|
Records Series Finding Aids
SERIES INVENTORY
Agency: Ohio High Speed Rail Authority
Division:
Series 4070
RG no.
Series Title: Ohio Rail Transportation Authority records, 1975-1982
Description: In l975, the Ohio General Assembly created the Ohio Rail Transportation Authority (ORTA,) to adopt a statewide, long-term comprehensive high-speed-rail plan. ORTA completed its work in l980, with a final report recommending a one-percent sales tax to build a 600-mile system connecting thirteen Ohio cities. The sales tax was placed, but defeated, on the l982 general election ballot. ORTA's records include: Improved Passenger Equipment Evaluation Program (IPEEP) reports, which are studies of trips concerning international high speed rail service in Europe, Japan, and Canada; planning and contract proposals; working papers and preliminary design drafts; meeting agenda and minutes concerning public involvement in the ballot campaign; progress and opinion research reports; testimonies given before the rail services planning office of the United States Interstate Commerce Commission; results of an opinion poll conducted at the l98l Ohio State Fair; rail tract charts; petitions for high speed rail service; letters from the public concerning high speed rail; general administrative correspondence; and bullet train articles.
5 cu.ft. Records are arranged chronologically by year. The original organizational arrangement of these records was destroyed as a result of subsequent custodians. ORTA turned over its records to the division of rail transportation development within the Ohio Department of Transportation. The division of rail transportation development turned over its records to the Ohio High Speed Rail Authority (OHSRA.)
CONTAINER LIST
Location/Box Fld RECORDS DESCRIPTION DATES
2l93 l Improved Passenger Equipment Evaluation
Program (IPEEP) report, part I, 1975-78
2 Conferences, l976
3 High speed intercity study, l977
4 High speed intercity study, l977
5 High speed study, introductory material, l977
6 Mailing list, Phase II update, l977
7 Progress report meeting, 3/l977
8 Progress report meeting, 5/l977
9 Progress report meeting, 6/l977
l0 Progress report meeting, 7/l977
ll Requests for proposals, Allengheny county, ca l977
l2 Correspondence, rolling stock, l977
l3 Reports, rail passenger plan, l977-78
l4 High speed intercity plan, phase I, l977-78
l5 High speed intercity plan, phase I, l977-78
l6 Correspondence, public agencies, l977-78
l7 IPEEP technology reports, l977-79
l8 IPEEP working papers, part I, l977-80
l9 IPEEP working papers, part III, l977-80
2l94 l IPEEP report, part I, l978
2 IPEEP report, part I, l978
3 IPEEP working papers, part I, 1978-79
4 IPEEP trip report, part II, l978-79
5 Advocacy files, Akron, l978
5A Advocacy files, Cincinnati, l978
6 Advocacy files, Cleveland, l978
7 Advocacy files, Dayton, l978
8 Advocacy files, Lorain-Elyria, l978
9 Advocacy files, Toledo, l978
l0 Advocacy files, Youngstown, l978
ll Requests for proposals, l978
l2 Phase II proposals, l978
l3 Phase II prequalifying inquiry, l978
l4 Testimonies, l978
2l95 l High speed intercity plan, Phase II, l979
2 ORTA board input, l979
3 Phase II implementation schedule, l979
4 Phase II legal constraints, l979
5 Phase II operating issues, l979
6 Phase II evaluation methodology, l979
7 Phase II summary of preliminary analysis, l979
8 Public involvement process working paper, l979
9 High speed rail plan, product list, l979
l0 Phase II test track, l979-80
ll Phase II progress reports, l979-80
l2 Miscellaneous correspondence (l of 2), l979-80
l3 Miscellaneous correspondence (2 of 2), l979-80
l4 Meeting agenda and minutes, l979-80
l5 Advocacy file, public involvement, l979-80
l6 Advocacy file, public involvement, l979-80
l7 Advocacy file, public involvement, l979-80
l8 Advocacy file, public involvement, 1979-80
l9 Advocacy file, public involvement, l979-80
20 Advocacy file, letters from public, l979-80
2l Advocacy file, letters from public, l979-80
2l96 l Vehicle technology, l980
2 Route selection, l980
3 Financing, l980
4 Electrification, l980
5 Track charts, l980
6 Environmental and energy, l980
7 Patronage, l980
8 Proposals, l980
9 Correspondence, l980
l0 Correspondence abandon right-of-way TAl.4, l980
ll Correspondence patronage & revenue, l980
l2 Selection of test service packages, l980
l3 Correspondence, technical appendix 4.4, l980
l4 Final report, Phase II, l980
l5 Executive summary, High speed report, l980
l6 Technical report, Phase II, l980
l7 Correspondence, Phase II, mapping appendix, l980
l8 Correspondence, mpo's high speed file, l979-80
l9 High speed task force names, l980
20 Phase II presentation, 7/l980
2l Opinion leaders listing, l980
22 Administrative correspondence, l980
2l97 l Public involvement summary, l980
2 Public involvement activities, l980
3 Reports, public involvement activities, l980
4 Public meetings, l980
5 Media, l980
6 Correspondence, media, l980
7 Fair ballot, l98l
8 Correspondence, marketing, l98l
9 General correspondence, l98l
l0 Correspondence, house representative, l98l
ll Intercity plan, Phase II, evaluation , l98l
l2 Intercity plan, Phase II, evaluatin , l98l
l3 High speed service hearings in US congress, l982
l4 Fawcett meeting transcript, l982
l5 BAC meeting and follow-up, l982
l6 Meeting minutes (l of 3), l982
l7 Meeting minutes (2 of 3), l982
l8 Meeting minutes (3 of 3), l982
l9 Columbus Chamber meeting, 8/l982
20 Opinion research, l982
2l High speed rail plan reports memos, l982
22 Project program report (amend to invoice), l982
23 Draft, preliminary design, l982
24 Draft, preliminary design, l982
25 RFP's consultant, Phase II, ca l982
26 Other studies, l982
27 Member lists for fundraisers, l982
28 Issue volunteer petitions, l982-83
29 Tours, l984
30 "Geo" bullet train article, ca l984
Guidelines for offsite reference requests, see http://www.ohiohistory.org/refemail.html
|
