Volume 1, No. 15 November 15, 1974

Brinegar Chooses Washington, DC-Denver For 2-Year Experimental Rail Service------.

Washington, D.C.-Denver has been Emporia, Newton, La Junta, Pueblo and ing services. At Indianapolis, the Wash­ selected for a two-year experimental rail Colorado Springs. ington will join 's "Na­ passenger service by Secretary of Trans­ Building on existing Amtrak service, tional Limited" from New York to portation Claude S. Brinegar. The new the new route will reopen Kansas City Ka nsas City. It also' will provide train will extend existing Washington­ as a mid-America gateway to the West connections with the "James Whitcomb Cumberland service to Denver. for rail passenger service through the Riley" , Washington, D.C.-Chicago Brinegar announced October 28 that Great Plai ns. service. It also can be scheduled through the new service will operate by way of Secretary Brinegar pointed out that Newton, Kansas so as to provide con- Cumberland, Parkersburg, Cincinnati, the new route offers several opportuni­ Indianapolis, Kansas City, Topeka, ties for combining and connecting exist- (Continued on page 2, col. 1)

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keepsie, RhineCliff, Hudson, Rome , New York Voters Approve Saratoga Springs; Fort Edward, Fort Ticonderoga, Plattsburg, and Rouses Point. More extensive work is contem­ $250 Million plated at Niagara Falls, Schenectady, Utica, Rochester, Buffalo, Mechanic­ ville , Whitehall, Westport and Bingham­ Rail Bond Issue ton. New York's total rail improvement New York State voters approved a York City-Buffalo, Syracuse-Buffalo program (intercity passenger, commuter $250 million rail transportation bond and -Albany; extension and freight) will be funded by $30 issue November 5. The Rail Preservation of current New York City-Buffalo serv­ million previously appropriated by the Bond Act of 1974 is part of a total ice to Niagara Falls-Toronto and New New York State legislature, the $250 $811 million investment in improved York City-Binghamton. million bond act approved November 5 intercity passenger, commuter and Track and right-of-way improvement and some $531 million from federal, freight rail services planned by the state. also are under consideration for the state and other funds. The $250 million approved includes New York City-Buffalo corridor, New New York State voters rejected trans­ capital funds for addition of new high­ York City- and between Buf­ portation bond issues of $2.5 billion in speed equipment to the New York falo and Niagara Falls. 1971 and $3.5 billion in 1973. Michigan City-Albany-Buffalo "" Approval of the bond issue also State rejected a combined airline/ corridor. New York State also plans makes possible station rehabilitation highway/rail transportation bond issue additional Empire Service between New and parking improvements at Pough- on November 5. New Route ___ Existing Route .•.• \~t N.Y.C. / Newark Denver Colorado Kansas • Springs C~ty Pueblo. La Dale Hutchinson.···· ••~~nta ...... City . ....•• .. : ATis;:· .. .. Ne~ton

ROUTE-(Continued from page 1) The Amtrak Improvement Act of insufficient patronage." On June 27, necting service on Amtrak's "Lone 1973 directed the Secretary of Trans­ 1974, Brinegar designated Boston­ Star" between Houston and Denver. portation to select at least one experi­ Chicago (via Buffalo and ) and At a later date, Amtrak will an­ mental route each year. After a two­ Norfolk/Newport News-Cincinnati (via nounce schedules, intermediate service year experimental period, the Secretary Bluefield, West Virginia) as the experi­ points and the inaugural date for the must, according to the Act, "terminate mental routes for fiscal year 1974. new Washington-Denver route. the route if he finds that it has attracted

Army-Navy Game---, Round-trip fares for the football Francisco Zephyr was the most nearly specials are : $16 from New York and perfecl train tflP I've ever had. I was Special Newark; $15 from Metropark , N.J.; $20 nearly bowled over by the sight of the I from Washington, D.C . and Capitol Belt­ .. . red-coated crew standing Amtrak will run five special trains way Station; $15 from Baltimore, and at attention. The steward ... knew his direct to JFK Stadium Philadelphia on $10 from Wil mington, Del. Children business. His crew was composed of Saturday, Nov. 30, for the Army-Navy under 12 pay half-fare. mixed sexes and colors and they were game. More than 4 ,000 football fans are great." Three of the trains will operate south expected to make use of the special Helen Sierra and Howard Finberg in from New York, leaving at 9:05, 9:15 trains. the San Francisco (Calif.) Examiner : and 9 :20 on Saturday morning with "Traveling by train, very 'in' this energy stops at New Jersey points. conscious year, has two advantages: Two others will depart from Wash­ What They're Saying trains cover a lot of ground without the ington at 8 : 15 and 8:25 with stops at discomfort of a wearying auto trip and Bal timore and other intermediate ~bout Amtrak ] they present a view of America that points. highways and planes only suggest." All the specials will arrive at the Marjorie Holmes in the Washington Pennsylvania's Governor Milton stadium in time for the kickoff cere­ (D.C.) Star-News: "The cuts Shapp, as reported in the Journal of monials. Return will be direct from the its wedge bet~ee·n the trees . .. flanked Commerce: "The U.S. is either going to stadium after the game. Food and bev­ on either side. by the green banks and rise to prosperity or sink to deep de­ erage service will be available on all brilliant burst of trees ... ablaze with pression in the next decade depending trains. fall ... You have a sense of escape and upon whether we have efficient rail­ ~esides the specials, Amtrak operates joy and comfort. Yet a feeling of roads or allow the railroads to decay." 28 regular Saturday trains between New permanence and security. Maybe be­ From the Miami (Fla.) Herald: " ... York and Philadelphia, 19 from and to cause underneath all this are the same time and the continuing energy and Washington. Passengers may use special old-fashioned rails rumbling and singing economic crisis are on the side of the tickets one-way, if they wish, returning away ... . " Florida citizens groups working with from Philadelphia on other regular Am­ George Ryko in Rail Travel News­ Senator Lawton Chiles for improved trak trains as late as Dec. 30, 1974. letter: "The trip into Ogden on the San railroad service."

2 ....--___Amtrak Appoints ___~ I I Appointment of Roger W. Brown as All of these assignments were made Forrest L. Griffith as Director Director- Service, replacing Don Ensz, effective on the date Mr. Lewis issued - Compensation and Organization who will be Special Assistant to Vice these instructions, as of October 31 , Development President- Operations was announced 1974. Griffith joins Amtrak after a long and recently by Roger Lewis, President of Stephen P. Adik as Manager of Indus­ distinguished career with Hewitt­ the National Railroad Passenger Corp. trial Engineering Robins, Inc., a division of Litton Indus­ Mr. Brown has served previously in Prior to joining Amtrak, Adik was tries. His most recent position , which he the key Amtrak positions of Director­ Manager of the Mechanical Department held since 1970, was as Vice President Labor Relations and Director-Personnel. on the Chicago Great Western Division of Marketing. In his new position, he will report of the Chicago and North Western Rail­ Paul Harris as Director- Station Services directly to the President and will be road in Oelwein, Iowa. Responsible for station service and facil­ responsible for the activities of the vast Melvin H. Baker as Director- Budgets ities for the entire Amtrak system. Service organization of this company. and Financial Plans Harris previously served Amtrak as At a time when emphasis is being placed Baker is responsible for all financial Eastern Regional Manager of Services in on the strengthening of all service com­ planning, preparation of budgets and New York. He has an extensive railroad ponents of the company, Roger Brown progress reporting for capital and oper­ background, starting in 1935 as' an brings to this position a wealth of ating expenditures. He comes from the office boy wi th the Seaboard Air Line experience not only with Amtrak, Defense Dept. where he was Deputy R.R. (now Seaboard Coast Line), and which he joined during the summer of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Man­ moving up to General Passenger Agent 1971 , but with other major corpora­ agement systems. Previously , he was in New York, a position he held until tions. He was Corporate Director of Comptroller of the Defense Supply his first Amtrak appointment. In be­ Human Relations for the STP Corpora­ Agency. He also held positions with the tween was a series of passenger posi­ tion and had served as Vice President of Air Force Auditor General and the tions, includin"g City Passenger and Employee and Industrial Relations for Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Ticket Agent in Ft. Lauderdale, District General Dynamics/Resources Group. Air Force. Passenger Agent at Tampa, Division Earlier he has been with North Ameri­ Edward Buyes as Director- On-Board Passenger Agent in Norfolk, and Assist­ can Aviation and General Mo tors. Services ant General Passenger Agent in St. As Director of Sales, he had installed Responsible for the operations and plan­ Petersburg. many changes and innovations in that ning for on-board services. Buyes came Myron H. Humphrey as Manager of activity. During his term as Director, the to Amtrak from Air La Carte (Division Agency & Interline Sales Reservations system was placed under of ARA Services), a company which Responsible for sales programs involving Sales as was the Government Marketing specializes in airline and terminal cater­ travel agents, other transportation com­ section. The nationwide Sales organiza­ ing, where he was a regional vice presi­ panies and international sales. Also re­ tion was restructured to improve its dent. He previously held a division sponsible for group, private car and efficiency and effectiveness. supervisory post with Longchamp's special train operations. Humphrey has Mr. Lewis also announced that Glenn Restaurant of New York. been an Amtrak District Sales Manager Evers, long-time Regional Director-Sales William Ford as Director-Marketing in San Francisco and also in the Florida for the East Coast, would replace Mr. Administration district. Before coming to Amtrak in Brown as Director- Sales. Mr. Evers Responsible for research and analysis, February 1972, he held several posts brings to that office the combined assets budget and cost control and personnel with United Air Lines and has also been of many years of service with Amtrak administration in the Marketing Dept. in private business in Florida. during its formative days to the present Also served Amtrak as Manager­ Kenneth J. Karchinski as Manager-New along with many more years in Sales Systems Development and was instru­ York CRO with United Air Lines. He will report mental in the development of the ARTS Kenneth J. Karchinski, with seven years directly to Harold Graham, Vice Presi­ program. His first Amtrak appointment of railroad experience, was appointed dent- Marketing. came in May 1972 as Manager of Passen­ Manager- New York Reservations To fill the vacancy in New York ger Service in the Service Dept. Before Bureau on August 9 , 1974. At age 25, created by these changes, Mr. Lewis has that, Ford was Manager of Systems he is the youngest CRO manager in the named Richard Cook, long-time Evers' Analysis for Pan American Airways and system. He replaced Roy Nyquist who assistant and Manager of the New York had 18 years of experience with an left New York in July to become District, to the important post of Re­ aircraft manufacturer, Republic Avia­ gional Sales Manager- East. tion. (Continued on page 5, col. 2)

3 Amtrak in Sept: New York's Central Reservations Office: ___...... Ridership up 10% OnTime 83% I Getting Better All the Time I Amtrak trains were on time 83 percent of the time in September-up 5.3 percent from August- and ridership New York's five boroughs of Man­ of its staff. According to Kenneth J. training program and willingness of our increased 10 percent over the same hattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx and Karchinski, the bureau's new manager, force to learn ARTS, we are now readily month a year ago. Staten Island have one thing in com­ "The average age of our people is 55 serving our customers without delay," Fourteen of Amtrak's 39 routes mon: They are now being served by a years. The average length of railroad continued Karchinski. scored September performance figures modernized, . computerized railroad service is 30 years. Much credit on the management side of 90 percent on time or higher, with reservations bureau in New York. "We have a wealth of railroad pro­ goes to David L. Struebing, Manager­ Chicago-Seattle hitting the 99 percent In Amtrak's earlier days, the office duct knowledge centered here. Their Reservations, in Washington, D.C. mark. Of the 102 trains operating over operated at a traditionally slower pace backgrounds are in reservations, infor· Struebing planned the basic organiza­ the 2,200 mile route, only one train was because of the antiquated system of mation, baggage, dining and ticketing tion of the New York Bureau, along late . using telegrams and paper diagrams to services," continued Karchinski. with all other Amtrak bureaus. Other routes scoring over 90 percent request and make reservations. His observation is supported by included Chicago-Houston, Chicago­ Now the New York Bureau, e­ Sophia Kucharik, a railroader with 28 From left to right: Cheryl Felfoldy, Leslie A Special Accounts Section serves New Yorker's Special Needs Oakland, New York-Florida, Chicago­ quipped with the modern Automatic years experience. An Amtrak Special Harris and Irene Buckel the needs of over 100 travel agents, Du buque, Chicago-, Chicago­ Reservations and Ticketing System Service Agen t, Kucharik said, "The new most of whom perform their own tick­ While the New York Bureau is Am­ Milwaukee, Los Angeles-San Diego, New (ARTS), is as efficie nt and effective as reservation system is fine. Once you get eting and require speedy responses to trak's smallest, it is still an extremely York-Boston (shore line), New York­ any other transportation reservation accustomed to it, it's easy." requests for reservations. busy place. Washington conventional trains, Wash­ bureau. The third area is the Service Center "We play an important role for Am­ ington-Boston, Seattle-Portland, Seat­ The dramatic improvement was not Energetic Management which handles reservations for Southern trak. New York people are unique and tle-Spokane, and Port Huron, Michigan­ easy. It is the result of blending exten­ Railway, maintains waiting lists during need a special type of attention," said Chicago. The ARTS system came in on June sive railroad experience of the bureau's busy periods, makes call-backs to pas­ John Klimko, Supervisor. September ridership increases over 10, 1973 when Amtrak assumed control staff with good management by Amtrak sengers, arranges Week-of-Wheels reser­ "It's one of those intangibles- New the same m_onth last year were tallied gn of the bureau-, and re laced "the drum" officials. - --~- vations, and holds "free " advance space Yorkers are different than people in virtually all of the corridor routes. which held paper diagrams. With the Unlike other bureaus, New York is (reservations for space not yet entered other parts of the country. People else­ The Chicago-Detroit trains showed a antiquated system gone, the agents the only one that was transformed lock, into the computer). where are more folksy but time is of 41 percent ridership increase; the Em­ learned ARTS within a short time and stock and barrel into a computerized The Service Center is quite busy with essence to people here. They rush even pire Service between New York, Albany are doing an excellent job. operation. The offices in Bensalem, Chi­ Southern Ry. reservations because the when they're on the phone. Every caller and Buffalo had a 39 percent increase. The bureau presently handles an cago, Jacksonville and Los Angeles are cars originate in New York and carry knows what he wants and some can be Two short-haul lines, Chicago-Carbon­ avet-age of 7,000 calls per day, or 14 all newly-designed facilities in new quite a few through passengers. The direct as hell about it," he continued. dale and Chicago-Quincy, had increases percent of the entire system's calls. At locations. workload is expected to ease when these Said Klimko: "By having New York­ of 86 and 52 percent respectively. the height of the energy crisis, New reservations are included in Amtrak's ers staff a bureau for New Yorkers, For the first nine months of 1974, York handled 9,500 calls per day . we've enabled Amtrak to make a lot of Experienced Railroaders ARTS system, An agreement to this Amtrak's system-wide ridership was up "This is a definite improvement over Two other key figures were Roy effect was recently signed by the two friends in this town. And it's a big 24 percent over the same period in A major reason for the success of the the old bureau. On takeover, we were Nyquist, New York's first manager, and railroads. town." 1973. bureau is the experience and dedication losing 48 percent of our calls. Through a Karchinski. When the bureau was going through transition, Nyquist's adminis­ CRO Manager, Kenneth J. Karchinski Rock Room Supervisor, John Klimko trative and organizational background APPOINTS- (Continued from page 3) Martin R. Kelly as Director-Contract was effectively brought together with AMTRAK NEWS Chicago's CRO Manager. Karchinski had Administration Karchinski's understanding of the bu­ been a General Supervisor under Responsible for administration and con­ reau's inner workings. NA TIONAL RAILROAD Nyquist from June 1973 when Amtrak trol of operating contracts with rail­ "We have good people here, an alert PASSENGER CORPORATION \ =~ assumed control of the New York roads. Kelly has served Amtrak as Man­ management, and, of course, the ARTS Bureau. Previously, Karchinski was an ager of the Pass Bureau from August system. Without all parts working to­ Published bi-weekly for Amtrak R&I Agent and a Duty Supervisor for 1972 to Sept. 1973. Since Sept. 1973, gether, the bureau would not be operat­ employees and those of Penn Central in the Bureau. Before that, he has been a member of the Railroad participating railroads ing as smoothly," declared Karchinski. engaged in passenger service he was an Usher, then Assistant Station Operating Contract Negotiation Team. Master at . He He has many years of experience in How Organized NEWS Staff worked at several of these jobs while computer information systems analysis Joseph Vranich Ronnie Daly The New York Bureau is divided into attending St. John's University where he and design with Martin Marietta Corp., Gayle Fedrowitz three sections, the largest of which earned a Masters Degree in Administra­ Raytheon Co., General Electric and handles calls from the general public. tion. Melpar, Inc.

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Electric Locomotives million. The lounge and baggage claim tween July 29 and August 4, it at­ area will be adjacent to the Amtrak tempted to pinpoint the reasons why a The first of 26 General Electric-built ticket office in an area formerly occu­ small percentage of passengers indicated new Amtrak electric locomotives will be pied by suburban train ticket offices. that their next trip would not be by delivered to the Wilmington, Del. yards The fully carpeted lounge will measure train and also to target more reasons for by late November. It will undergo three about 100 feet by 50 feet and will seat passengers' preference for last minute, or four weeks of tests at Wilmington 314 persons, plus seats for 34 in a same day ticket pickup. The seven before it is put into service on Amtrak's refreshment area. A large, carousel-type long-haul routes were identical to those electrified routes between New Haven , dispenser in the baggage claim area will surveyed previously: the , Conn. ; New York, N.Y. ; Washington, be capable of handling luggage for 200 , Southwest Limited, Sunset D.C. ; and Harrisburg, Pa. passengers in 10 minutes. Construction Limited, , Empire is scheduled for completion by April 1, Builder, and . In addi­ 1975. tion, questionnaires were also distri­ Richmond Station buted be tween New York-New Haven, New York-Albany, Chicago-Detroit, Hendrick Construction Company of Chicago-St. Louis. Richmond, Va . began work on a new Jacksonville Station Expansion Richmond station November 5. Com­ Expansion of the Jacksonville, Fla. pletion is scheduled for Fall 1975. The Group Moves new station will be located on Staples station will get underway November 11. Mill Road in the Glendale section of The Julien E. Johnson Construction Co. For the second year in a row, the Richmond about three and one-half of Jacksonville will enlarge the parking Chicago Symphony Orchestra has miles from the old Broad Street station. lot, expand station trackage, mail hand­ chosen Amtra-k-to- tra-nsport its - t20- It will include waiting room, alcove ling and mechanical servicing facilities. members to a series of 10 concerts in ticket counter, baggage check-in area, Milwaukee. Amtrak is providing three sales office, employee lounge, and a coaches and a snack/lounge for the snack vending machine area. The station PC Car Purchase October- April trips. is designed to minimize walking by Amtrak will purchase 65 additional passengers. It will be located practically Penn Central cars this month. Included Current Amtrak Ads at trackside and passengers can reach in the purchase are 20 baggage cars, 3 trains under an all-weather canopy or sleepers, 11 parlor cars, 1 sleeper / "The worse inflation gets, the better wait at a trackside patio. There also will lounge, 1 diner and 29 coaches. Amtrak Amtrak's fares look" reads the headline be an exterior, covered baggage claim is considering heavy overhaul for most of one of four new Amtrak newspaper area. The building will have a brick of the cars. ads currently appearing in 66 cities. One exterior, mansard roof of bronze-tinted of Amtrak's largest newspaper cam­ metal and large front and rear windows. paigns to-date, it is running for five An adjacent parking lot will hold On-Board Survey weeks beginning October 15. The other approximately 150 cars. Total cost for three ads also have an anti-inflation the building, parking lot and auxiliary Amtrak's Marketing/Advertising theme: "Four can travel as cheaply as station track being built by RF&P Rail­ Department conducted its second on­ three on Amtrak's family plan fares"; "I road will be $1.8 million. board survey in recent months from wish I had a dime for every dollar you October 21 through November 1. Dis­ save on Amtrak"; and "I save so much tributed by Amtrak service and sales money traveling on Amtrak, I can personnel onboard seven long-haul and afford to buy gas for my car now". Chicago Lounge four short-haul trains, the questionnaire Amtrak's Advertising Department also A spacious new passenger lounge and was designed to give Amtrak detailed began running short "price and destina­ extensive, modern baggage facilities are information on passengers' point of tion" advertisements October 30 in 47 being built at Chicago Union Station. origin, destination and future travel cities. During October and November, Amtrak is leasing space and constructing plans. Expanding on information gath­ ethnic radio spots were broadcast in 22 facilities at a cost of approximately $1.5 ered from the first survey taken be- black and 8 spanish markets.

6 In the Midwest, Chicago-Detroit, Chi­ 10 Percent Fare Increase ___...... cago-St. Louis and Chicago-Port Huron fares will remain unchanged. The in­ crease will apply to other mid-west I On Most Amtrak Routes I routes except Chicago to Florida which will go up to 20 percent. Local fares between Chicago and Denver as well as the Seattle-Los An­ geles route will not be raised. Other West and west coast routes will be Responding to inflationary cost in­ All tickets for unreserved trains sold increased with the Seattle-Portland creases, Amtrak recently announced before the November IS effective date coach fare going up $1.50. plans to cover a portion of those higher will be honored at the old fares after Rates under the family plan will go costs by fare increases averaging 10 November IS. Reservations made before up about 12 percent for accompanying percent on most of its routes effective publication of the new tariff October 27 family members. However, Saturday November IS. will be sold at the old rates if paid for will be added as a fifth day on which However, no fare increases will be before November IS. Tickets issued reduced rate family travel · can begin. made on five routes and no changes will beginning November IS and all reserva­ Previously, trips had to begin on Mon­ be made in accommodation charges for tions made beginning October 27 for days through Thursdays to be eligible. , slumbercoach and parlor travel November IS and thereafter will car service. be sold at the new rates. Congress, recognizing the cost escala­ Principal Fare Changes If you are not getting Amtrak tion affecting Amtrak fuel, mate rial and Effective November 15 News regularly, or if you know labor, restated earlier this year its intent In the East, the fare increase is someone whose name should be that Amtrak compensate, to the extent generally applicable except there will be added to our mailing list, please possible, for such increases with fare no fare increase on the write: adjustments. service between New York and Montreal Amtrak News Details of the varying rate changes via Albany and only a 5 percent rise for Public Relations Dept. were included in a new Amtrak system­ conventional coach passengers between 955 L'Enfant Plaza N ____wide tariff which was published October Washingtop.-New Y ork-Springfield-Bos­ Washington, DC 20024 27. ton.

Fun Train Begins the Reno area, and are operated by Oakland or Martinez or $64.95 from American Rail Tours and Amtrak. Sacramento, includes the round trip Fifteenth Season As a special feature this year, each train fare, meals on the trains, hotel or Reno Fun Trains started their fif­ train will have a host or hosts who are motel rooms for Friday and Saturday teenth season October 18, with more celebrities in the San Francisco area. nights, and a hospitality package featur­ special activities than ever for passengers Two popular San Francisco disc jock­ ing shows, dining and cocktails. Special traveling from the San Francisco/ eys-Rick Cimino and Gene Nelson, of car rental discounts are also available. Sacramento areas to Reno, Nevada. station KSFO-hosted the first trip. These are double occupancy rates, per A dance- with a live band, Conceived by the Reno Chamber of person. Single occupancy rates are an dinner on the train, spectacular scenery Commerce as a way to get people safely additional $15_ of the high Sierras, two nights at a first to Reno during winter snows that make Trips this season include Friday class hotel or motel, and a Reno Fun driving hazardous, the trains have proved departures from San Francisco on Octo­ Train Package, good for discounts for highly popular for weekend trips. ber 18 ; November 1, 8, 15 and 22; Jan. meals and cocktails, await travelers on The trains consist of chair cars, buf­ 24 and 31 ; February 7 and 28; March 7, the 18 special trains to be run this fet cars serving full course chuck wagon 14, 21 and 28; April 4 and 25 ; and May autumn, winter and spring. meals in both directions, lounge cars 9. The Fun Trains are sponsored by the and a dance car with four-piece combo. Two special mid-week departures will Greater Reno Chamber of Commerce, in The price for the entire weekend of be run, departing Wednesday, Jan. 8 and cooperation with hotels and casinos in $69.95 per person from San Francisco, Tuesday, April 8.

7 Progress Report: Station Repairs

Amtrak's two-year experimental Boston-Chicago again in late November to check for Norfolk-Cincinnati route will be the needed upkeep. B os ton-Cleveland-Chicago, desig­ primary station repair and rehabilitation nated by Secretary of Transportation target in late November and early Brinegar as one of two experimental Windsor, St. Thomas and Weiland, December. In addition, field surveys are routes for fiscal 1974, will be targeted Ontario planned for several important future for repairs during November by Am­ repair projects and work has been Amtrak currently is negotiating with trak's facility engineering group. completed at Tampa and Penn Sta­ Penn Central for repair of existing sta­ tion, New York. tions at Windsor, St. Thomas and WeI­ Tampa, Fla. land, located along the route of Amtrak's new Express Norfolk-Cincinnati Repair work has been completed at Tampa station, including in terior and New York-Detroit service. Repairs con­ New Amtrak stations are planned for exterior painting, and repair and paint­ templated at WeIland would extend the Bluefield and Roanoke, Va. Station ing of the station platform canopy. New station platform about 100. feet. At drawings should receive final approval in furniture is on order for the station's Windsor, Amtrak is requesting that the mid-November and bids are being ob­ wai ting room. station be cleaned and its interior re­ tained during that time period from paired; the eastbound station platform local contractors. Penn Station, New York resurfaced and exterior light fix tures During mid-November, Amtrak also repaired. St. Thomas would require the is surveying and contracting for rehabili­ Escalator # 16, one of the main most extensive work including interior tation at Williamson and Welch, W. Va. means of access between station arrival cleaning and painting; resurfacing of the and Narrows and Christianburg, Va. and departure areas, will be replaced. westbound platform; constructing an Repair work also is being contracted eastbound platform; repairing exterior Richmond-Miami at Norfolk, Suffolk, Petersburg, Crewe, light fixtures; reactivating westbound ~ai'mville, Bedford, and Lynchburg, Va. flo,iua statiuns [rom Richmond LO engint: watering fixtures ;--installing east­ and is scheduled to begin on about Miami, the subject of one of Amtrak's bound engine watering fixtures and re­ November 15 with completion by early first major repair and rehabilitation locating the train supervisor's office to December. efforts in Spring 1973, will be surveyed provide space for a ticket office.

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