Connecticut Transportation Authority records
Scope and Content
These records consist of two accessions. The first is an unprocessed accession that includes material dating 1956-1973: correspondence, Interstate Commerce Commission dockets, Tri-State Transportation Commission reports, Penn Central Transportation Company material, and New Haven R.R. reorganization material. The second accession is Executive Director Samuel Kannell’s administrative files, 1963-1971 that includes Governor’s Office memoranda and correspondence, and material relating to the Capitol Region Transportation Task Force, Penn Central Transportation Company, Tri-State Transportation Commission, Northeastern Regional Transportation Committee, and New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Dates
- 1956-1973
Language of Materials
The records are in English.
Restrictions on Access
These records are stored at an off-site facility and therefore may not be available on a same-day basis.
See the Rules and Procedures for Researchers Using Archival Records and Secured Collections policy.
Restrictions on Use
See the Reproduction and Publications of State Library Collections policy.
Historical Note
The Connecticut Transportation Authority was established in 1963, per P.A. 639, to preserve and improve essential rail services threatened with cessation resulting from the financial problems of the New Haven Railroad. In 1969 it merged into the new Department of Transportation, per P.A. 768, sec. 9, and was incorporated into the Bureau of Rail and Motor Carrier Services.
See also the Connecticut Transportation Authority Agency History.
Extent
27 cubic feet
Abstract
The Connecticut Transportation Authority was established in 1963, per P.A. 639. In 1969 it merged into the new Department of Transportation, per P.A. 768, sec. 9, and was incorporated into the Bureau of Rail and Motor Carrier Services.
Arrangement
Arranged by accession.
- Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Dockets Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- New York and New Haven Railroad Company Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Penn Central Transportration Company Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Railroads -- Connecticut Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Reports Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- RG 089:024, Connecticut Transportation Authority
- Subtitle
- Inventory of Records
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Connecticut State Library staff.
- Date
- 2008
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Connecticut State Library Repository
