A collection of corresp. & government reports. Examples are: Corresp. from the Los Angeles Bd. of Supervisors to Congressman Wilson (12/30/70) & copy of a Resolution “regarding designation of a Pacific Coast Corridor as part of the basic natural rail passenger transportation system, [37 million annual trips--88% auto, 6% air, 5% bus & only 1% RR passenger service];” stapled photocopies of telegram (12/16/70) to John Volpe (D.O.T.) & news articles (San Diego Union, Dec. 5 & 14, 1970) re/ “the West Coast needs a modern, fast, north south rail passenger service” & danger of D.O.T. & congressional “Railroad System” omitting west coast north-south linkage; stapled copies of corresp. from Congressman Wilson & William Harrington (S.D. City Washington rep.) & copies of S.D. City Resolution (12/15/70) requesting the Sec. of Trans. designate the cities of S.D., L.A. & San Francisco “principal terminal points of a Pacific Coast north-south transportation corridor within and as a part of the basic National Railroad Transportation System;” copy of a letter from Vergil V. Pedersen (S.D. Chamber of Commerce) to John A. Volpe (Sec. of Transp., D.O.T.) (12/22/70) requesting “modification of the RAILPAX basic system...under the provisions of Public Law 91-518 to include at least the addition of services between San Diego and Los Angeles;” 1 copy of Interstate Commerce Commission, Review of Preliminary Report On Basic National Rail Passenger Service, December 29, 1970; 1 page copy of D.O.T. news release (12/28/70) re/ “additional Federal funds to the city of San Diego for the purchase of 2 private transit lines [total project = $9.5 million since 6/67]; stapled packet containing corresp. (Nov.-Dec. 1970) from Congressman Wilson, Robert A. Hemmes (Asst. Adm., D.O.T.), Robert F. Bennett (Dir., Office of Cong. Rel., D.O.T.) & Paul Tsompanas (Adm. Asst. to Wilson) & 3 copies of Richard Cross & W. Egli, Conpetra Low Cost Non-Stop Transportation System For Both Inner City and Metropolitan Areas, 1970; stapled copies of corresp. from Paul Norvell & Congressman Wilson’s reply (12/70) re/ avoiding “the transportation woes of the L.A. area” & Wilson’s reference to P.L. 91-453 (Urban Mass Transp. Asst. Act) as signed by President Nixon on October 15, 1970; stapled copies of corresp. (12/70) from Congressman Wilson & T.O. Prior (Gen. Manager, S.D. Transit Corp. & Chairman, ExCom., Calif. Assoc. of Publically Owned Transit Systems) re/ Prior’s concern for fund ceiling of $214 million in original House version of D.O.T. appropriation bill & Wilson’s note to Prior that a compromise raised it to $600 million; stapled copy of letter from Congressman Wilson to John F. Crane (9/15/70) & 1 copy of John F. Crane, A General Description and Comparative Analysis of the Crane Rapid Transit System, 1970 (this is a monorail system); copy of telegram from Bd. of Dir. of the S.D. Transit Corp. to Congressman Wilson (7/9/70) re/ “respectfully request your support of H.R. 18185...to help us improve the quality of urban public transportation in metropolitan San Diego;” stapled packet containing corresp. from Paul Tsompanas, John A. Volpe (Sec. of Transp.), George J. Mitchell, Jr. (Senior, V.P., SARC, Inc.), A.B. Virkler Legate (Ex.Sec., Office of the Sec. of Treasury), Herbert G. Klein (Dir., Comm. for the Ex. Branch), U.S. Senator George Murphy, Congress-men Wilson & James B. Utt, telegram & letter from Clayton Brace (KOGO Stations), “Agenda & Participants” for a “Transportation Conference Jan. 23, 1970,” & copy of “A KOGO EDITORIAL” (12/15/69) re/ the need for high speed ground transportation especially between L.A. & S.D.; stapled copies of corresp. from Congressman Wilson & S.D. County Supervisor Harry F. Scheidle & “proposed agenda for HST LA-Orange-San Diego Corridor Program” (2/70).