAKE CIT rail passenger service. We were able to provide signific II:S BET\VI:.I::'1TOLLOO l\:JD DI:TROIT, !!0\JI:\!I:R TilE FOOD SI:RVICE CAR IS STILL ant input on basic routings and track conditions in this STAFFI:D BI:TI'JEE\ DETROIT A'.JD O!ICi\C'D I;.j l30T'Il DIRLCTIOllS. area. The Nebraska ARP is enlisting assistance and support 1 from other ARPs in regards to this proposal. :::::1:111111::::::::;::::::::::::::;::::::;:1:::::::- ~ '1\1 111 1:: ::1!!\,;;:!;;;:;;:l!lil 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111° 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 ( ( NEiv SLEEPERS IN M1TRAK' S FUTURE! CARDINAL IN INDIANAPOLIS DID YOU DO IT YET ???? PRIVATE CAR TRIP IS SCHEDULED ------Amtrak's FY83 Capital Plan ten OARP understands that a Did you write your Con If there's enough interest, two tatively includes an equipment corporate goal of Am gressman and your two private railroad cars will oper order of fifty high-density trak is to have the u.s. Senators to thank ate New York to Chicago on the sleeping cars (economy room or CARDINAL rerouted via them for adequately LAKE SHORE July 2nd and Chicago slumbercoach design) and twenty Indianapolis by 1985. funding Amtrak in Fis to New York on the CARDINAL de modern dining cars. Amtrak says This rerouting would cal Year [FY] 82 and to parting July 4th. The cars are such cars would support a sus increase revenues and request full funding of Clover Colony and Lehigh Valley tained effort to attract busi marketing possibilities $788 million which has #353. RT fares will be approx ness travelers to the eastern and reduce Cincinnati - been already authorized imately $750 including on-board long-haul trains, as well as to Chicago running times, for FY 83. Remember, meals/beverages. Hotel in Chi permit certain trains (with Am thereby achieving more from many, cago additional. If the trip fleet II coaches) to be market Chicago connections. the letters a NARP commission "'· many train users from sells out, ed as "all new", with a result will be added to the CARDINAL ing attractiveness factor that We also understand that all over the country fund which OARP Amtrak is considering DID help save the Am promotional (in would increase revenues. The is also involved) . new equipment would be designed running through cars trak system in 1981. between New York and YOUR LETTERS DO COUNT! For details, contact: to improve labor productivity and reduce operating costs. Michigan points on the And ... CARDINAL users DAVID ROSS LAKE SHORE LIMITED. who haven't yet written 300 WINSTON DRIVE, #2020 to their Congressional CLIFFSIDE PARK, NJ 07010 representatives should AMTRAK, ORTA and PennDOT officials met in Columbus March 17 let their voices be 201-886-1359 (home) to further discuss plans for extending Amtrak's PENNSYLVAN heard in favor of keep IAN service [Philadelphia-Pittsburgh] to Cleveland. Rout ing the CARDINAL an in ing was specified which will serve Youngstown and Warren. tegral part of the Am AMTRAK"FAMILY DAYS" planned for 1982: Additionally, a planned station stop at Hudson would serve trak nationwide system. San Francisco May 14-16, San Jose May the greater Akron area. PennDOT requests a station stop in 23, Chicago July 16-18, Albany/Rens the New Castle area. Amtrak officials will now "cost out" To you, we've help re selaer September 11-12. the proposed train service extension over the recommended printed these letter route and report back to the states for further action. writing hints: Your OARP president, as an ORTA board member, was involved in this meeting. How to write your elected representatives WE ALL KNOWTHE TIMES ARE TIGHT FOR ALL OF US, AND YOUR AS Writing letters to your representative is not a difficult task, but there are SOCIATION TREASURY IS HOLDING ITS OWN YET WE DO NOTE some DO's and DON'Ts which you should follow. -- THAT WE DON'T HAVE AS MUCHOF A uRESERVE" AS WE ONCE HAD. DO ... keep your letter short and to the point! INFLATION IS ONE FACTOR, WE'RE TAKING ACTION TO TRIM OUR DO ... present reasons, not arguments, for your point of view! MAILING LISTS TO SAVE ON POSTAGE. YOUR OFFICERS AND RE DO ... write your own letter- preferably in your own handwriting! GIONAL COORDINATORSARE ALL COGNIZANT OF THE NEED TO KEEP DON'T ... threaten reprisal if your legislator doesn't take the specific OARP-RELATED COSTS DOWN. WE'RE ALL TRYING OUR BEST. action you want! DON'T ... send mimeographed or form letters- they are spotted WHILE THIS IS NOT A "cRISIS~APPEAL BY ANY MEANS, WE SHOULD Immediately! RE-ESTABLISH A READY RESERVE IN OUR OARP TREASURY. LAST DON'T ... fail to give your name, address and any other vital informa- YEAR'S FIGHT TO SAVE AMTRAKPRETTY WELL DRAINED IT. YOU tion so that your legislator may get in touch with you! CAN HELP -- WHENYOU SEND IN YOUR MEMBERSHIPRENEWAL, BY ENCLOSING AN EXTRA FIVE DOLLARS, OR TEN DOLLARS AS A DON Letters should be addressed properly so no delay will occur in delivery. '\ ATION. THAT'S NOT TOO MUCHTO ASK OF ANY OF US -- AND IT The following will give you the information you will ordinarily need to WILL CERTAINLY HELP OARP REBUILD A STRONG FINANCIAL BASE. write to your legislator: WHENOUR TREASURYBALANCE DROPS BELOW$500.00, THE BANK Senatora Representatives SLAPS A SERVICE CHARGE ON OUR ACCOUNT. THAT COSTS US. FOR 6enate Office Building House Office Building SEVERAL MONTHSNOW WE'VE HAD TO PAY SERVICE CHARGES, Wll:>hington, [).C. 20510 Washington, D.C. 20515 WE CAN ALL HELP KEEP OARP STRONG! Dear Senator Poe: Dear Mr. Doe: THANKYOU! reprinted courtesy of UTU NEWS I 111111!Ill !I II II II II II I! !Ill!! 111111111!!!II 11111111 l ::_ 1\11111ill! II \11111111\11111111\lllllllllllllllllllli 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111110 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 ( ( ( SEVENTY-SIX ATTEND OARP/NiiRP !'i!E3TINGS IN TOLEDO ON MARCH 20 While the OARP met in its OARP, "the 6: 53" GAIN STATURE morning THROUGH MEMBERSHIP IN A. R. E. NARP REGIONAL DIRECTORS The and we had business session, I weather cooperated members of the Michigan elected at ~heRegion 6 an excellent turnout of OARP, ~ OARP you ARP held their regular is pleased to tell Annual Meetlng were: !VIARP and NARP members for the an- H ce that your president and ed hlarch meeting in ~n adjac JOHN De LORA. · · nual combined meetings held this ~-~ ent meeting room. itor of "the 6:5J" is now a ... Detroit, Ivli year at the Hillcrest Hotel in QJ ~ member of the Washington downtown Toledo on ~arch 20th. ~ ~ Door prizes awarded during based ASSOCIATION OF RAILROAD BILL GLASSER ... ru o. 0he afternoon NARP meeting EDI'rORS, known as ARE. ... Canton, OH a~tendance,.~~ Seventy-six were in were donated by OARP, IviARP, HOWARD HARDING ... QJ ARE was formed 1922 and with twenty-eight of that nurrber 2 Rich Sherwood and Bill in is ... Akron, OH riding Amtrak's LAKE SHOR.2: LHiiTE'J ru :> geared to the continuing bet- GEORGE 0 ?uehring. SCHLAEPFER ... to and from Toledo. Shuttle ·~ terment of communications ... Livonia, MI transportation was graciously pro- ru ru A videotape on the new LRC throughout the rail trans- NORMA WARD... vided by several of our Toledo -~ trains was sent by ~ombard-11 portation industry. Members MIKE WEBER. , . Durand' !lli area OARP members, organized by 0 , ier, Ltd., for showlng at of ARE share in the benefit ~) a wide exchange ... Willard Edson. 1deeting arrange- _ the meetinl? but co~l~r:ot I of of inform . .. Cincinnati, OH ments were made by Willard Edson ~ow be due to lncompatlblllty / ation on new ideas, tech- with assistance from Howard Hard- ~~~with the videotape player niques, and trends in the ing, and we greatly appreciate their time and effort which ~ ~·providedcourtesy of John 1 field of rail transportation resulted in a most enjoyable and successful day. ,lc t ~ . QJ Wilson of OARP. communication. 1 rlS 1_;UeS ~~ w speakers for the afternoon NARP Region 6 Annual !Yieeting were::;~~ Although ARE is presently Ross Capon and Andrew Selden. Ross is executive director of N ~ primarily freight-rail ori- NARP and is no stranger to Ohio or to OARP. Andy Selden is "(; rl 'd UPCONIING MEETING PLANS ... . ented; passenger-rail commun- a Minneapolis attorney and the author of numerous papers on -·~~ ications will certainly be on OARP IVIIDSUIVIl'IIERMEETING / Amtrak accounting methods and route decisions. P . t th "'>L H ~ the increase in the future. rlor o e '-"< rl Mid-to-late July buffet luncheon, everyone watched a videotape of the short -~·~ in CLEVELAND I film presentation Amtrak made for its 10th Anniversary last ~ o H to include charter trip year, followed by a series of news film reports on the re- g'd H on RTA's new Breda light UPCOMING PUBLICATION PLANS ... 0 CARDINAL ~-~ instatement of Amtrak's (courtesy of Jeff Hirsh of rail transit cars We expect our newly revised ~incinr:ati'sTV5) and featuring several of our OARP people ~'d~OARP FALL l'v!EETING OARP RAIL TRAVEL GUIDE and ln actlon on camera! . . . ~ 'd H In the mornlng OARP meetlng volce vote ~ ~ no date yet set DIRECTORY (handy how-to-find action was taken on two items. A motion to continue pub- ~ru~ in LIMA the-Amtrak-station maps and lishing our OARP calendars was passed unanimously, with con-a QJ w t h . om·ng l·ssues of listing of Amtrak-authorized · d t · · t d · th . >-:> E "-' a c upc L Sl era lon l?lven o re uclr:g. e nu~b~rof calendars prlnt- o o "the 6: , for details! travel agency members of ~d to make l t more of a "llml ted edl tlon" and thereby reduc- @~ 'd 53 OARP) to be available by the lng costs. A second motion, on a request by Membership Ser-E w ~ end of May. New format will vices chairman John Kempton to tighten up the handling of ~~-~ be a self-mailer. membership r~mindersand ~ ~ TAKING A TRIP ON A TRAIN ??????? renewal deletions of non-renewals, t The long-awaited OARP Passen was also passed unanlmously. OARP members who have not re- if·'" ru Help OARP keep tabs on our pas ger Service System Proposal newed membership by end (A-F 0 ~ w senger services by out Ohio their the of their quarter lst 0 filling for is being completed Q- G-L 2nd Q- M-R Jrd Q- S-Z 4th Q) will be sent remind- w cd an OARP RAIL TRIP REPORT'FORM by Bill Hutchison, Howard er cards by the 15th of the month following their expiration 6 ;; ~ and ma.iling it in to us following Harding and Don Hollowell and date. Members who do not respond will be terminated 90 days·~~~ each rail trip you take. We'll should be available by late after the end of their renewal quarter. I h OA +-' o ~ send you four REPORT'FORlS if June. We'll advise in the 0 . . . n ot er RP. bu~--~ ~ ou' 11 send us a business letter next issue of "the 6:5J" on lness matters Pres. Pulslfer asked for lnput on establlshlng r::1 --'-' Y. lf- ddr sed stamped en- f · 1 · · d · · . slze se a es ordering procedures as it alr po lCles regar lng J?elmbursement of_OARP buslness re- ~~ 8 velo e with 20¢ postage affixed. will be a pretty substantial lated phone calls by offlcers and on paylng travel expenses ~tru P publication/report. for guests attending OARP meetings and OARP officers attend- ~~~~ We do offer continuing THANKSto 1 ing out-of-state events as direct representatives of OARP .. f' :~our members who 00 fill out and PHOTOGRAPHERS: We need sharp on OARP business. A motion to authorize payment of $55.00 2 !. ~ send in OARP RAIL TRIP REPORT'S. slides for consideration for annually to receive FRA/NTSB railroad publications and re- ~ U: g The informa.tion provided IS rrost OARP's l98J Calendar. Con ports out of Washington was approved. Thanks to Reaganomics ~ ::::0 E use~ulto. us in ?ur effo~ts,.es- tact your OARP president. We these reports, formerly free to us, now must be paid for. >--'1 ru ~ peclally = helplng us plnpolnt would like to feature Am ::::0 £ m areas of concern for improvement. trak's BROADWAY if ~ossible. 111111rrmrmmnnmrrmnmlTITI mrn:mm:r 12 lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll iXl ~ llllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllll 13 1!:::illlllllillllllllllllllllllllill 11111111111111 ( OARP HAS l';,_,,v MEMBERSHIP PROGRA!·l FOR TRAVEL AGENCIES IN OHIO We have put together, with cooperation from Fred Frayer, Am trak Regional Sales Manager, a new membership plan called "OARP /TRAM [TRavel Agency r.Iernbership)" which will benefit both OARP and the--authorized-Amtrak travel agency. Prime benefit is to help more of the agency's clients go by rail! Around the first of March letters explaining the new OARP/TRAH plan were sent to the 200+ authorized Amtrak travel agents in o hio and northern Kentucky. Quite a few have already respond ed by joining OARP under this new plan, through which their agency will be promoted as a source of Amtrak tickets and tour arrangements. b · · b 1· d Mern er agencles Wl 11 e lste as a new part of our revised RAIL TRAVEL GUIDE which will now be sent automatically to each member of OARP. Additionally, our RAIL TRAVEL GUIDES will be further distributed at displays and ex ? hibits and, of course, each member agency will get a reason r.. able supply for their own use. Through this new OARP/TRAM program OARP will have closer ties with the travel agents who, like ourselves, have a serious interest in personal mo Twelve l1ard-working OARP members manned the phones for the Cl1annels 14- bility and in the future of rail passenger transportation in 16 Festival fund-raising telethon in Dayton on March lOtl1. In return Ohio and America. Mainly due to added printing costs of the we received some free publicity. One caller, after taking care of the RAIL TRAVEL GUIDE, an OARP/TRAM membership is set at $15.00 pledge information, chatted about a trip he took on the E!WIRE BUILDER. annually. For the handful of agents that were already mem Another caller joined OARP as a result of our being on 'IV. Those who bers of OARP in good standing, as a courtesy, we transferred participated were: George Bayless, John M:::Cann, Fran Planner, Torn Pul them into the OARP/TRAM program at no additional dues charge sifer, Al and Malinda \'lolf, John and Sandy Edrninson, ~1anfredOrlow, OARP. We in thanks for their continuing support of expect Linda Leas, David B. Marshall and Jean Long. [John !1cCann photo) !lj that once the OARP/TRAM program becomes better known, most I of the 200+ authorized Amtrak travel agents in Ohio will par ticipate. BAGGAGE& EXFRESS Just as OARP had predicted in tl1e tlarch issue I of "the 6: 53" , CHARLESLu'NA and Indiana Govern or ROBERTORR have been nominated by President Reagan to Amtrak's Board. UPCOfliNG PASSENGEREXTRAS [please contact trip sponsors directly for details; and helps to send a bus- Also nominated, businessrnan-railfan ROSS ROWLANDof ,~ricanFreedom it Train and steam locomotive renovation fame. To OARP's dismay, is al 11111111111111 iness letter size SASE with your request) it ready reported that RO\JIA'JD has come out with anti-CARDINAL remarks! MAY15 & MAY22 -- AKRONto WILLARDand return using 12-car diesel pow OARP's Dave Lebold informs us 1982 Ar.!ERICANYOUI'I! IIOSTEL HAND ered passenger train over the B&Omainline. Contact RAILS DIVERSIFIED that the OF OHIO, P.O. BOX 1516, STOW, OH 44224. BOOKlists directions to the nearest Amtrak station as an aid to bicy clists in Ohio and other states. Single copies are $2. 50 postpaid from JUNE 19 & 20 -- BELLEVUEto ORRVILLE and return for "Depot Days" event, American Youth Hostels, Inc., 1332 I Street, N.H., Suite 800, Washing using NKP Berkshire #765 via N&W(ex-W&LE) route. Intenrediate stops ton, DC 20005. Amtrak stations handling checked baggage can also han for passengers at Norwalk, ~'lellington,Lodi. Contact MADRIVER & NKP RR dle bicycles. SOCIETY, INC., P.O. BOX 42, BELLEVUE, OH 44811. On t·larch 7tl1 the westbound BROADt-<'AYand CAPITOL ran as separate trains from Pittsburgh to Chicago, the CAPITOL running about SEPT. ll & 12 -- "MUNCIEFLYER", CINCINNATI to MUNCIEand return over the five hours late due to a B&O freight derailment between Washington and N&Wroute using SouRy steam locomotive #2716. Contact CINCINNATI RAIL Pittsburgh. ROADCLUB, P.O. BOX 36060, CINCINNATI, OH 45236. On ~1archl9the tl1e eastbound CARDINALdetoured over the N&l'l line between Muncie and Cincinnati due to derailment of 17 grain SEPT. 25 thru OCT. 3 -- "WESTERNRAIL TOUR" on Amtrak from Sandusky and hoppers on the Chessie route at Williamsburg, Indiana, near Richmond. Toledo to Colorado, New Mexico, Las Vegas, includes tl1e narrow gauge railways and Rio Grande Zephyr. $694 per person includes transportation The ~'larrenTRIBUNE-CHRONICLE published OARP member Scott Cameron' s ac !1arch !\1eetings and lodging. Contact BILL FUEHRING, MADRIVER & NKP RAILROADSOCIETY, count of the group rail trip to/from our 20th in Tol INC., P.O. BOX 42, BELLEVUE, OH 448ll or HAYESTRAVEL AGENCY in Perrys edo, in their March 27th edition. Akron- Can to n Reglona · 1 coor d.lna t or burg, OH at 419-874-2271. HO\VARDHARDING had a lengthy guest editorial published in the Akron BEACON-JOURNALon Sunday, "Ohio \'Jould We understand the CUYAHOGAVALLEY steam ex=sions will run SATURDAYSON February 21st, entitled Proposal Down". LY tl1is season; with a SPECIAL RUN to Orrville planned for June 20th. Build Rail System Upside Harding's cornrentary urged Ohio rail passenger service development by a building block approach. 111111111111!!IIIII 111111111111111111111111111111111114 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllll l", lillllllllllllililli!iilillllil:ll:l::::~~0 I ( ( (

OARP has lean1ed that the photos we published in our l\1arch "G: 53" of the 0000 ton1-up NATIONAL LIMITED line in Indiana made "significant impact" upon 1982u OARP CALENDARS 0B ~.S. Senator Howard Metzenbawn' s office. >~edo know that sometimes a 0 We're now well into 1982 and we'd like to clear 0 picture is really worth a thousand words. It worked last August when we 0 out our remaining stock of full-color 1982 CALEN- 0 ran Dave Dawson's I!Dst timely photo of Cre crowd boarding the CARDINAL at 0 OARS featuring the photo of the two Amtrak trains 0 Cinci.lmati. We were told that one photo helped convince several "im 0 side by side in Toledo. vliTII THIS COUPON WE'LL 0 portant" people there are people out there riding Amtrak that trains! 0 LET 'E~1GO AT FIVE CALENDARS I'_OR ONE DOLLAR [don- 8 0 ation] and that includes postage. YOU MUST ORDER The U.S. gremlins A from Postal Service are at it again. recent letter 0 AT LEAST ONE DOLLAR'S WORTH AS i", MINIMU~ORDER! 8 a Columbus, Ohio, member to your OARP president revealed (by postmark 0 on the backside) that it went from Columbus to Xenia ... via HARTFORD, 0 Please allow two weeks for processing and ship- 8 CONNECTICUT! And ... we been getting newsletters and other mail sent 0 ping your OARP Calendar order. Thank you! back to OARP marked "Addressee Moved/No Forwarding Address" ... and come ) O Please make checks/money orders payable to: OARP 8 to find out the addressee hadn't I!Dved at all! On a positive note, we 0 We do not advise sending cash through the mails. O do understand that any overflow of mail that can't be handled on Am 0 0 trak's CAPITOL LIMITED between Washington and Chicago will now be sent l 0 NAME 0 via the CARDINAL. That will help boost revenues for that train ... and 0 0 get the mails back on the rails (where it belongs). 0 0 A.DDRESS 8 During the heavy snows of April 5-6, an unidentified Cleveland radio 0 0 station reported that while many midwesten1 airports were closed (in 8 CITY/STATI:/ZIP 0 cluding Cleveland Hopki.>1s) , Amtrak's lAKE SHORE was running on time! It does do some good to publicize Amtrak's positive performances. 0 ~!AILTHIS COUPON WITH YOUR REMITTANCE TO: 8 0 OARP CALENDARS O 0 P. 0. BOX 653 0 [May 6: 53] XENIA, OH 45385 As promised, thanks to OARP member David B. Marshall, here R is a photo of THE CAKE which made such a hit at the January ':::lf1Cl_D.ClrJOOClOf1,0Df"lDfJDDflDDOnflf1.Cl[lQDnnnnnn ll:JOam ANNUAL ELECTION OF OARP OFFICERS 9th AR? Coalition J1eeting in Cincinnati. It was baJ<:ec"C and decorated by Eric Devon Crane, Pastry Chef Decorator at the l2:00nn BUFFET LUNCHEON - award door prizes Jrd Floor Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, Hest Virginia. Yummy! 1:00pm GUEST SPEAKER: JOSEPH BLUMSTEIN 3rd Floor FILM: FRENCH TGV TRAINS ,..... 2:00pm Report on April NARP Directors Meeting -· 2:15pm OARP BUSINESS MEETING Part Two - ' 3:15pm - WALK DAYTON UNION STATION Adjourn ~;,, four blocks to (Ludlow at Sixth) and DAYTON ARCADE (Fourth between Ludlow and Main) ~ (Agenda may be modified if H.J.R. 1 goes on theNov. Ballot) ···r •• % REGISTRATION $10.00 per person includes your buffet lunch eon, tax and gratuity, and will help to 1 defray other expenses directly connected with this meeting. FREE PARKING will be provided by the Sheraton in the Sher- ' aton Parking Garage adjacent to the Hotel. BE SURE TO BRING YOUR PARKING GARAGE TICKET IN WITH YOU SO IT CAN BE VALIDATED. We cannot reimburse your parking expense if you park in other facilities. IF IT RAINS (we hope not) we'll try to arrange alternate transportation to and from Union Station ... or, bring an umbrella along just in case. Parking at the Station will be virtually nil as Sixth St. is to be closed off. PLAN NOW TO ATTEND YOUR ASSOCIATION'S ANNUAL NlliETING!

1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111119 I : IIIII II. I Ill lllllllll::: ::1111 i'dill:!lllllil!llll:l I ( ( ( Amtrak Enters The World Of High Speed OARP ANNUAL MEETING The American High Speed Rail Corporation, with initial help from Amtrak and a Japanese philanthropist, is planning to SATURDAY, MAY 22, 1982 form a syndicate seeking two billion dollars in investment monies to build a high-speed passenger railroad linking Los Angeles with San Diego. Lawrence B. Gilson, a vice pres IN DAYTON, OHIO ident of Amtrak, will serve as president of the new corp oration. Japanese "Bullet Train" technology would be used. SATURDAY/ MAY 22nd, 1982 ll:OOam- 4:00pm Gilson stated California was selected for the initial line so as to avoid dealing with Federal regulations governing at the SHERATON DAYTON- DOWNTOWN at 21 S. Jefferson Street interstate transportation. Ohio's own High-Speed plans en courage the development of interstate links to increase 1111111111111111111111111111111 ridership and revenue. Gilson also said that Amtrak has * GUEST SPEAKER: JOSEPH BLUMSTEIN, North America Manager already put $750,000 into the venture in the form of tech ---- of S.N.C.F./FRENCH NATIONAL RAILWAYS nical studies, with an estimated $2 million already spent * FILM on the new French TGV high speed passenger trains on project studies. Other principals in the High Speed Rail Corporation include Thrall Car Manufacturing Company * WALKING TOUR to and through nearby DAYTON UNION STATION chairman Richard Duchossios and William Quinn, former chair and the historic DAYTON ARCADE man and chief executive officer of The Milwaukee Road. * BUFFET LUNCHEON * DISPLAYS * DOOR PRIZES OARP understands that Amtrak real estate proceeds (from the Northeast Corridor properties) are being used for this new 1111111111111111111111111111111 corporation. It is not coming from the Federal monies giv AGENDA: lO:JOam Registration, Displays open 3rd Floor en to Amtrak by Congress. Since the real estate monies are ll:OOam Press Conference for local media not being used to run trains, public subsidy money to keep ll:l5am WELCOME/OARP BUSINESS IVIEETING Part One -'l1> a.~'Ifuc.rt.'uuL ··nu; CAK.t;. wnlcn maae such a hit at the January ll:JOam ANNUAL ELECTION OF OARP OFFICERS 9th AR? Coalition J1eeting in Cincinnati. It was bal<.ec~and 12:00nn BUFFET LUNCHEON - award door prizes 3rd Floor decorated by Eric Devon Crane, Pastry Chef Decorator at the Greenbrier in ~- eon, tax and gratuity, and will help to f defray other expenses directly connected with this meeting. FREE PARKING will be provided by the Sheraton in the Sher ------aton Parking Garage adjacent to the Hotel. BE SURE TO BRING YOUR PARKING GARAGE TICKET IN WITH YOU SO IT CAN BE VALIDATED. We cannot reimburse your parking expense if you park in other facilities. IF IT RAINS (we hope not) we'll try to arrange alternate transportation to and from Union Station ... or, bring an umbrella along just in case. Parking at the Station will be virtually nil as Sixth St. is to be closed off. PLAN NOW TO ATTEND YOUR ASSOCIATION'S ANNUAL !VIEETING! I ( ( ( RECOMMENDED ROUTES TO OUR DAYTON MEETING . . . . REGISTER NOW for the !>lAY 22nd OARF ANNUAL !VIEETING in DAYTON from the NORTHEAST ...... from the NORTH or SOUTH ...... Take I-70 west from Columbus Follow I-75 to downtown Day to SR 4 (lst exit w. of I- ton and exit northbound or 675) and follow SR 4 which southbound at US J5 "Xenia" NANIE______joins I-75 near downtown. interchange. Follow I-75 and exit at US 35 "Xenia". ADDRESS______THEN ...... follow US 35 east a short distance to the Main Street/Jefferson ~treetexit (exits LEFT CITY/STATE/ZIP ______off U~ J5). Follow Jefferson Street north, under the railroad, past the Convention Cen PHONE NUMBER ter and Transportation Center to the SHERATON which will be on the LE~T side of the street, Please enclose $10.00 per person. Make check payable with PARKING GARAGE entrance just before you to "O.A.R.P." and mail to: AL WOLF get to the SHERATON's front entrance. 1497 lv!ELROSE AVENUE DAYTON, OH 45409 Caution! Highway Patrols, Dayton Police and Sheriff's Pat rols are usually quite active along both I-75 and SR 4 and US 35. Please observe posted speeds. i i COMING BY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION? Greyhound's new terminal NAME is in the Transportation Center which is just one block south of the SHERATON. Dayton RTA buses and trolley buses ADDRESS provide convenient service from the suburbs to downtown with most routes stopping on Main Street at the west doors to the SHERATON and a few routes serving Jefferson Street. CITY/STATE/ZIP

PHONE NUMBER THIS SKETCH MAP WILL HELP YOU: Please enclose $10.00 per person. Make check payable TOLEDO-LIMA to "O.A.R.P." and mail to: AL WOLF SPRINGFIELD 1497 MELROSE AVENUE -....J _._-r v 1~ ::: : CO~UMBU~ DAYTON, OH 45409 '<- )J N.t;. OH.LO

PLEASE NOTE / IMPORTANT INFORMATION! SHERATON DAYTON ( I Fourth St. * ADVANCE RESERVATIONS ARE NECESSARY AND MUST BE RECEIVED BY MAY 19th. REQUESTS FOR REFUNDS WILL NOT BE HONORED AFTER MAY 19th. t * PERSONS NOT PRE-REGISTERED (by mail or by phone call to Al Wolf) MUST PAY $11.00 AT THE DOOR ON THE 22nd. This is a new policy, bu~ecessary one after the problems N we had at Toledo on March 20th. * If you need a registration receipt, ENCLOSE A SASE with your registration and check; otherwise receipts will be available May 22nd at the Meeting. Ask for one. * Staying overnight? The phone number for the SHERATON DAYTON7DOWNTOWNis 5lJ-22J-2lOO. Sheraton's TOLL-FREE reservations line is l-800-J25-J5J5. Some rooms over look the railroad tracks two blocks to the south! cINCINNATI , T * Our Coordinator AL WOLF can be reached at 513-294-7110. * SEE YOU IN DAYTON ['/lAY 22nd! 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111!!20 illilllllllllllllllllllllllllllll:lllllllllllllllllil 1111111111111111111!rl: II i11Tii II ii !IIIII fTfTTTTTFil21 llllllllllllll:llllllllllllllllllllllllllll:i 11111111 l ( ( GROWING rnOBLEM NECESSITATES MEETING POLICY CHANGE lllllllllllll "the 6:53" is the official bi-monthly (Jan-!Ylar-May-Jul-Sep To discourage persons who do not pre-register for meetings, Nov) publication of the OHIO ASSOCIATION OF RAILROAD PASSEN starting with our upcoming OARP Annual Meeting May 22nd GERS, a not-for-profit organization of some 700+ concerned those who do not pre-register by mail or phone will have to citizens working on a volunteer basis to PROMOTE TRAVEL BY pay one dollar more at the door. We actually ran into an TRAIN and to help WORK FOR IMPROVED AND EXPANDED RAIL PAS awkward and slightly embarrassing problem at the recent SENGER SERVICES in and through Ohio. The work of OARP is OARP/NARP March 20th Meeting in Toledo thanks to fifteen supported solely through membership dues and by extra don people who showed up but who did not pre-register. We com ations of time, talents and dollars by our members. JOIN pletely ran out of seating for four persons at the buffet US TODAY in the fight for better trains! Annual dues are luncheon! As of the night before the Toledo meeting we had $5 (min.) for NEW members and $10 (min.) for membership re 59 persons pre-registered. The Hillcrest Hotel did provide newals. Use h&ndy membership coupon printed in this issue. for extras (they are only required to provide for 5% more) and set 70 places in the dining room. Well, we ended up with 74 for lunch. Those four had to stand around holding their dinner plates for some time while already busy wait RED SIGNAL ON THE BACK COVER? This is the LAST ISSUE of resses went to locate extra chairs and place settings and ------"the 6:53" you'll receive squeeze these people in to an already tight situation. unless ... you tear off and return this entire page to OARP making corrections to the address label on back if needed. It's not that we don't welcome people to our meetings. We and the host hotel want to make sure that we have an accur MEMBERS: A red signal indicates your dues are seriously in ate a head-count as possible. Usually the hotel must have arrears. Knowing of your past support we've car a final head-count 48 hours prior to an event. Over that ried you along for some time now expecting you'd we they'll usually always allow for 5% additional attendees renew. But need to hear from you, .along with at the last minute. This problem, persons who don't pre your $10.00 to help support the cause. Otherwise register, has been a growing one. Your OARP President, THIS is the final run of "the 6:53" for you. following the embarrassing situation at Toledo, decided it OTHERS: You/your agency have been receiving a free sub was time to take corrective action. He ran the "dollar ex scription to "the 6:53" and we are pleased to send tra at the door" idea past several OARP officers and re our publication to individuals/agencies involved gional coordinators and all agreed that it should work by in rail transportation concerns. We must periodic ENCOURAGING pre-registration. That is all we're asking. ally update our list of gratis subscriptions. If you wish to continue receiving "the 6:53", we must hear from you by returning this entire page to us. DAYTON UNION STATION TO BE CLEANED UP, DECORATED FOR EVENT! And, please make changes/corrections to your mail ing label on back if necessary. On fuay 2Jrd the Miami Valley Hospital will hold a benefit champagne brunch (by invitation only) at Dayton's Union We sincerely appreciate everyone's support in the ongoing S~ation which is being cleaned up and decorated for the fight for better rail passenger transportation in Ohio and event. OARP is providing assistance and ,several members in America. We are not-for-profit. Your dues and dona are donating railroad passenger-oriented artifacts for dis tions keep our efforts going. We try to give you the best play. Railway Exposition Company of Cincinnati will have value for your dollar, but nothing is free ... really. The three of their passenger cars on display up on Track 3. per-copy cost for printing/folding/stapling this very "6:53" you're reading right now is about 17-t¢. Add to Because of OARP's involvement in this event, we have re that 20¢ for first class postage. Then multiply times six ceived special permission to visit and walk through the issues a year. It adds up, you see. The more we have in Dayton Union Station immediately fo,.llowing our OARP Annual backing and support, the more we can do for you. OARP con Meeting on May 22nd. We will walk to and from the Station tinues to be one of the largest state/regional ARPs in the as a group and tour the facility as a group. For security U.S.A. and we continue to GROW (59 new members in the past purposes this special permission was granted with the un 2-t months!) at a fairly steady rate. derstanding that our group would stay together and not in terfere with final arrangements being made for the Hospital IF THERE's NO INDICATION ON YOUR SIGNAL.... DON'T WORRY! Benefit the following day. Dayton Union Station is owned and operated by Conrail. It is used as a base for Conrail maintenance-of-way and signal crews, yet the waiting room JUST ARRIVED! New AMTRAK SYSTE!YMIDE TIMETABLES effective April 24, 1982. For fastest service, send area is virtually unchanged since t~e last NATIONAL LI~ITED -- pulled out in the Fall of 1979. All Conrail, Chessie and us a business letter size SASE (self-addressed stamped en 54¢ a GTW(DT&I) freights passing through ~aytonpass right through velope) with postage affixed (20+17+17) for copy by Dayton Union Station. return first-class mail. We've a good supply in stock. lllllllllllllllillillll I! II II II II II lllllilillllll ::II 22 Iiiii 11111:1:::::llilll :; II II li II llllllllllllll III Ill 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111123 llllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll -\......

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