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James M. Finch Collection
405 Babbidge Road, Unit 1205
Storrs, Connecticut 06269-1205
Overview of the Collection |
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| Repository: | Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center. |
| Creator: | Finch, James M. |
| Title: | James M. Finch Collection. |
| Dates: | undated, ca. 1946-1985. |
| Quantity: | 18 Boxes. |
| Identification: | MSS19930044 |
| Language: | English. |
Biography
James M. Finch was born in New York City on December 22, 1916. He began railroad career as an usher for the New York Central Railroad in Grand Central Terminal, New York City. After serving in the Transportation Corps during World War II, he was employed in 1946 by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad (better known as the New Haven Railroad), working in the freight and passenger departments. Other positions he held with the railroad was as Assistant Trainmaster, Superintendent of Car Service and Vice President of Planning and Research. After the New Haven Railroad was merged into Penn Central in 1969, Mr. Finch served as Assistant to the General Manager for the New Haven Region and as Special Assistant to the Trustees in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In the 1970s he worked for Amtrak as Special Assistant for the Northeast Corridor Improvement Project (NECIP). Finally, for NECIP he served as Regional Agency Coordinator and Agency Coordinator--Northeast Corridor. After retiring in 1985, he served from 1987 to at least 1994 on the Connecticut Rail Commuter Council.
Mr. Finch graduated from Princeton University in 1939 with a degree in Economics and received a Masters Degree in Transportation-Railroad Operations, from Yale University. He was married to Ann Bishop and had three sons.
James M. Finch died at the age of 89 on May 4, 2006, in Hamden, Connecticut.
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Scope and Content
The collection contains publications, reports and documents collected by Mr. Finch in his various positions.
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Arrangement
Series I: Collection (undated, 1946-1985)
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Restrictions
Restrictions on Access
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
Restrictions on Use
Permission to publish from these Papers must be obtained in writing from both the University of Connecticut Libraries and the owner(s) of the copyright.
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Related Material
Archives & Special Collections has a substantial collection of materials pertaining to southern New England railroads. For detailed information on these collections please contact the curator or ask at the reference desk.
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Index Terms
This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Subjects:
Document Types:
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
[Item description, #:#], James M. Finch Collection. Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut Libraries.
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Detailed Description
| Series I: Collection, undated, 1946-1985 | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Northeast Corridor Improvement Project (NECIP) | ||||||||||
| Improvements to New Haven's Union Station | |||||||||||
| Providence Union Station | |||||||||||
| Stamford Station renewal | |||||||||||
| New London Station | |||||||||||
| High Speed Rail study | |||||||||||
| Electrification | |||||||||||
| Technical materials: rail maps, chearances, signals, bridges | |||||||||||
| Box 2 | Time tables, NY, NH & HRR | ||||||||||
| Amtrak and Penn Central rules booklets | |||||||||||
| CT general statutes, rail | |||||||||||
| Electric engine information | |||||||||||
| Penn Central maintenance and program and track chart | |||||||||||
| Northeast Corridor Improvement Project | |||||||||||
| Box 3 | Annual reports, various rail companies | ||||||||||
| Northeast Corridor Improvement Project | |||||||||||
| Environmental impact statements | |||||||||||
| Reports | |||||||||||
| Amtrak literature and reports | |||||||||||
| U.S. Railway Association Final Plan | |||||||||||
| Box 4 | Time tables for various railways | ||||||||||
| New Haven RR | |||||||||||
| Technical equipment books | |||||||||||
| Bridge lists | |||||||||||
| Automatic signals, technical diagrams | |||||||||||
| Amtrak technical maps, Boston area | |||||||||||
| Rail drafting templates (steel) | |||||||||||
| Box 5 | Amtrak valuation maps | ||||||||||
| Norwich and Worcester Railroad materials/reports | |||||||||||
| NECIP | |||||||||||
| Box 6 | Railroad studies | ||||||||||
| NECIP budget | |||||||||||
| NECIP reports | |||||||||||
| New Haven Railroad: clearance, grade crossings, reports | |||||||||||
| Box 7 | NECIP | ||||||||||
| Report on CT historic sites | |||||||||||
| Environmental Impact Report, Providence, RI | |||||||||||
| Providence Terminal Agreement | |||||||||||
| Providence & Worcester rail maps | |||||||||||
| Southwest Corridor development (Boston) | |||||||||||
| Boston South Station renovation and information | |||||||||||
| Box 8 | South Station | ||||||||||
| Photographs | |||||||||||
| Mass. Bay Transit Authority & NY, NYRR trustees agreement | |||||||||||
| Box 9 | New Haven Railroad reports | ||||||||||
| Mass. Bay Transit Authority reports | |||||||||||
| Penn Central reports | |||||||||||
| I.C.C. reports | |||||||||||
| Agreements between rail companies | |||||||||||
| Box 10 | Penn Central Reorganization materials | ||||||||||
| New Haven Railroad reports and information | |||||||||||
| NY Central maps | |||||||||||
| New England Freight report | |||||||||||
| NECIP restructured | |||||||||||
| Reports | |||||||||||
| Box 11 | System maps | ||||||||||
| Penn Central timetables and general information | |||||||||||
| Mass Bay Transit Authority NECIP reports | |||||||||||
| New Haven Railroad: freight tables, maintenance costs of ways | |||||||||||
| Box 12 | NECIP receipts | ||||||||||
| Mass Bay Transit Authority reports | |||||||||||
| High speed trains | |||||||||||
| Penn Central reports | |||||||||||
| New Haven rail reports | |||||||||||
| Box 12 | ICC reports | ||||||||||
| Assorted materials | |||||||||||
| Box 13 | ICC testimony and brochures | ||||||||||
| Penn Central | |||||||||||
| Timetables and system maps | |||||||||||
| Reports | |||||||||||
| Box 14 | New Haven Railroad reports | ||||||||||
| Penn Central reports | |||||||||||
| ICC reports | |||||||||||
| NECIP reports | |||||||||||
| 2 books | |||||||||||
| Box 15 | Telephone directories, various railroads, 1978 | ||||||||||
| Technical reports | |||||||||||
| Box 16 | Blueprints for raillines and railyards | ||||||||||
| Box 17 | Blueprints, printed materials | ||||||||||
| Box 18 | Frieght Agent: Printed Materials | ||||||||||