A collection of letters, memos & government reports. Examples are: One notice (12/23/77) from John MacDonald Smith (So. Pac. Transp. Co.) to Secretary, I.C.C. re/ “Parties to AB-16” & “Effect of Abandonment of SD & AE west of Plaster City” (2 pp.); 1 copy of Charles W. Burket, John MacDonald [&] Louis P. Warchot, “Before the Interstate Commerce Commission AB-16…First Amendment To Application” (12/16/77) (9 pp. including revised exhibits); 1 copy of County of San Diego, Impact Analysis of the Proposed Abandonment of the San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway (n.d., 60 pp. & includes photocopies of maps, storm damage & statistics); 1 letter (9/16/77) from H.G. Homme, Jr. (Acting Sec., I.C.C.) to Congressman Wilson acknowledging “receipt of the petition to investigate filed by yourself and Congresspersons Van Deerlin and Burgner” re/ AB-16; 1 photocopy of a letter (9/12/77) from Don L. Nay (S.D. Port Dir.) to Congressman Van Deerlin & attached copies of 4 page Memorandum from the law offices of Peabody, Rivilin, Lambert & Meyers re/ status of S.D./AZ Eastern RR. abandonment; 1 photocopy of a “Memorandum” to Wilson from “Van” & attached copy of a letter (9/8/77) from Robert Batinovich (Pres., CA Public Utilities Commission) re/ investigation of the S.D./AZ abandonment application; 1 copy of Wilson, Van Deerlin & Burgner, “Petition To Investigate” the “Abandonment of a portion of the” SD/AZ Eastern RR AB-16 & attached photocopy of their letter (9/8/77) to Richard T. Silberman (Sec., Business & Transp. Agency, State of CA.) requesting CA’s attention to the losses projected for S.D. if the abandonment was successful; 1 photocopy of a letter (9/12/77) from Gordon L. Austin (Executive VP, La Mesa Chamber of Commerce) to Congressman Van Deerlin thanking him for “responding to our concerns with regard to the petition to abandon rail service by the” S.D./AZ Eastern RR; 1 letter (9/8/77) from Robert Batinovich (Pres., CA, PUC) & attached 13 page copy of Janice E. Kerr, J. Calvin Simpson & Freda E. Abbott, Before The Interstate Commerce Commission…No. AB 16 Petition For Investigation and Request for Oral Hearing of the People of the State of California…, August 24, 1977; one S.D. Port District News Release (8/26/77) re/ the Port District’s formal request for the I.C.C. to conduct an investigation of the proposed abandonment of the S.D./AZ Eastern RR from Plaster City to S.D.; stapled copies of corresp. (8/77) from Congressman Wilson, H. Homme, Jr. (Acting Sec., I.C.C.) re/ the concerns of the S.D. Metropolitan Transit Dev. Bd. for both freight & mass transit utilization of RR lines; 1 letter (7/27/77) from Robert W. W. Nelson (Gen. Manager, MTDB) & Wilson’s response (8/4/77) re/ Nelson’s concerns over plans for future use of rail lines in S.D. City & County & attached MTDB resolution dated July 25, 1977; photocopies of 2 letters (5/16/77) from Michael Shontz, Jr. (Chief, Economic Planning and Analysis Section, County of S.D.) to J.C.S. & to Dept. of the Army re/ potential impact of S.D./AZ abandonment on military strategy & potential bottleneck for rail traffic along the coast and in Los Angeles; photocopy of letter (3/10/77) from Dale T. Hobson (Pres., La Mesa Chamber of Commerce) to Robert Oswald (Sec., I.C.C.) urging the I.C.C. to conduct a hearing on the proposed application for rail line abandonment; 1 photocopy of a 5 page letter (2/28/77) from Don L. Nay (S.D. Port Dir.) to Congressman Van Deerlin & attached photocopy of a letter (12/10/77) from RAdm. W. Haley Rogers (Commandant, Eleventh Naval Dist.) (12/16/76) re/ Mr. Nay’s concerns over “the destiny of the San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railroad following the effects of Hurricane Kalthleen last September; 1 letter (2/16/77) from William B. Edmondson (Editor/Publisher, Solar Energy Digest) re/ a proposal to make the RR line from Imperial County to San Diego “a world-renowned tourist attraction;” 1 letter (2/10/77) from Lt. Col. Albert O. Chittenden (Ret.) & Wilson’s reply (2/16/77) re/ the closure of the SD/AZ Eastern RR line “would be a great mistake from a purely military standpoint![especially based on our WW II experience];” 1 photocopy of a 4 page letter (2/9/77) from So. Pacific Public Relations & attached map of Southern CA, the SD/AZ Eastern railroad line & the “Damage Area” west of Plaster City re/ “Authority for abandonment will be sought from the Interstate Commerce Commission;” stapled packet containing corresp. (2/77) from Congressman Wilson, State Senator Bob Wilson, James L. Newkirk (Acting Chief, Rail Planning Div., Federal Railroad Admin., Dept. of Transportation), Victor V. Veysey (Asst. Sec. of the Army for Civil Works), A.D. Demos (V.P., So. Pacific Transp. Co.), attached copies of the Federal Register, Vol. 41, No. 239, Dec. 10, 1976, pp. 53996-54000 & a 2 pp.copy of a News Release from the So. Pacific Transp. Co. re/ the effects of Hurricane Kathleen, the potential abandonment of the SD/AZ Eastern RR & excerpts from the Railroad Revitalization And Regulatory Reform Act of 1976; 1 letter (12/20/76) from Congressman Wilson & Asst. Sec. of the Army for Civil Works Victor V. Veysey’s reply (12/27/76) re/ Wilson seeking DOD assistance for S.D./AZ Eastern RR washout & stressing WW II & Korean War experience of RR---“it would be foolish and tragic to shut the road down;” 1 letter (12/29/76) from Harry Bridges (Pres. ILWU) & Wilson’s reply (1/6/76) re/ rail service damage, impacts & it “would be disastrous to the economy of this state” to close this railroad line; 1 postal card (11/29/76) from constituent Steve Lorey to Congressman Burgener and Wilson’s reply (12/27/76) to Mr. Lorey thanking him for his interest in “reopening of rail service to El Centro;” 1 letter (12/9/76) from J.R. Harris (Traffic Manager, So. Pac. Transp. Co.) & Wilson’s reply (12/27/76) re/ potential purchase by Wilson of “an old wooden railroad caboose with overhead cupola…for a guest room at your new home in Pauma Valley;” stapled collection of copies of letters (12/1/76) from Congressman Wilson, 1 letter (11/12/76) from A.D. DeMoss (V.P., So. Pac. Transp. Co.) & 2 page Press Release from Public Relations, S.P.T.C. (11/12/76) re/ “Southern Pacific has not yet decided to rebuild the storm-damaged portions of its subsidiary San Diego & Arizona Eastern Railway;” 1 news clipping—“Result of railroad washout, Higher freight rates loom,” Chula Vista Star News (11/28/76); a collection of letters (11/10-11/11/76) from Congressman Wilson re/ his response to constituent concern over the need “to rebuild damaged portions of the San Diego Arizona Eastern Railway;” 1 copy of a letter (11/1/76) from H.I.Wyborney (Manager, Marine Terminals Corp.) to Mr. D.K. McNear (Pres., So. Pac. Transp. Co.) re/ breakdown of RR service to S.D. & its “serious economic effect on our business;” stapled copies of letters (Oct.-Nov. 1976) from Bruce Pike (V.P., Govt. Affairs, Amtrak) , L.F. Nicholas (Gen. Manager, S.D. Cooperative Poultry Assoc.) & Congressman Wilson re/ use of S.D./AZ Eastern Railroad & potential “cost and inconvenience” for the Poultry Cooperative in not being able to ship feed directly from El Centro to S.D.; stapled packet containing corresp. (Sept.-Oct. 1976) from Don L. Nay (S.D. Port Director) & D.K. McNear (Pres., So. Pac. Transp. Co.) re/ adverse affects on operations of the Port of San Diego caused by Hurricane Kathleen—“the movement of grain from, and molasses to the Imperial Valley area via the Port of San Diego by rail over SDA&E tracks is now at a standstill;” 1 letter (10/27/76) from T.M. Armstrong (Gen. Manager, S.D. Bulk Terminal) to Congressman Wilson re/ Hurricane Kathleen & the destroyed portions of S.D./AZ Eastern Railway tracks “has adversely affected operations at the port and city of San Diego;” 1 copy of U.S. Dept. of Transp. (F.R.A.), Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 Procedures for Federal Financial Assistance Under Sections 505 and 511, Part V, Federal Register (10/8/76).