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A FIRST FOR OARP! OARP's chartered Breda car #827 pauses at historic Lynnfield Station during our July 24th field trip over the Greater Cleveland RTA' s light rail lines. photo: JOHN T. McCANN OARP VOTES TO SUPPORT STATE ISSUE TWO-- OHIO'S HIGH-SPEED PASSENGER RAIL SYSTEM details inside ...
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OARPDIRECTORY: September 1, 1982 OARPVOTES TO SUPPORTPASSAGE OF ISSUETWO -- MEMBERSURGED
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lllllllllllllllllllllmr!lllllllllllllllllllllllllll 3 1111111111111i 11111111111111111111111111111 mnnm 1111111111111111111111111111111!1111111111111111111112 lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll ~ L ( ( HEREIS THECOMPLETE TEXT OF THERESOLUTION PASSED BY UNAN IMOUSVOTE AT OARP'sMIDSUMMER MEETING ON JULY 24. 1982:
WHEREAS the Ohio Association of Railroad Passengers (OARP) exists to promote travel by train and to work for improved and expanded rail passenger services in ,. and through Ohio, and WHEREAS OARP endorsed the creation of the Ohio Rail Trans portation Authority (Ohio Rail) and has maintained a close working relationship with Ohio Rail, and .&> WHEREAS OARP has previously adopted a policy resolution calling upon Ohio to devlop a statewide system of rail passenger services, and WHEREAS the Ohio General Assembly has placed before Ohio voters State Issue 2, a Constitutional amendment which provides funding and general guidelines for implementation of a statewide system of rail passen ger services, and WHEREAS the General Assembly's proposal provides Ohio Rail with broad authority and flexibility in designing the service system to be implemented; "STRAPHANGERS" OARP Pres. Tom Pulsifer and Kentucky ARP NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED Pres. Don Maxwell discuss the upcoming Rail Coalition Meeting that the Ohio Association of Railroad Passengers with OARP member Paul Woodring on our July 24th RTA charter hereby endorses passage of State Issue 2, and trip. photo: John T. McCann BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all OARP members are urged to use the oppor A VERYIMPORTANT PERSONAL MESSAGE TO ALLOARP MEMBERS: tunity provided by this public issue to promote the purposes for which OARP exists, and I was both gratified and surprised at the unanimous OARP vote July 24th to endorse passage of State Issue 2. I was sure BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the vote would be favorable, but not unanimous. I know some that OARP shall be prepared, following the Novem of you have strong feelings about Issue 2. I respect your ber 1982 election, to work with Ohio Rail and the feelings. Your vote November 2nd is up to you. I would ask, Ohio General Assembly to ensure prompt implement however, that you give Issue 2 a chance of success. ation of a viable, economical intercity rail pas I am aware of much dealing with Issue 2, with the future of senger transportation system which will meet both ORTA, and with legislative feelings on the future of rail the short and long term needs of Ohioans and their passenger services in Ohio that would take too many pages to neighbors for modern transportation. detail here. I do know that if OARP is to have any future credibility with the Ohio Legislature to get the State of Our thanks to HCMARDHARDING for drafting this resolution upon consult Ohio moving on passenger trains, OARP's support of Issue 2 ing with your OARP President and others. .. is necessary! Issue 2 is far from perfect. We must continue and increase h_ our work to help make an imperfect situation better, before WATCHFOR SPECIAL MAILINGS regarding IssuE 2 which may be and November 2nd. To end J ask we con OHIO after this that all sent to our membership dur- ~ tinue to work together, constructively ing the course of the campaign. We're not turning our mail ing list over to the J.O.B.S. Committee; however, we will Thank you! take care of addressing materials they may prepare to send out to our OHIO members of OARP. For the time being, your OARP President will serve as OARP's "chief liaison" with the J.O.B.S. Committee in Columbus. August 30, 1982 OARP 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111114 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111115 ( ( ( AMTRAK'SNEW uANYWHERE FAREu OFFERS DRAMATIC R:r. SAVINGS! C A R D I N A L R 0 U T E CONCERNS At presstime OARP under Best bargain of the year! That's what travelers are now stands there will be no move this year to axe the CARDINAL, saying about Amtrak's new $225 "Anywhere Fare", designed but that the train will remain tri-weekly for the forseeable to offer train travelers dramatic savings on ticket costs future. A new station stop is slated for Montgomery, WV, ef for long-distance trips anywhere along its 24,000-mile fective in October; and the train will benefit by serving the route system. The special fare went into effect August 1st new Amtrak depot at Hammond, Indiana. OARP is working with .. and will be offered through October 30th. It will also be the Amtrak travel agents in Oxford, Ohio, to assure better available in combination with first-class sleeping accomod usage of the CARDINAL by the Miami University students this ations beginning August 30th. Children's half-fare prices academic year. way Sum of $112.50 will be the only allowable discount to the fare. Ridership on the Cardinal is up this b mer, after exceedingly dismal ridership in late April and May Under the "Anywhere Fare" discount plan, only stopovers when the special Ten Dollar Round Trip promotion expired. To for changing trains are allowed enroute to and from the illustrate, here are some figures for Train #51 (westbound) ticketed destination. Passengers may, however, take a dif . of August 20th: Left New York Wlth 98 passengers. 151 got on at Wash- ferent routing on the return trip. For example, a passen ington with a count of 357 on board. 382 were on the train upon arrival ger traveling round-trip from New York to Los Angeles could at Culpeper. At South Portsrrouth 84 got on (one of Craig Colley's tour return via San Francisco. The $225 fare would save the groups helped the count!) with 349 on board. 229 got off at Cincinnati, passenger $221, when compared. to the normal round-trip ex- 35 got on, making the on-board count then 155. Arrived Chicago with 153. cursion fare of $446 ! Reservations must be made for all On this particular trip a total of 604 persons got on the CARDINALat reserved trains to be used on the journey prior to the is SCJit"e point! OARP understands that the on-time performance suance of tickets. All tickets for the entire journey has improved recently, partially thanks to completion of a must be obtained before departure, either from an Amtrak lot of trackwork east of Cincinnati along the C&O mainline. ticket office, by telephone to Amtrak's toll-free reserva tions number [1-800-621-0317 from OHIO], or from an auth Food service continues to generate the most negative com orized ticket agency. Passengers whose station of origin ments. The limited cafeteria-lounge just cannot meet the is closed at departure time may purchase a one-way ticket needs of the passengers when there are 350-400 passengers on board and present the receipt at the destination ticket on board! They frequently run out of food! And, out of office for adjustment. Washington, the food service car doesn't open up until the Amtrak's "Anywhere Fare" will NOT train is well out of Alexandria. This discourages many pas- be valid on Metroliner Service, or on the connecting which Amtrak NARP's CARDINAL Campaign $13, trains or buses of other carriers for sells sengers. Advertising (nearly tickets. An exception will be the VIA Rail Canada por 000 was raised, OARP is told) was concentrated at mid-route tion of the New York- Toronto MAPLE LEAF. points with most of the money being spent in West Virginia at the direction of John DeLara who was in charge of the Campaign. Very little was allocated to Virginia or to Ind Again this year, New Yorkers can visit the New York State Fair, west iana. Ohio's share for the Cincinnati area (we haven't of Syracuse, by Amtrak. From August 28th through September 6th, Am spent it yet) is either $300 or $1,300, depending on who one trak will stop six Errpire Corridor trains adjacent to the New York talks to. OARP's Mike Weber is working with your OARP Pres State Fair grounds. Free shuttle transportation will be provided to ident on some advertising promotions for the Cincinnati area and from the main Fair gate. which will help fill the train after Labor Day. We felt that A similar potential exists right here it would be better to spend the limited funds then; as during in Ohio! The 3-c Corridor main line of Conrail and the north-south the Summer the train was running nearly full or sold out on main line of the Norfolk Southern (N&W) form the western boundary of the Ohio State Fair grounds. What convenience! What potential! most trips. OARP Wlll. support a current proposal to move the If South Portsmouth "Amshack" to a better site one and one-half New York can do it ... why can't Ohio? Let's help get Ohio rroving on miles to the east in the community of South Shore, KY. The ~ passenger trains. and present station is being vandalized regularly they cannot b. keep a pay phone intact there. The station is hard to get to and NOT a CALLAMTRAK uNEWSBREAKu TOLL-FREE DIRECT NEWS LINE parking is limited. Plus it is advisable to leave .t.; - car there unattended. The proposed site is near a main high . 1 - 8 0 0 - 3 6 8 - 5 9 9 9 way, and a restaurant! OARP understands that Amtrak offic ials have already looked over the proposed site, but that no While intended mainly for Amtrak employees, OARP has been decision has yet been reached or announced. We will continue authorized to release this number to our members. Dial it no Amtrak news and Amtrak Union Terminal. Even at charge for the latest recorded in efforts to get into Cincinnati formation. It is updated daily, with a weekly news summary an interim massive improvement of River Road is needed to ex presented over the weekend. It's in service 24-hours daily. pand the ~arkinglot and the waiting room for present usage. 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111117 tllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111116 lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll ( ( ( OARP's MIDSUMMER MEETING ... Because of a malfunctioning air-conditioner on #808, the RTA assigned Breda Car #827 to us for the remainder of our rail field trip. Again, our OARP logo was positioned at both ends of the articulated, 84-passenger transit car. Our .. group was divided into two groups for the afternoon so as to better handle the tours of the nearly completed Shops adjacent to the East 55th Street RTA Station. Rodg Sillars escorted both Shops tours and your OARP President escorted both "Blue Line" tours which included inspection stops at ~" Warrensville/Van Aken and at the Lynnfield Station. The American Public Transit Association (APTA) held its an nual meeting in Cleveland in late June and was the first group to tour the new RTA Shops facilities. Our OARP group was the second group to tour the facilities! The RTA most graciously provided us with informative handout materials about the new Breda cars and the RTA rail transit services in general. Many of our people expressed a strong interest in repeating the RTA tour and touring the Shops next year OARP members and guests assemble on Cleveland RTA's new Breda Car #808 when they are in service. awaiting departure from the Green Road "Park-n-Ride" Station on the oc casion of OARP's Midsummer 1982 Meeting and first charter rail trip. After both groups had toured both the Shops and the "Blue Photo: MARKJ. ADAM::IK Line", we returned to Terminal Tower to drop off some of our passengers, then returned everyone else to the Green Road Station where we began the days activities. A group OARP'sMIDSUMMER MEETING FEATURES RAIL TRANSIT FIELD TRIP ! photo was made here and it appears elsewhere in this issue. should be noted that our Meeting guests also enjoyed the Weatherwise, we have asked on It couldn't for better Saturday, rail tour and the Shops tour! We wish to thank all those July 24th. Attendance-wise, it was one of our best attend who had a part in making our day enjoyable and successful, ed midsummer meetings to date. Fifty OARP members and sev especially to Jim Stevenson for handling all the reservation eral guests carne to Cleveland for our Midsummer Meeting and details and to Rodg Sillars for the arrangements with the OARP's first-ever charter rail transit field trip over the RTA and working a carne RTA's for out "tight" itinerary that off Greater Cleveland light-rail lines, including an ins very Your OARP has communicated new Shops under E. well. President already pection of the construction near 55th St. our thanks to the RTA for their friendly cooperation, es We assembled late in the morning at the Green Road Station pecially from "Ed", the motorman assigned to our charter. and boarded Breda Car #808, appropriately placarded with OARP's logo in the front window, for the first leg of our charter trip in to Terminal Tower and our Luncheon/Meeting MassARP President and NARP Regional Director from Pitts at Higbee's on Public Square. Enroute a stop was made at field, MA, Kevin Gregoire, attended our Cleveland Meeting the Warrensville Station to inspect the renovated facility. along with Walt Gehring and Bill Ensign of Massachusetts. and Following Luncheon, held the lOth Vista Room with All three journeyed out to Cleveland back via Amtrak's in floor LAKE SHORE LIMITED. OARP Meeting a sparkling view of Lake Erie, we went right into our for Following our the trio mal Meeting which one agenda 2". inspected various rail facilities in the Cleveland area listed only item-- "Issue with Mark J. Adamcik. Gregoire spoke briefly at our noon Our guests were State Rep. Robert Boggs (D-Jefferson) who ~ is Chairman of the J.O.B.S. Campaign Committee; and ORTA's Luncheon and introduced his rail advocate friends from the Deputy Director, Ms. Jolene Ritchlin. Both guests made ~ Bay State. brief remarks and then proceeded to answer a multitude of questions regarding ORTA, Issue 2, and the J.O.B.S. Camp b ATTENTION: OARP members who aign. We then did vote unanimously to support Issue 2. could not attend the recent This action and complete text of the resolution is report Cleveland Meeting and RTA Field Trip and who ed in greater detail elsewhere in this issue of "the 6:53". would be interested in a repeat of the Field Trip next year Before adjourning back to our charter trip all gave a roust should communicate with OARP Pres. Pulsifer so that we can ing round of applause to Rodg Sillars and Jim Stevenson for do some planning ahead. Remember, OARP does not sponsor handling our days arrangements. FAN trips. Our field trips are educationally-oriented!
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ABOVE: OARP's Vice Presi OARP I CLEVELANDI JULY 24th, 1982 dent, Rodg Sillars, who is employed by the RI'A, was our host and tourguide. RIGHT: Kevin Gregoire ad dresses our meeting at Higbee's on Public Square. Kevin is President of the ANSWERINGQUESTIONS. State Rep. Robert Boggs (above) answers a ques Massachusetts ARP and is a tion about H.J.R. 1, the legislation which put "Issue 2" on the Nov NARP Regional Director. ember ballot. OARP Vice-President Rodg Sillars (below) pauses during the tour of the new RI'A car shops under construction to answer a BEU:W: OARP members and question about the new facility. guests board Car 808 at photos: JOHN T. McCANN the Green Road RI'A Station just prior to departure of OARP' s special charter o- ver RI'A' s Light-Rail lines. All photos on this page: MARKJ. ADAM:IK
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Generally, OARP can arrange for 3x5, Sx7 or 8x10 prints to be made of any of the photos which appear in "the 6: 53". You would be re sponsible for the actual costs in volved. Please contact your OARP President if interested.
[Lower Left] The front end of Breda car #827 makes it clear who's on board! photo: JOHN McCANN [Below] The first charter consist of the day, Breda Car #808 (with the malfunc tioning air-conditioner in the front end) poses ready to receive its special pas sengers at the Green Road RTA Station. The "third" rail is actually a safety rail, not narrow gauge! photo: MARK J. ADAMCIK /
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~ ( ~ EXTENSIO~uOF EXISTING AMTRAK SERVICES most immed hold the LET'S HELPGET OHIO MOVING ON PASSENGER TRAINS! iate promise for any chance of expanding rail passenger 111111rrm:n:n:rm services in Ohio. Of prime concern to OARP would be ex Shortly after Labor Day, your OARP President will "sound tending the PENNSYLVANIAN from Pittsburgh to Cleveland and . out" with Amtrak contacts an idea which would get at least establishing a section of the LAKE SHORE between Cleveland one daily Amtrak train running in Ohio's 3-C (Cleveland and Cincinnati. Other possibilities are extending an EM Columbus-Cincinnati) Corridor as a section of the LAKE PIRE CORRIDOR service train from Buffalo to Cleveland and I SHORE LIMITED. Making such a train part of an already ex the LAKE CITIES from Toledo to Columbus. And perhaps a isting, and relatively successful, long-distance route MICHIGAN CORRIDOR run on from Detroit to Toledo and Cleve means that it will encourage long-distance as well as lo land to complement the LAKE SHORE/LAKE CITIES service. Any cal travel. Stations at Cleveland and Cincinnati are al ready in service. Stations at Dayton and Columbus could extended services may require Ohio funding. Therefore, we be reopened without much difficulty. A new platform at of OARP must be ready to work on our State Legislators. I Crestline and some renovation work at Middletown along Some already support the concept of "interim" service, as with a new platform at Springfield would round out a min ORTA puts it. Whatever the outcome of the High-Speed Is imal adequacy for enroute stops. If the climate appears sue, OARP must continue efforts to get Ohio moving on pas favorable for this proposal, we'll rally our membership to senger trains. help spur things along and help get Ohio moving on passen ger trains! Good news (maybe) on the proposal to extend the PENNSYLVANIAN from Pittsburgh on to Youngstown and Cleveland! At last report, Amtrak wanted the State of o J 0 I N 0 A R P TODAY • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • hio and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to jointly fund • operation of the required inspection train over the pro Let's help get Ohio moving We are NOT another railfan • on passenger trains! posed route. According to PennDOT's Don Bryan, it appears club. We are rail transport- • that Pennsylvania is willing to pay the entire cost for ation advocates! OARP is the • the inspection train which might run later this Fall. voice of concerned Ohioans • Pennsylvania, which subsidizes the PENNSYLVANIAN, looks on $5.00 working for better passenger • the Cleveland extension as a very important and positive • trains and rail transit. • move to help boost ridership on the whole route, thereby • We're over 700 strong and moving forward together for • possibly reducing the overall subsidy required. Again, • better trains in the 1980's. Won't you join us today? • OARP can work locally to help get Ohio moving on passenger trains . • • a however, as WHY Amtrak • It is still question, to • NAME______• asks inspection train reimbursement in some cases and not • in others. Several years ago a Hoboken-Scranton inspec • • tion train was run at no charge to New Jersey or to Penn • ADDRESS______• sylvania; yet shortly afterwards an Altoona-Pittsburgh • • • "Fort Pitt" service inspection run was billed the Common • CITY/STATE/ZIP _ • wealth. More recently, several New Orleans-Baton Rouge ______• inspection trips were run at no charge to Louisiana, yet • • Amtrak wants payment for Pittsburgh-Cleveland. WHY the • PHONENUMBER ______• inconsistencies? • • • • • A NEW MEMBERSHIP in OARP is still just $5.00 for your first year. Please allow 4-6 weeks for your member- • OARP member Paul S. Bunting of Fairless Hills, PA, is the Libertarian • • candidate for State Representative in Pennsylvania's 140th District be Check D you be • ship to processed. here if can act- • which canprises Lower Bucks County. Good luck, Paul! • ive in the ongoing work of OARP • • in your area. • • • OARP has learned that Conrail's President L. STANLEYCRANE spent sorre • Mail this with your remittance to: • tiJre in Ohio the week of August 8th inspecting, arrong other places, • • the Honda plant facility near Marysville, the Columbus to Galion main • OARPMEMBERSHIP SERVICES • line rehabilitation, and the fonrer E-L Cleveland-Youngstown line . • P.O. BOX653 • Meanwhile. . . Conrail has begun making noises about abandoning the for • • Irer Amtrak NATIONALLIMITED (ex-PRR mainline) between London and Day • sept 82 "6:53" XENIA,OH 45385 • ton via Xenia. This is the last segirent of the Pittsburgh to Indiana • • polis PRR mainline that has not yet been abandoned or downgraded to • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • local freight status only. Haw the once mighty lines have fallen! 111111111 1111111111111II 11111111111111111111111111111111111111 14 till! IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIILIIll 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111115 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 ( ( ( OHIOFIRf•l SELELTED •••• The Sherman R. Smoot Company, 907 LOCALOARP EFFORTS PAY OFF IN We have VERYFEW of the CARDINAL 23rd Street, Columbus, Ohio, has WARREN- TRUMBULL COUNTY AREA BUMPERSTICKERSleft! See last been awarded the contract to build Amtrak's share of a new issue of "the 6:53" for ordering interrnodal rail passenger station on the Northeast Corridor On July 22nd the Board of instructions. We're '\\Orking on County Commissioners of Trum at New Carrollton, Maryland. The new station will eventual producing a new set of OARP pro ly replace the present stop at Capital Bel tv1ay. The Smoot bull County, Ohio, passed a notional burrperstickers this Fall. resolution in support of Am Company is one of the largest minority business firms in the l United States. The New Carrollton Station is slated for trak Passenger Rail Service I completion in February of 1984. for Trumbull County. Thanks Early in July ORI'A was forced to ~ to OARP member Scott Cameron lay off seven of its 34 employees and OARP Regional Coordinator in order to balance its budget, The ASSOCIATIONOF RAIIIDAD EDITORS will hold its annual rreeting this Doug Hudson, both of Warren, cut back as a result of Ohio's year in Williamsburg, VA, fran October 5th thru the 8th. Your OARP Trumbull County residents are financial '\\Oes. Board member Tan President is a member of ARE, however, he will be unable to attend this now more aware of the benefits Pulsifer opposed the layoffs in a year's Conference which is ARE's 60th annual rreet. of rail passenger service. special July 7th Board Meeting. Scott Cameron manned a booth every Friday in July and Aug The informal OARP Regional Meet OARP'sMEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN SUBMITS LETTER OF RESIGNATION ust at Warren's "Noon In The ings held in AKRON(July 6th) and OARP member John L. Kempton of Sandusky has asked to be re Park" program. By August 6th COIDMBUS(July lOth) proved ex lieved of his duties as OARP's Membership Chairman, effect- over 1,300 signatures were cellent forums for open discus ive with the date of OARP's Fall Meeting. I tt t collected on a petition to sion on State Issue '.IW:J. Eight n a 1 e er o bring Amtrak service on from attended the Akron Meeting, host OARP President Torn Pulsifer, Kempton wrote: "I now have an Pittsburgh to Youngstown, War ed by Howard Harding. Ten were additional part tine job year round, along with the full tine and the ren and Cleveland. Cameron at the Columbus Meeting, organ SUITIT'erCUstoms job. Therefore my tine is more limited than when I took was assisted by Greg Griffith, ized by Dave Lebold. State leg over membership chairman in the fall of 1979. I wish to tender my res Ann and islators Vern Cook and Pete ignation as membership chairman of OARP effective with the fall rreeting Frank Kolacz, Graora date. Although I'm resigning membership chairman, I wish to continue Nancy Oliver. The OARP booth Crossland attended the Akron as Sandusky Regional Coordinator. Although unsung, I think my free was featured in the July 4th Meeting. Your OARP President at Warren Tribune; then on Aug tended the Columbus Meeting. painting, floor scrubbing, lightbulb changing and tinetable stocking 3rd a second have made the Sandusky station a better place for railroad passengers ust feature art than the paid personnel have provided. Letters to the editor and group icle spotlighted the OARP ef Much of the opposition thus far forts for Amtrak service rail trips have also helped local public awareness about Amtrak. I on- to State Issue '.IW:J can be traced 1y wish we had rrore new local members." through Warren-Youngstown. to one individual, Dr. Thomas H. Cameron has also been success Dudgeon, Ph.D. of Columbus. He In a letter to John Kempton, your OARP President has reluc ful in getting area merchants publishes the Ohio News Service, tantly accepted his resignation as Membership Chairman and, a weekly political-government at the same time, praised him for the several procedural interested in the Amtrak po improvements he contributed to our membership handling sys tential. OARP calendars and newsletter for Ohio business, in materials have been distribut dustry and politicians. Dudgeon tem, especially for the alphabetical quarter system for re ed to several stores through is known to have close ties with newals with its resulting predictablility of revenues for out Eastwood Mall. Cameron the Ohio Petroleum Marketers As OARP. is slated to appear on WRRO sociation. He is also a member Our OARP Treasurer, Francine Planner, has indicated a will radio regarding OARP and Am of Governor Rhodes' "kitchen" ingness to take over the membership records duties along trak. cabinet and a strong prcrroter of with the financial record-keeping. Fran has a background We really appreciate highway issues. Dudgeon has or the fine continuing efforts in both secretarial and accounting practices. This move ganized an opposi lion carmi ttee will also mean a significant reduction in the time it takes by Scott Cameron, Doug Hudson known as CARl' (Citizens Against and to completely process new memberships and membership renew the others to help bring Railroad Taxes) but it appears als. The appointment of Fran Planner as OARP's new Member about improved and expanded not to have much support outside Amtrak services to the Pitts ship Chairwoman will be ratified by membership vote at our of the circle of highway and OARP Fall Meeting. burgh- Cleveland Corridor. petroleum prcrroters. A debate The Board of Trumbull County between Dudgeon and Rep. Arthur Commissioners also has sup Wilkowski on Issue 2 is slated ported passage of Issue 2. for late September in Columbus. INCLUDETHE TRAIN IN YOURUPCOMING TRAVEL PLANS ANDBE SURETO URGEOTHERS TO DOLIKEWISE
WEI D RATHERGO THE RAIL WAY! II OARP FALL MEETING I SEPT. 2 5 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111117 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111l6 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 I f ( r( OARP RANK~ AMTRAK STATIONS USED In an effort to help in CLEVELAND-CHICAGOEXCURSION ANNOUNCED CAN YOU HELP ??????? BY OHIOANS ACCORDING TO FY 1982 crease Amtrak ridership TOTAL RIDERSHIP THROUGH SECOND to and from the weakest VIP Travel Services, Inc. will run a Our POLITICAL AFFAIRS QUARTER station stop on the CAR 7th Anniversary Amtrak trip from COORDINATOR,AL WOLF Cleveland to Chicago October 30, 1982 needs assistance in TOLEDO 26,800 DINAL route, a local "rally" was held in and return on October 31st via the compiling information CLEVELAND 17,858 LAKE SHORE LIMITED. 150 spaces have on the State and Con Indianapolis Maysville, KY, at 7:30pm 17,308 on August 20th. The e been reserved. Price is not firm at gressional candidates Fort Wayne 11,209 vent, held at Caproni's press time, but will be slightly un for the November Elec Erie 5,849 der $100.00 per person, double occup tion; i.e., .mere they CINCINNATI 5,803 Restaurant adjacent to the Amtrak/C&O Depot, ancy. The trip includes: rail fare, stand on Amtrak, on LIMA 4,898 was organized and led by Radisson Hotel in Chicago - l night, State Issue Two, etc. CANTON 3,647 taxes, porterage for one bag, trans ELYRIA 2,872 KyARP President Donald We'll put the inform Maxwell and OARP member fer of luggage only, escort services BRYAN 2,573 and the Sears Tower. ation in a SPECIAL CRESTLINE 2,484 Craig Colley. Contact OARP MAILING to reach you Huntington 1,823 member Al "Amtrak Al" Mladineo at VIP prior to the first of SANDUSKY 1,471 Your OARP President at Travel Services, Two Terminal Tower, November. Muncie 842 tended the organization Cleveland 44113 or call 216-696-1755. Tri-State Station (KY) 807 al meeting of the newly South Portsmouth 620 formed INDIANA ASSOCIA Richmond (IN) C&O 613 TION OF RAILROAD PASSEN B A G G A G E & E X P R E S S Your OARP President spoke HAMILTON 596 GERS (to be known hence before Dayton's Luncheon Marion (IN) 538 forth as IndARP) at Ind Optimist Club on August 9th Peru 422 ianapolis on August 7th. and showed the film on the new French TGV trains. His reroarks prarpted Maysville 235 The committee met at the an interview with WAVI/WDAOradio and WDTN-'IV2. OARP member Don Laird arranged for Pulsifer to speak to the organization. COLUMBUS(Ft. Leonard Vb:Xl Spl.) 148 suburban home of Philip In late June CBS' Data: Amtrak/Marketing Dept. McGeath and is planning "60 Minutes" aired an excellent segment on high-speed passenger trains. a formal IndARP Meeting On September 22nd, a special 90-minute episode of "Real People" (NBC) for late September. will be shown. It was filmed aboard Amtrak's SUNSET LIMITED and the Charles E. Short, P.O. EAGLE from Los Angeles to Chicago via San Antonio. Thr ough To ron to - According to our Lima Area Regional Box 1666, Lafayette, IN Chicago Amtrak service (replacing the BIDE WA'IER) is supposed to start Coordinator, effective July l, 1982, 47902, is the chairman up at the end of October. A daytime run in each direction is planned. Conrail diverted all thru traffic and prime organizer of off the Fort Wayne Division, through IndARP. Membership dues A group of rail transportation advocates fran all over the U.S. met in Lima, except for the following: are $10/year with extra Las Cruces, NM, the weekend of August 21-22 for a RAIL PASSENGERCON Amtrak #40 and #41 contributions most wel FERENCEheld in connection with the official release of Prof. Ronald Sheck's new study, "Amtrak 90: A Route Success". l Piggyback train each way daily come to help defray ex to A nice pro-Amtrak l thru freight each way daily penses at this time of letter from OARP rrember Mrs. Henry Dodge of Bawling Green, OH, was l weekday local assigned Lima to getting organized. printed in the June 24th Toledo BLADE. Amtrak has signed a $9 million Crestline one day, Crestline to Lima next day contract with Breda to assemble 295 subway cars for the Washington Met ro over the next three years. The cars be assembled Amtrak's M2a.nwhile, it is reported that Con Amtrak's westbound LAKE SHORE will at rail is running freight trains "like LIMITED was detoured fran Beech Grove facility in Indiana. Ohio Governor James A. Rhodes offic streetcars" on its Lake Shore route Clevelan:1 to Crestline to ially opened his "last" State Fair of his administration bedecked in a west of Toledo. That's just fine Chicago on Sunday, August lst twill engineer's cap and red bandanna, drawing much attention to the until one train breaks down or de because of a Conrail freight gigantic m:xlel railroad display in the ooor "Masheter" Building for rails and blocks the line for a day train derai:J.ment at Amherst, the benefit of the press. At least he got people "thinking trains"! or t:w:>. Ohio, west of Elyria. #49 passed through Lima shortly NARP plans a display at the upcaning New Orleans Directors' Meeting in after noon. The line thru October featuring OARP's RAIL TRAVEL GUIDES and also photos of "OARP Word has belatedly been re Amherst was reopened in time Night" at the Public Broadcasting "Festival" in Dayton last March to cieved of the death of long for passage of the eastbound illustrate for members can get involved in local projects that bring publicity the ARPs. Nancy Ross coordinating the display. time OARP member WILLIS NEU LAKE SHORE that evening. Lo to is Penn WIRTH of Lakewood, Ohio. Our cal passengers were bussed oor recently got wind of OARP' s RAIL TRAVEL GUIDES and, irrpressed with sympathies to the family. between Cleveland-chicago. them, requested several copies. We know they are useful references!
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The Region 6 meet mailing ing was to have been held in Detroit. reminder! at the Allen County Museum Auditorium SATURDAY- SEPTEMBER 25, 1982 B A G G A G E & E X P R E S S OARP has learned that U.S. oar Secretary DREWLEWIS DDDOODDDDOOODDDDOODOOOOOODDDDOOOOOO and his family journeyed fran Chicago to Seattle via Amtrak's EMPIRE BUILDER on August 8th requesting treatment as "regular passengers". COST: $10.00 per person includes luncheon, tax, gratuity, It appears that the recently released Congressional Budget Office report shuttle bus transportation, "coffee breaks", critical of Amtrak subsidies will have little effect upon FY83 approp and will help defray miscellaneous expenses. riations and will probably be forgotten by the time '84 comes around. It AGENDA/TIMETABLE: is significant that this report was released without any Congressional sponsorship. Governrrent observers feel that this is unusual and shows 10: OOam - Registration, Displays, "Coffee Break" -- in Aud the lack of support within Congress for the anti-Amtrak positions taken itorium main floor, ALLEN COUNTYMUSEUM in the study. Want a copy? write directly to: Congressional Budget Of Time to browse thru R.R. exhibits in Museum fice, House Annex #2, Washington, DC 20515. Full title is FEDERAL SUB ll:OOam - OARP MEETING/Part One SIDIES FOR RAIL PASSENGER SERVICE: AN ASSESSMENT OF AMI'RAK. The East Welcome - Reports - OARP Business Meeting ern Rail Passenger Coalition met August 7th in Charleston, WV with 14 11:40am - NARP CONCERNS present. M::>st of the discussion centered on Amtrak's CARDINAL. Don Input for upcoming NARP Directors Meeting Maxwell, President of KyARP, is also Chairman of the Coalition. Discussion on Region 5 - Region 6 joint Spring One-way Amtrak fare fran Toledo to Detroit is now $10.80 with NO round meeting in Cincinnati trip excursion discount. There are usually a lot of arpty seats on the 12:15pm- Board shuttle bus lAKE CITIES between Toledo and Detroit. Why doesn't Amtrak's Marketing staff "WAKE UP" and offer a special Toledo-Detroit round-trip fare to 12:30pm - LUNCHEONat the historic ARGONNEHOTEL in Lima ENCOURAGEmore people, families especially, to ride the train? You can Menu: Roast Chicken, Whipped Potatoes, Garden make a nioe day trip to Detroit and back on the present schedule. Salad, Green Beans, Bread/Rolls, Beverage and Dessert. Amtrak issued NEW SCHEDULES for the Northe..ast Corridor on August 1st. OARP can provide a copy if you send us a self-addressed business letter 1:30pm- Board shuttle bus, return to the Museum with a size envelope with 37¢ in stamps affixed. stop at the AMTRAKSTATION enroute. Amtrak' s new Harrrrond, Indiana station is expected to open in late October. Harrrrond will be served by 2:15pm- OARP MEETING/Part Two the Michigan Corridor trains, the lAKE SHORE, the BOOADWAY/CAPITOL,the STATE ISSUE TWO CAMPAIGN UPDATE - We expect to Valpo locals, and (after a special labor agreement is signed) the CAR have a Campaign representative present at our DINAL. Harrrrond station will serve a SMSA population of 643,000! Meeting to answer questions you may have. Break" During the recent second U.S.-Japan Rail Congress in Tokyo, Sen. David "Coffee Durenberger (R-Minn) and Rep. Adam Benjamin (D-Ind) secured conmitrnents Discussion on various OARP Concerns fran the Japanese to fund studies of routes radiating fran Chicago to Award Door Prizes (donated items) Minneapolis-St. Paul and to Cincinnati. Routes to St. Louis and to 4:30pm- Adjourn. Cleveland may also be studied. The Chicago studies are expected to get - GROUP TOUR under way in about one year, according to a spokesman for the Arrerican 4:J0pm (optional) to Lincoln Park Railroad Ex- High Speed Rail Corporation. hibit conducted by John H. Keller. De tails will be announced at the Meeting. Visit the Lincoln Park depot (ex-DT&I Uniopolis, 0.), cab of ALERT/ADVISORY:We've unfortunately received reports of autos being last NKP "Berkshire" built at Lima, interior of tampered with (batteries stolen) while parked at the NKP Business Car and NKP Caboose. Guided tour. River Road Amtrak Station in Cincinnati. And, OARP manber Dave Shrein BY PRE-ARRANGEMENTwe will meet those coming in on #41-441 er had his 79 Olds stolen while parked for a weekend at Cleveland's and get you back to the Amtrak time for #40-440. Lakefront Amtrak Station. His car was later recovered minus many parts. Station in Notif~John Keller or Tom Pulsifer if ~ou come on Amtrak, 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111120 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 21 111111111111 111111111111111111111111111111111111111 I ( ( DIRECTIONS:The ALLEN COUNTY MUSEUM is in the 6th block REGISTRATIONFORM I OARPFALL MEETING I SEPTEMBER25, 1982 west of Lima's Public Square, on W. Market St. just west of Metcalf. Enter off Market St. and park in the Name______large lot north of the main building. Use west entrance to the building and auditorium. t t L' f 0 nee you ge o 1ma rom Address______the south and east, take SR 309 I SR 117 into downtown. After passing to the south of Public Square (you'll be on Spring St.) watch for Metcalf and turn right, one block toW. Mar CitY-State-ZIP ______.____ _ ket and the Museum. Once you get to Lima from the north, take SR 81 into downtown. After you pass to the north of Phone Number______Public Square (you'll be on North St.) watch for Metcalf and turn left, two blocks to W. Market and the Museum. Receipts will be available at the Fall Meeting, should you need one. These are not the "short cut" directions, but they will let you follow numbered routes to within two blocks of the Al Enclose $10.00 per person, making check payable to: OARP len County Museum, our OARP Meeting site. Mail to: JOHNH. KELLER 721 WOODWARDAVENUE ARRIVING IN LIMA BY GREYHOUND? -- Again, by pre-arrangement we will pick you up at the Bus Station. Contact John Kel LI~lA,OH 45805 ler or Tom Pulsifer in advance, please, •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• REGISTRATIONFORM I OARPFALL MEETING I SEPTEMBER 25, 1982 REGIONAL COORDINATORS, OFFICERS will coordinate car-pools on September 25th. Contact your nearest 0 or RC if you are in need of transportation or can take others with you. Name______
AS WE GO TO PRESS .•. The J.O:B.S: (Issue 2) .camp~ignis in Address______======reorgan1zat1on. Campa1gn D1rector Dennis Wojtanowski has resigned. The Los Angeles-based political consulting firm of Warn, Claussen & Glaub has CitY-State-ZIP ______been hired to raise funds, issue press releases, and pro duce and buy TV spots in support of Issue 2. The J.O.B.S. Phone Number______Office is at 81 S. Fourth St., P.O. Box 15957, Columbus, OH 43215. The phone number is 614-463-1414 and the office is staffed by volunteers at present. Receipts will be available at the Fall Meeting, should you need one. I11111111111111111111 Enclose $10.00 per person, making check payable to: OARP OARP has learned that the First Boston Corporation has been Mail to: JOHNH. KELLER selected to arrange financing for the American High Speed 721 WOODWARDAVENUE Rail Corporation's Los Angeles- San Diego corridor system. LI~lA,OH 45805 111111111111111111111 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• We're not having a major guest speaker for our upcoming Lima Fall Meeting so that we will have more time to dis PLEASENOTE I IMPORTANTINFORMATION! cuss OARP concerns and directions for OARP. This will give Advance reservations more of you an opportunity to participate. Plan NOW to at are necessary and and A d MUST tend take an active role in your Association. n be received by SEPTEMBER 23rd. Requests for refunds .... be honored SEPTEMBER 23rd. minute" Your OARP Regional Coordinator does not ~ you a free ride will not after "Last to and from an OARP Meeting! First; nothing is free. Sec reservations may be phoned directly to John Keller at 419- ond; your OARP Regional Coordinator is only asked to help 224-9936. IF YOU MAKE A RESERVATION AND DON'T SHOW UP, coordinate ridesharing, not run a free taxi service. Be AND YOU DIDN'T CANCEL OUT PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 24th, YOU ARE considerate of your fellow OARP members and cooperate so OBLIGATED TO PAY YOUR $10.00. THOSE WHO ATTEND WITHOUT that things run as smoothly and efficiently as possible. MAKING ANY ADVANCE RESERVATION BY MAIL OR PHONE MUST PAY $1.00 ADDITIONAL, OR A TOTAL OF $11.00 AT THE DOOR. Your cooperation will help us run a smooth, successful meeting!
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