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Amtrak at a Critical Junction on Division of by Kenneth Prendergast in Recent Years, Rail Passenger Erations £;. ·:.· " . I ~~·.•.·•.· \ lichi~an ® OhiLI ® l nd iJ ru. Issue 126 June 1997 CSX, NS agree Amtrak at a critical junction on division of By Kenneth Prendergast In recent years, rail passenger erations. Capital funding for new OARP Executive Director advocates have said that Amtrak trains, facilities and other items has Conrail will eventually reach a point where been sorely inadequate since the. CSX Corporation and Norfolk Its the half-cent, stupid! it will have to shut down unless it early 1980s, slowly bleeding the -adaptation of President Clinton's gets adequate federal funding to system to death. That day is only Southern Corporation (NS) an­ nounced that they have reached 1992 campaign slogan: "It's the modernize and maintain train op- - See "HALF -CENT", page four economy, stupid!" agreement on a di ~is ion of the routes and assets of Conrail Inc. "Amtrak truly is in a make or The acquisition will have a major break year," said OARP President impact on passenger rail services, Mark Carlson in a May 30 letter to both current and proposed. Ohio members of Congress. "This NS will contribute $5.9 billion could be the last year of Amtrak, for its 58 percent share of the ac­ making America the only modem quisition and CSX will contribute nation without city-to-city rail pas­ $4.3 billion for its 42 percent share. senger service. Or, this could The totals include amounts previ­ merely be the last of Amtrak's stag­ ously spent by NS and CSX to ac­ nant years, with the coming cen­ quire Conrail shares. The compa­ tury promising growth and im­ nies also said they will file a joint provement." application with the Surface Trans­ Clearly, as Mr. Carlson noted, if· portation Board (STB) in June there ever was a turning point in seeking approval of the Conrail ac­ the existence of the passenger train, Ken Prendergast photo quisition and division. 1997 may equal 1971 - the year WAITING FOR A TRAIN! Rail travelers could be waiting for a lmig time if the half­ NS and CSX said the plan will Amtrak began- as the most criti­ fails. The of intercity passenger rail service in the United States is in (;ent legislation futiire create balanced competition in the cal ooint. a make-or-break year. East, restore rail competition in re- ---··· --'-- L_ ~"~"""'-..,_.,.:rt,....- rt .r"\J_: ~ n~~ .--..: __ ... , ~~-.:·-~ 1'"""4-------~1 .......... .. • T"h.a.,, ...... 4-l-....-.. J ·-----.-·-· -·~ application with the Surface Trans­ Clearly. as Mr. Carlson noted. if· portation Board (STB) in June there ever was a turning point in seeking approval of the Conrail ac­ the existence of the passenger train, Ken Prendergast photo quisition and division. 199i may equal 1971 - the year WAITING FOR A TRAIN! Rail travelers could be waiting for a lmig time if the half­ NS and CSX said the plan will Amtrak began- as the most criti­ cent legislation fails. The future ofintercity passenger rail service in the United States is in create balanced competition in the cal a make-or-break year. East, restore rail competition in re­ They considered the Ohio Pas­ gions now served only by Conrail, Her~ sengers Rail News (OARP's news­ and improve service to customers. we __ go, changing again! letter) to be one of the finest rail According to NS and CSX, the What's going on here? A new porate the Indiana association passenger association publications result will be two strong competi­ masthead? A new name? And (lndARP) news into a joint news­ in the country. They also wanted tors that will provide single-line without "Ohio" in it? What's with letter. Shortly after theNational As­ to learn more about rail transit de­ service between the New York I these changes, and after only one sociation of Railroad Passengers' velopments underway in Cleveland metropolitan area and Chicago, ~ year? Region 6 meeting at Sidney OH, and Cincinnati, as those lessons between New York and St. Louis Yes, here we go again! But we MARP Executive Director John rriay have applications in Michigan and between the New York area didn't change for the sake of DeLora and Assistant Director and Indiana. and markets to the south and so.uth­ change. In late winter the Michi­ Alan Gebauer had an idea. IndARP OARP leaders began to see that west. Implementation of the plan gan Association of Railroad Pas­ President Paul Arden agreed with Ohioans would have something to is expected to bring new business sengers (MARP) agreed to incor- the change. -See "CHANGE", page four -· See "CONRAIL", page five The Passenger Rail News PRESORTED . 479Humiston Drive FIRST CLASS What's Inside... Bay Village OH 44140-3017 U.S. POSTAGE PAID ~ "Train ofThought'" u.~uu CORRECTION REQUESTED Cleveland OH Permit # 2470 ~ Indy Union Station "closes'" ~ CSX starts expansion project ~ Amtrak returns to Youngstown William H. Hutch1son Jr. 3480 Kenlawn St )o> Durand, Saginaw to improve Columbus OH 43224-3450 depots )o> "Yooper 'Report" )o> A Columbus lntermodal hub Two The Passenger Rail News, June LYYt J"he ;;~~~n~~r Train of Thought Copyright © 1997, Ohio Association of Railroad Passengers from OARP Executive Director Kenneth Prendergast, Editor Mark Carlson, Production Marilyn Carlson, Distribution Kenneth Prendergast hen it comes to the I-71 Corridor study in Cincinnati, that little voice in OARP's Statement of Purpose W one's head, which second guesses things we see and hear, is starting to clear its throat. What might it say? "The chances for gaining transportation op­ The Ohio Association of Railroad Passengers exists Jo encourage and tions in Cincinnati, other than those involving the highway, are being threatened." coordinate the efforts ofOhio transportation .consumers in developmg Is that voice paranoid? Yes-inherently. rail ~ngerservieein Ohip. Should we listen to it? Absolutely. Things were rolling smoothly along with the :~ ·:, > ··.:· .~ .. , study, as planners on behalf of the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of .As a coa$QIIlerorg;:mjtation, we regard the public rail transportation: Governments (OKI) evaluated a number of transportation alternatives. One of mo~e ~i~BtiaJ for .many te~RS~ llail has .a superior potential fot' them would be selected, and funding would be sought so that Cincinnatians could co~g~nreli~f,C()i)lf()rt, resour~ collServation; and cotnpatibilitywttlr move during rush hours at speeds faster than that of a glacier. til~ ne)Ve$t~cbt)(J)Ogies. With favorable opinion polls and other inputs in hand, OKI planners were ready •prt>$trve,·. eXJmnti, .. and. to select light-rail transit as the chosen mode. It would improve travel between ·. oA.ttf~eel\s····tu· ·~pt"ov~·e~~tillJ ~tlltJ:a~ ~~>~ ..••...•.. transit•.by. ·vi(e§·.·~.•wal.~tt}"banrait .. ed~ca~tlteig,lleral·t•Mic,i}iler~.·i·., the airport, downtown, and King's Island. The strategy was to get Congress to ·C$te~~ ptu$f~eral,s(a~;.81ld ~~~tlieials~······· write the I-71 light-rail line into a pending renewal of the 1991 lntermodal Sur­ il face Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) legislation. But a funny thing happened on the way to Washington DC-Cincinnati offi­ cials, including Mayor Roxanne Qualls, got side-tracked by a monorail. After much controversy, proponents of building a 30-mile monorail line got . ·.. OKI to include their mode in the study, lengthening it by many months. The problem is, the study may not be complete in time to get the chosen 1-71 Corridor -~~:·~~·~ ... ·.. _.WANTED project into the five-year IS TEA renewal. If the legislation is passed by Congress ... ... without the Cincinnati project in it, neither light rail nor monorail has much of a • I Photos and Articles .- . chance of being built for at least the next five years. ·-:·Clippings from newspapers and magazines .. ·: So, that nagging voice makes me wonder, "are monorail proponents interested ··:··must include the publication's name and date. in monorail? Or, are they merely wanting to keep the worldwide, light-rail renais­ Your articles and news briefs should be typed·." · • sance out of the Queen City so that something else, such as more pavement for and double-spaced, though very short items :_-: : more cars, can be had?" There's one way to find out for sure. If the 1-71 study may be legibly written. Preferably, send hard ·."·.:. isn't completed in time for inclusion in the ISTEA renewal, and if monorail pro­ copy with IBM-compatible text files on 51;4'' :··. :· ponents quiet down afterwards, we'll know they got what t~ey really wanted. or 3¥2'' disks. Submissions via e-mail to: ****** . · Intemet:727 64.2020@ Compuserve.com. CORRECTION - In the last issue of The Ohio Passenger Rail News, a re­ ... · We reserve the right to edit all non-published printed Dec. 31, 1996 editorial by The Cincinnati Post was missing some impor­ submissions. Original photos should be sharp. tant text. The missing words were: "The Post believes that light rail is by far the bright prints-avoid slides and negatives . best of these options. It would not only address the transportation needs of the .... •-·-~~ ~1... de. ""fll:lr region well into the next century," concluding with the text we did include, "it our ualit of life in ways that are surprising cost-effective." Photos and Articles wu11uuL u1c ~IU\,;UUI<UI ptUJC\,;L 111 u, nt:nnt:r ngnL rau nor munurau nas mucn or a chance of being built for at least the next five years. ·-:·Clippings from newspapers and magazines .. ·: So, that nagging voice makes me wonder, "are monorail proponents interested ·":··must include the publication's name and date. in monorail? Or, are they merely wanting to keep the worldwide, light-rail renais­ Your articles and news briefs should be typed·." ·.
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