American Public Transportation Association records

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Location of collection:
George Mason University
2400 Fenwick Library
Special Collections Research Center
Fenwick Library MS2FL
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Mieko Palazzo
Phone: (703) 993-2220
Fax: (703) 993-2669
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There are no access restrictions.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

American Public Transportation Association records, C0051, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
94 Linear Feet 189 boxes
Creator:
American Public Transportation Association
Abstract:
The American Public Transportation Association records consist of material pertaining to the activities of APTA as well as both the American Transit Association (ATA) and the Institute for Rapid Transit (IRT). Types of materials in the collection include: memoranda, correspondence, reports, legislative information, industry-related information (such as brochures and technical reports), and membership information.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

American Public Transportation Association records, C0051, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The American Public Transportation Association records consist of material pertaining to the activities of APTA as well as both the American Transit Association (ATA) and the Institute for Rapid Transit (IRT). Types of materials in the collection include: memoranda, correspondence, reports, legislative information, industry-related information (such as brochures and technical reports), and membership information.

Series 1: Committees includes correspondence, meeting minutes, and reports created by various committees as well as some subcommittees in APTA and ATA. The composition of the committees typically included association staff and transit system managers. The committees largely worked on issues related to equipment and finances with a smaller number devoted to legislation, marketing, and labor issues. The committees and subcommittees overlap to some extent due to changes in the structure of the association and as a result of changes in transit priorities. The folders date back to the 1908 and the American Electric Railway Transportation and Traffic Association, a precursor to ATA, but many of the folders consist of committee work from the 1970s.

Series 2: Meetings and Publications includes organizational documents such as the constitution, by-laws, annual reports, and press releases. There is also correspondence and information on industry group meetings attended by APTA officials. Officials attended local, national, and international conferences on planning, equipment, and management. There are also files on meetings held by groups with APTA, such as the Rail Transit Group. The organizational documents date from the 1920s, but many of the meeting files are from the 1960s and 1970s.

Series 3: Equipment, Finances, and Statistics is the largest series and consists of a wide range of topics on technical and financial issues. The documents on equipment cover the various vehicles used by transit systems including streetcars, trolley coaches, motor buses, and trains. In particular there are a large number of files on the testing and technical specifications about the Urban Rapid Rail Vehicle and Systems Program Advanced Concept Train, a joint project undertaken in the late 1970s by both APTA and the U.S. Department of Transportation. The financial and statistical files overlap to some extent since there are many files on subjects such as fares and accident claims. Other statistical files consist of data on route configurations and responses to questionnaires on a variety of topics, such as the use of tires. Also found in this series are files on specific advisory and technology and advisory boards that existed within APTA. The files in this series largely date from the 1940s through the 1980s.

Series 4: Legislation contains files on legislation, primarily federal, that impacted the transit industry. Many of files focus on the attempts by Congress to pass legislation in the 1970s to provide large-scale funding for transit by using revenue from the Highway Trust Fund, which was established in 1956 to finance the construction of the national interstate system. Documents include correspondence, congressional testimonies, drafts of bills, and reports. There are also several folders that document efforts to fund transit at the state level.

Series 5: Labor consists of reports, correspondence, and legislation on various labor and employment subjects. In particular there are a large number of files on 13(c), a section of the Urban Mass Transportation Act that allowed unions to dispute federal funding for transit systems if they believed that workers would be adversely affected. Another large group of documents found in this series are annual reports on wages and working conditions compiled from information sent in by transit system managers. There are also some files on hiring practices and training. The files largely date from the 1940s to the 1970s.

Series 6: Local Transit consists of files on transit systems in cities and states in the U.S. as well as some files on international cities. The files mostly consist of clippings sent in by transit system managers, but there are also maps, pamphlets, reports, and other documents in many of the folders. There is some overlap between the folders with city titles and the folders with state titles. For instance, there may be some files on Boston found in the "Massachusetts" folder, but in general the folders with the city titles contain the bulk of the information on the transit systems in those particular cities. For the most part, the clippings document the problems faced by the private transit companies following World War II, and some of the folders contain charts and tables on the transit company failures all across the United States.

Series 7: Oversize contains some issues of the APTA publication Passenger Transport, and there are also two reports: one on the Chicago Transit Authority and another one a planning project in Honolulu, Hawaii.

This series includes correspondence, meeting minutes, and reports created by various committees as well as some subcommittees in APTA and ATA.

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Accumulation of Mileage Figures.

APTIST Program with Transit Casualty.

Plans for the annual meeting. Includes photographs of potential entertainment.

Economics of Use of Buses of Various Sizes.

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Includes photographs of bus exterior, interior, and wheelchair lift .

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Information on Mail Questionnaires to Witnesses and Witness Cards used by Operators.

Accident - Sudden Illness of Operators.

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Check List for Bus Driver Training.

Reports on Batteries.

Results of Modernization with Trolley Coaches.

Results of Modernization with Trolley Coaches.

Results of Modernization with Trolley Coaches.

Results of Modernization with Motor Buses.

A Guide to Supervisory Development.

Current Collection Equipment.

Conversion of Street Car Electric Line Facilities to Provide for Rubber Tires Vehicle Operation.

Rectifiers.

Trolley Coach Overhead Installation Costs.

Motor Coach Headway Recorders.

Progress Report on Development of Motor Coach Headway Recorders.

Use of Carbon Insert Shoe Collectors on Street Cars.

Trolley Wire Wear and Brake Line Maintenance Performance.

Trolley Coach Power Distribution Systems.

Substitution of Mercury Arc Rectifiers for Rotating Power Conversion Equipment.

Electric Track Switch Circuits.

Trolley Coach Overhead Installation Costs.

Trolley Wire Wear and Breaks.

Trolley Coach and Streetcar Power Distribution Systems.

Electric Track Switches.

ASA Specifications for Tubular Steel Poles for Electric Line Construction.

Electric line poles and overhead construction manuals.

Catenary Overhead Construction.

Poles and overhead supply line manuals.

Trolley Coach Power Distribution Systems.

Federal Public Transportation Act of 1978.

Meeting minutes.

Executive Committee retreat.

ASAE Evaluation.

Role of APTA Vice Presidents.

Meeting packet.

Retreat and Meeting packet.

APTA Staff Analysis 1979 Action Agenda.

Discussions of Major Issues Facing APTA.

American Society of Association Executives APTA Evaluation. Folder 1 of 3.

American Society of Association Executives APTA Evaluation. Folder 2 of 3.

American Society of Association Executives APTA Evaluation. Folder 3 of 3.

Operating Subsidies. Folder 1 of 2.

Operating Subsidies. Folder 2 of 2.

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Rapid Transit Reference Manual.

Rapid Transit Reference Manual.

Rapid Transit Fare Structure and Collection Methods.

Transit Industry Internal Audit Department Directory.

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Folder 2 of 2.

Federal Transit Assistance.

Federal Transit Assistance.

Percy Amendment.

Percy Amendment.

H.R. 18185.

Testimony before Congress.

Testimony before Congress.

H.R. 16621.

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Meeting minutes. Folder 1 of 2.

Meeting minutes. Folder 2 of 2.

Cleaning of Transit Vehicles.

Regrooving of Tires.

Recommended Practices for Proper Brake Maintenance.

Progress Report on Elimination of Brake Noise.

Brake Squel Elimination Replies.

Reading file. Folder 1 of 2.

Reading file. Folder 2 of 2.

Meeting minutes. Folder 1 of 2.

Meeting minutes. Folder 2 of 2.

Operating Plan.

Report of Committee on Express Bus Service.

Report of Committee on Economics of Service to New Areas.

Rapid Transit Way and Structure Matters.

Progress Report.

Design and Development of Feeder Systems for Trolley Bus Operation.

Specifications for Single-Section Tapered and High Strength Sectional Tubular Steel Poles.

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Folder 2 of 2.

Advertising and behavior on buses.

Restructuring of the Public Relations Division.

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Automotive Safety Foundation Joint Committee with the IRT and the ATA.

Robert L. Sommerville memorandum.

Characteristics of the Urban Transit Mode.

Retirement gift for Eugene McCaul.

Motor Coach Interchange Materials.

Motor Coach Substitute Materials.

Substitute Materials.

Motor Coach Substitute Materials.

Roster.

Meeting minutes.

Resolutions Governing the Activities of the ATA Divisions.

Legal opinions on loss and damages.

Batteries rental or purchase.

Rental batteries and bus rental.

Purchase and rental of batteries.

Handling of new and repaired units.

Purchasing practices.

Material Classification Guide. Folder 1 of 2.

Material Classification Guide. Folder 2 of 2.

Initial Stocking and Material Return Policy.

Exchange of Specifications.

Tires.

Tires. Also includes document from 1938 with list of transit companies.

Committee on Problems of Automation.

Report of the Subcommittee on Fuels and Lubricants.

Batteries.

Committee on Services for Profit.

Cooperation with the Mechnical Division.

Replies on the Handling of New and Repaired Parts.

Meeting minutes. Folder 1 of 4.

Meeting minutes. Folder 2 of 4.

Meeting minutes. Folder 3 of 4.

Meeting minutes. Folder 4 of 4.

Meetings.

Meetings.

Meetings.

Meetings.

Meetings.

Meetings.

Meetings.

Recommended Maintenance Procedure for Resilient Wheel D-1.

Meetings.

Meetings.

Advisory Committee on Rail Cars.

Advisory Committee on Rail Cars.

Meeting minutes. Folder 1 of 2.

Meeting minutes. Folder 2 of 2.

Meeting minutes. Folder 1 of 2.

Meeting minutes. Folder 2 of 2.

Meeting minutes. Folder 1 of 2.

Meeting minutes. Folder 2 of 2.

Meeting minutes.

Correspondence. Folder 1 of 2.

Correspondence. Folder 2 of 2.

A Short Cut Method of Transit Vehicle Selection for the Combined Rail and Bus Company.

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Folder 2 of 2.

Survey of Changes in Duration and Frequency of Daily Services.

Public Relations Practices.

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Folder 4 of 4.

A Measure of Bus Maintenance Productivity.

ANSI C2 National Electrical Safety Code.

ANSI C2 National Electrical Safety Code.

ANSI D7 Inspection Requirements.

ANSI D7 Inspection Requirements.

ANSI D7 Inspection Requirements.

ASA D15 Accident Statistics.

ASA D15 Accident Statistics.

ASA D15 Accident Statistics.

ASA D15 Accident Statistics.

ASA D15 Accident Statistics.

ASA D15 Accident Statistics.

ASA D15 Accident Statistics.

ASA D15 Accident Statistics.

ASA D15 Accident Statistics.

ASA D15 Accident Statistics.

ASA D15 Accident Statistics.

ASA D15 Accident Statistics.

ASA D15 Accident Statistics.

USASI D17 Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.

USASI D17 Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.

USASI D17 Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.

ANSI Z16 Accident Standards.

ANSI Z16 Accident Standards. Appears to be a 1970s revision of the 1941 document.

ANSI Z16 Accident Statistics.

ANSI D18 Training of Automotive Mechanics.

Form for Reporting Derailments.

Report on switch devices.

Safety in Track Construction and Maintenance Work.

Trolley Overhead Construction.

Surface, Subway, and High Speed Track Construction.

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Proper Locations for Bus Stops.

Reliability, Availability, and Maintenance Task Force. Folder 1 of 3.

Reliability, Availability, and Maintenance Task Force. Folder 2 of 3.

Reliability, Availability, and Maintenance Task Force. Folder 3 of 3.

Moving People Safely and Design Guidelines. Folder 1 of 3.

Moving People Safely and Design Guidelines. Folder 2 of 3.

Moving People Safely and Design Guidelines. Folder 3 of 3.

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Meeting minutes. Folder 1 of 4.

Meeting minutes. Folder 2 of 4.

Meeting minutes. Folder 3 of 4.

Meeting minutes. Folder 4 of 4.

Meeting agenda.

Meeting minutes (June 11, 1986).

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Track Pavements Design, Construction, and Maintenance.

Maintenance and Paving of Bridges.

Corrosion Inhibitors as Additives to Salt in Removal of Snow and Ice from Streets.

Development of Air-Entrained Concrete and Procedures for Its Use.

Functional Design of Bus Garages.

Use of Chloride-Resisting Concrete in Street Railway Track Construction.

Paving of Loops, Operating Yards, and Railroad Crossings.

Snow and Ice Removal Distribution of Abrasive Materials.

Design and Construction of Bus Loops.

Joint Trackwork Electrical Design Guidelines.

This series includes organizational documents such as the constitution, by-laws, annual reports, and press releases.

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ASAE Evaluation Report.

Attendee Research.

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Demand-Activated Systems (Dial-A-Ride).

Chicago, Illinois, April 23-27, 1973.

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San Francisco, April 14-16, 1974.

San Francisco, April 14-16, 1974. Folder 1 of 2.

San Francisco, April 14-16, 1974. Folder 2 of 2.

San Francisco, April 14-16, 1974. Folder 1 of 2.

San Francisco, April 14-16, 1974. Folder 2 of 2.

Washington, D.C., March 31-April 4, 1975. Folder 1 of 2.

Washington, D.C., March 31-April 4, 1975. Folder 2 of 2.

Washington, D.C., March 31-April 4, 1975. Folder 1 of 4.

Washington, D.C., March 31-April 4, 1975. Folder 2 of 4.

Washington, D.C., March 31-April 4, 1975. Folder 3 of 4.

Washington, D.C., March 31-April 4, 1975. Folder 4 of 4.

Toronto, Ontario, April 6-8, 1976. Folder 1 of 5.

Toronto, Ontario, April 6-8, 1976. Folder 2 of 5.

Toronto, Ontario, April 6-8, 1976. Folder 3 of 5.

Toronto, Ontario, April 6-8, 1976. Folder 4 of 5.

Toronto, Ontario, April 6-8, 1976. Folder 5 of 5.

Toronto, Ontario, April 6-8, 1976.

Washington, D.C., June 28-30, 1977.

Washington, D.C., June 28-30, 1977. Folder 1 of 2.

Washington, D.C., June 28-30, 1977. Folder 2 of 2.

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State of the Art of Safety in Urban Mass Transportation. Folder 1 of 3.

State of the Art of Safety in Urban Mass Transportation. Folder 2 of 3.

State of the Art of Safety in Urban Mass Transportation. Folder 3 of 3.

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27th Annual Conference.

Procedure manuals correspondence.

Procedure Manuals.

Procedure Manuals.

Procedure Manuals.

Procedure Manuals.

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Escrow arrangement.

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Executive Committee Meeting.

This is the largest series and consists of a wide range of topics on technical and financial issues. The documents on equipment cover the various vehicles used by transit systems including streetcars, trolley coaches, motor buses, and trains.

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Bulletin No. 56: Public Ownership and Operation of Electric Railways Part I United States.

APTA Evaluation Report.

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Report.

Report.

Report.

Report.

Report.

Report.

Report.

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Insurance and safety.

Loss of use while vehicle under repair.

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Bulletin No. 736.

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General Rules of Practice.

Rail.

Regulations of Motor Trucks.

Ruling on Trolley Buses.

General information.

Lists.

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ATA Reports.

Orientation Seminar. Folder 1 of 2.

Orientation Seminar. Folder 2 of 2.

Index of Expense Reporting Documentation.

IRT Committee.

Task I Report.

Task II Report.

Task V Industry Control Board Meeting.

Task IV Report. Folder 1 of 4.

Task IV Report. Folder 2 of 4.

Task IV Report. Folder 3 of 4.

Task IV Report. Folder 4 of 4.

Report.

Interim Task III Report.

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Safety Review Panel for the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of the Oregon-Banfield Light Rail Project.

Report of the American Public Transit Association Panel of Inquiry for the July 10, 1985, Accident of the Red Line of the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority.

Report of the American Public Transit Association Panel of Inquiry for the Metro-Dade Transportation Administration.

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Recording and Off the Job Injuries.

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Photograph.

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Car Equipment Liaison Board.

Car Equipment Liaison Board.

Car Equipment Liaison Board.

Fare Collection Reliability Liaison Board.

Fare Collection Reliability Program Liaison Board.

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This series contains files on legislation, primarily federal, that impacted the transit industry.

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This series consists of reports, correspondence, and legislation on various labor and employment subjects.

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This series consists of files on transit systems in cities and states in the U.S. as well as some files on international cities. The files mostly consist of clippings sent in by transit system managers, but there are also maps, pamphlets, reports, and other documents in many of the folders.

Graphics and signs.

Exhibits of Latest Newspaper Ads and Photos of Signs in MTA Stations.

International Railway Company.

International Railway Company.

International Railway Company.

Includes maps of individual states and nationwide maps published by the American Map Company.

Includes maps of individual states and nationwide maps published by the American Map Company.

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Plan of Reorganization of Grand Rapids Railroad Company.

Includes information on National City Lines. Folder 1 of 2.

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Readjustment of Traction Agreement Between the City of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Railways Company.

Transcript of Testimony of Dr. John Bauer on Madison Avenue Bus Operation.

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Commuter Railroad Service in the National Capital Region.

This series contains some issues of the APTA publication Passenger Transport, and there are also two reports: one on the Chicago Transit Authority and another one a planning project in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Chicago Transit Authority Annual Report.

Honolulu of Tomorrow.

Biographical / historical:

The organization that would eventually become APTA first organized as the American Street Railway Association on December 12, 1882, in Boston, Massachusetts. The initial meetings focused on the price of oats for the horses that pulled transit vehicles, but that focus evolved as more transit companies built electric systems. In 1905, the group met in New York and reorganized as the American Street and Interurban Railway Transportation and Traffic Association. To encompass even more modes of electric transit, the group changed its name once again to the American Electric Railway Transportation and Traffic Association in 1910. By 1932, many of the transit systems relied on motor coaches and trolleys in addition to electric streetcars, so the organization executives chose to be known as the American Transit Association (ATA). In 1966 the ATA relocated from New York City to Washington, D.C., as a result of increasing reliance on federal funding, especially with the passage of the Urban Mass Transportation Act in 1964 and the creation of the Urban Mass Transportation Administration (now the Federal Transit Administration). The American Public Transit Association (APTA) was created in 1974 when the American Transit Association and the Institute for Rapid Transit (IRT) merged. The IRT dated back to 1929 and formally organized on June 7, 1961. In 1976, the Transit Development Corporation also merged with APTA. In January 2000 the name of the organization was changed to the American Public Transportation Association. Despite the various name changes, the mission of the organization has more or less remained the same. The organization specializes in issues dealing with transit equipment, transit management, and labor issues. In the 1970s, the organization developed a closer working relationship with the federal government as more and more transit systems became publicly financed. Today APTA is a leading participant in research and legislation regarding the North American transportation industry and issues relating to it.

Acquisition information:
Donated by Jim Olivetti, Information Center Manager, Department of Transportation, 2000.
Processing information:

Processing completed by Jordan Patty in 2013. EAD markup completed in January 2013 by Jordan Patty.

Arrangement:

Arranged into seven series.

Series
  1. Series 1: Committees, 1908-1987
  2. Series 2: Meetings and Publications, 1928-1997
  3. Series 3: Equipment, Finances, and Statistics, 1927-1992
  4. Series 4: Legislation, 1918-1977
  5. Series 5: Labor, 1933-1978
  6. Series 6: Local Transit, 1898-1992
  7. Series 7: Oversize, 1946-1999
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