New York State Department of Transportation Freight and Economic Development Division Project Files
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Overview of the Records
Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
This series contains correspondence, memoranda, reports and studies, petitions, hearings, and other documents concerning the
regulation and promotion of rail and bus service in New York State. Subjects include every aspect of rail and bus transportation
in New York State: freight service, inter-city and commuter passenger service, branch line subsidies and abandonment, standards
of service, railroad bankruptcies, and the transfer of regulatory functions from the Public Service Commission to the Department
of Transportation.
Creator:
Title:
Department of Transportation Freight and Economic Development Division project files
Quantity:
Inclusive Dates:
1933-1991
Series Number:
13586
Arrangement
1974-1984, 5 cubic feet: Alphabetic by subject.
1954-1978, 24 cubic feet: Arranged by subject (not alphabetical).
Scope and Content Note
This series contains correspondence, memoranda, reports, and other records documenting the regulation and promotion of rail
service in New York State.
13586-86, 1974-1984, 5 cubic feet: These files came from the office of the director of the Rail Operations Bureau, Louis Rossi.
The files contain correspondence, memoranda, published and unpublished reports and studies, drafts, notes, and other documents
concerning the regulation and promotion of rail service in New York State. Most of the files pertain to improvements in freight
service. The last two boxes contain reports on the "Hojack Line" between Rochester and Niagara Falls, and the proposed new
"Somerset Line" in Orleans County.
13586-86A, 1954-1978, 24 cubic feet: These are rail subject files maintained by the Planning and Development Division between
ca. 1970 and 1978. Some reports and documents date as far back as 1954, but the correspondence begins ca. 1970. The records
include letters and memoranda of state, federal, and local officials; unpublished reports and hearing documents; and printed
material, including press releases, clippings, brochures, maps, etc. The subjects include every aspect of rail transportation
in New York State: freight service, inter-city and commuter passenger service, branch line subsidies and abandonment, standards
of service, railroad bankruptcies, and the transfer of regulatory functions from the Public Service Commission to the Department
of Transportation. Files on broad subjects such as branch lines; standards of service, Amtrak, Long Island Rail Road, etc.,
are roughly grouped together. The records do not include routine case files relating to regulation of service and rates. These
are maintained by the Regulation Division.
13586-11: This accretion consists of petitions, applications, reports, and proceedings related to specific cases. Cases involve
railroad companies and bus lines.
Acquisition Information
13586-11: This accretion was transferred to the State Archives under records disposition number 20622. Earlier accretions
that were created by the Department of Transportation's Rail Operations Bureau were formerly entitled "Rail subject files."
Custodial History
Files were transferred from the Planning and Development Division to the Rail Division when the Rail Division was established
in 1978.
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
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Detailed Description
| Dates |
Contents |
Box |
Folder |
Accretion: 13586-11 |
|
Case No. 5426: Petition of United Parcel Service, Inc. to retain pickup and delivery records for a period of one year; Folders:
Supplemental
|
1 |
1 |
|
Case No. 7286: Authority of motor carriers to serve commercial zones; Definition of Terminal Areas; Folders: Orders & Memorandums
and Correspondence
|
1 |
2 |
|
Case No. 7788: Application of Rockland Bus Lines, Inc. for relief from requirements to maintain statistical records for each
route; Folders: Orders & Memorandums, Petitions Complaints & Briefs and Supplemental
|
1 |
3 |
|
Case No. 8018: Petition of Utica Rome Bus Co., Inc. for a certificate of public convenience and necessity; Folders: Orders
& Memorandums, Contract Passenger, Testimony, Supplemental, Reports and Correspondence
|
1 |
4 |
|
Case No. 8769: Bath & Hammondsport Railroad Company; Folders; Supplemental |
1 |
5 |
|
Case No. 11024: Rule Making Proceeding on Gateway Regulations; Folders: Orders and Memorandums, Correspondence, Statements |
1 |
6 |
|
Case No. 11180: Rules & Regulations of the PSC for passenger and express tariffs of omnibus corporations; Supplemental File |
1 |
7 |
|
Case No. 11181: Rules & Regulations of the PSC for passenger and express tariffs of omnibus corporations; Supplemental File |
1 |
8 |
|
Case No. 11205: Application of Airlines Limousine Service, Inc. for relief from requirements to maintain statistical records
for each route; Folders: Orders and Memorandums (2)
|
1 |
9 |
|
Case No. 11353: Omnibus Accident at Hawthorne; Folders: Orders and Memorandums |
1 |
10 |
|
Case No. 12233: Annual reports of public utilities and municipalities; Folders: Orders and Memorandums |
1 |
11 |
|
Case No. 13248: Annual reports of public utilities and municipalities; Folders: Orders and Memorandums |
1 |
12 |
|
Case No. 10615: Petition of Blue Bird Coach Lines, Inc. for certificate of public convenience and necessity for an omnibus
line; Folders: Orders & Memorandums, Petitions, Contracts, Supplemental, Reports and Correspondence
|
2 |
1 |
|
Case No. 14903: Adoption of a uniform system of accounts for common and contract motor carriers of property in Class III;
Folders: Correspondence and Supplemental
|
2 |
2 |
|
Case No. 14902: Amendments of uniform systems of accounts for motor carriers of property in Class I, II, & III; Folders: Orders
and Memorandums, Petitions and Supplemental
|
3 |
1 |
|
Case No. 16242: Omnibuses engaged in interstate transportation of passengers, State of Connecticut; Folders: Correspondence
& Orders and Memorandums
|
3 |
2 |
|
Case No. 17353: Proceeding on motion of the PSC as to filings of accident reports; Folders: Orders and Memorandums & Correspondence |
3 |
3 |
|
Case No. 17573: Rules & Regulations governing installation and maintenance of crossing signs at highway-railroad grade crossings;
Folders: Orders and Memorandums, Petitions, Exhibits, Correspondence, Testimony, and Assessment of Costs
|
4 |
1 |
|
Case No. 18144: Amendments of uniform systems of accounts for motor carriers of property in Class I, II, and III |
4 |
2 |
Accretion: 13586-86 |
| 1979-1982 |
Affirmative Action - Gov. Office |
1 |
1 |
| 1979-1982 |
Arcade & Attica RR |
1 |
3 |
| 1979-1982 |
Auburn Rd. Project |
1 |
4 |
| 1979-1982 |
Branchline Subsidy Program Status |
1 |
5 |
| 1979-1982 |
Cattaraugus / Salmanca |
1 |
7 |
| 1979-1982 |
82 Committee for RR Force Acct. Construction Proceed |
1 |
8 |
| 1979-1982 |
Conference of Northeast Governors |
1 |
9 |
| 1979-1982 |
Conrail Audit |
1 |
10 |
| 1979-1982 |
Conrail Expedited Abandonments |
1 |
11 |
| 1979-1982 |
Deregulation |
1 |
13 |
| 1979-1982 |
Dryage Subsidy |
1 |
14 |
| 1979-1982 |
Farmers Home Application |
1 |
15 |
| 1979-1982 |
Federal Aid Funds Report |
1 |
16 |
| 1978-1982 |
Highhway Facts & Figures |
2 |
5 |
| 1978-1982 |
Ludlow Connection |
2 |
7 |
| 1978-1982 |
NYC Office Actions |
2 |
8 |
| 1978-1982 |
Ogdensburg Br. & Pt. Authority |
2 |
9 |
| 1978-1982 |
Olean Improvements |
2 |
10 |
| 1978-1982 |
Owego Mills |
2 |
11 |
| 1978-1982 |
Policy Program Review Reports |
2 |
12 |
| 1978-1982 |
Procedures Study |
2 |
13 |
| 1978-1982 |
Public Trans. Action Program |
2 |
14 |
| 1978-1982 |
Public Trans. Safety Bd. - Activity Logs |
2 |
15 |
| 1978-1982 |
Putnam Division |
2 |
16 |
| 1978-1982 |
Quarterly Report |
2 |
17 |
| 1974-1984 |
Rail Operations Subdivision |
3 |
1 |
| 1982 May 6-7 |
Reg. Rail Coord. Mtg. |
3 |
2 |
| 1974-1984 |
Shippers Survey |
3 |
3 |
| 1974-1984 |
Suffern Industrial Track |
3 |
4 |
| 1974-1984 |
Title IV Operator Cost |
3 |
6 |
| 1974-1984 |
Union Station Rehab. |
3 |
7 |
| 1974-1984 |
Upper Harlem Commuter Survey |
3 |
8 |
| 1974-1984 |
Utica Transloading Facility |
3 |
9 |
| 1974-1984 |
Jim Warren |
3 |
10 |
| 1974-1984 |
Washington Branch |
3 |
11 |
| 1974-1984 |
Watkins Glen |
3 |
12 |
| 1974-1984 |
Wellsville Siding |
3 |
13 |
| 1977-1980 |
Hojack Line and Proposed "Somerset Line", Orleans County |
4 |
1 |
| 1977-1980 |
Hojack Line and Proposed "Somerset Line", Orleans County |
5 |
1 |
Accretion: 13586-86A |
|
Passenger service in NYS, D&H, NY Dock, Penn Central, LA&L, Electrification, New Technology, Abandonments |
1 |
|
|
Track Connections (Various), Federal Legislation, Abandoned Property |
2 |
|
|
Negotiated Solutions with various RR's in NYS; PC lines in NYS |
3 |
|
|
Penn Central - Branchlines |
4 |
|
|
Railroad Tax Relief Reports |
7 |
|
|
Amtrak-Passenger Service |
8 |
|
|
Standards of Service, Amtrak Passenger Service |
9 |
|
|
USRA Regional Reorganization Plan, Amtrak RR Preservation Program |
10 |
|
| 1974 |
3R Act - Reorganization, U.S. Railway Annual Reports |
11 |
|
|
Rail Procedures, General Correspondence - All State RR's |
12 |
|
|
PSC-DOT Transfer Resource Material, General Correspondence - Railroad |
13 |
|
|
ICC Legislative & Regulatory Matters (Reports), General Railroad Correspondence |
14 |
|
|
LIRR - General Information |
15 |
|
|
Railroads - General Correspondence, Comments, Inquiries, Suggestions, Safety, Equipment |
16 |
|
|
Railroad Abandonments - General Correspondence |
17 |
|
|
Penn Central Railroad - Hearings, General |
18 |
|
|
Parking Lot Facilities, Safety Programs, Northeast Rail Crisis Legislation, Bridge Construction |
19 |
|
|
Amtrak-General Files, N.E. Corridor Rail Passenger Information |
20 |
|
|
Penn Central RR Commuter Service & General |
21 |
|
|
Penn Central RR - General Information |
22 |
|
|
Penn Cecntral RR - General Information, Abandonments, Bankruptcy |
23 |
|
|
Penn Central RR-ICC Reports & Financial Docket, Labor Problems, Scheduling |
24 |
|
