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Descriptive Summary Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority metrorail specifications, 1962-1980 MS2021 18 Linear feet The WMATA Metrorail Specifications collection is comprised primarly of technical specifications and contracts related to the construction of Metrorail. The collection consists of unbound letter-size documents, bound letter-size reports and specifications, oversize reports and specifications, and blueprints. The George Washington University, The Gelman Library, Special Collections Research Center

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Acquisition Information

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Metrorail Specifications Collection was donated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to the Gelman Library in January 1985

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Historical or Biographical Note

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, WMATA, with central offices in Washington, DC, is the private agency charged with the coordination and operation of mass transit in the National Capital Region. This area includes Montgomery and Prince George's Counties in Maryland, Arlington, the District of Columbia, and Fairfax County in Virginia.

The Interim Board of Directors of WMATA first met in mid-October, 1966, chaired by Brig. Gen. Jackson Graham, formerly Engineering Commissioner for the District. WMATA was formally established on February 20, 1967. WMATA formally received its charter in September 1967.

WMATA superseded the National Capital Transportation Agency (NCTA); a federal agency established by President Eisenhower in 1960 and inherited the bus and rail plans of the NCTA. For bus operations, WMATA bought out the routes from the private bus companies operating within its purview (with the exception of Montgomery County's "Ride-On" system) and established a single operation, Metrobus, to serve in their place.

For the creation of Metrorail, popularly known as "the Metro," routes, designs, and plans were finalized by the late 1960s. Work on the subway component began immediately upon the creation of WMATA. DeLeuw, Cather were retained as chief engineering consultants. The firm of Harry Weese and Associates were named chief architectural consultants. Weese was sent on a worldwide tour of subway systems, in order to draw inspiration and ideas for possible station architecture. The final design, agreed upon by a special committee that included the District of Columbia Board of Fine Arts and several artists and architects, was proposed in 1968.

First ground was broken for the subway above the future Judiciary Square station on December 9, 1969. The Metro ran its first day of revenue service, on the abbreviated Red Line beginning at Dupont Circle, in June 1976. Public response was enthusiastic. The system was a highlight of the Bicentennial celebrations one month later, during which it transported thousands of visitors.

Collection Scope and Content

The WMATA Metrorail Specifications collection is so named because the bulk of the collection is technical specifications and contracts related to the construction of Metrorail. The collection consists of unbound letter-size documents, bound letter-size reports and specifications, oversize reports and specifications, and blueprints.

The collection is an artificial one, consisting of several distinct and unrelated types of documents. The earliest documents date from 1962, and were generated by the WMATA's predecessor agency, the NCTA. Most of these deal with highway development. The bulk of the material dates from 1972-78 and contains of a distinct series of oversize and letter-size bound volumes. These volumes are contract specifications for different sections of Metrorail tunnels, and each bears the name of the contractor that won the bid, as well as the contract number. The collection's third district group of documents consists of minutes of meetings, and related documents, generated by meetings of the Board of Directors and with individual contractors.

The collection's Reports and, especially, Specifications series are highly technical engineering documents. They are valuable for their comprehensive engineering detail and descriptions, through which the evolution, design and construction of the Metro system can be studied in detail. Not all routes, nor all sections along one route, are covered in the available contract specifications. The meeting minutes are valuable for their insight into administrative planning. However, the Board of Directors minutes are present (and presumed complete) only for 1971 and 1974, and the contractor meeting minutes are incomplete for the years covered, namely 1972 through 1978, with several months missing altogether.

Researchers are also advised that six titles, removed from the Metrorail Specifications Collection, have been processed elsewhere as shelved items. Consult library indexes for these titles. The are: "New York City Transit Authority Invitation to Contractors" for Contracts C-213-1 through C-213-3; Contract R-30-A; Contract R-33; and Contract R-40; "District of Columbia Department of Highways and Traffic, Standard Specifications for Highways and Structures", 1974; and "State of Maryland, State Roads Commission, Specifications for Materials, Highways, Bridges, and Incidental Structures", March 1968.

Collection Organization

Organized into four series: Meeting minutes, Reports, Specifications, and Oversize documents.

Subject Terms Corporate Entities Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority National Capital Transportation Agency (U.S.) Topics Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Local transit Transportation Subways Roads Express highways Bridges Reports and working papers Geographic Locations Washington (D.C.) Detailed Description of the Records MS2021 Series 1 Meeting minutes, 1971-1978 1 Linear feet

This series contains meeting minutes for the Board of Directors and meeting minutes for the contractors. The materials cover the dates 1971-78. In addition to the minutes the Board of Directors section has additional documents used by the WMATA Board at meetings. The contractors minutes are for meetings with various contractors working for WMATA. All these minutes provide a valuable reference for senior Authority decision making.

1 1 Board of Directors: Meeting Minutes, Board of Directors, 01/1971

1 2 Board of Directors: Meeting Minutes, Board of Directors, 03/1971

1 3 Board of Directors: Meeting Minutes, Board of Directors, 04/1971

1 4 Board of Directors: Meeting Minutes, Board of Directors, 05/1971

1 5 Board of Directors: Meeting Minutes, Board of Directors, 06/1971

1 6 Board of Directors: Meeting Minutes, Board of Directors, 07/1971

1 7 Board of Directors: Meeting Minutes, Board of Directors, 08/1971

1 8 Board of Directors: Meeting Minutes, Board of Directors, 09/1971

1 9 Board of Directors: Meeting Minutes, Board of Directors, 10/1971

1 10 Board of Directors: Meeting Minutes, Board of Directors, 11/1971

1 11 Board of Directors: Meeting Minutes, Board of Directors, 12/1971

1 12 Board of Directors: Meeting Minutes, Board of Directors, 01/1974

1 13 Board of Directors: Meeting Minutes, Board of Directors, 02/1974

1 14 Board of Directors: Meeting Minutes, Board of Directors, 02/1974

1 15 Board of Directors: Meeting Minutes, Board of Directors, 03/1974

1 16 Board of Directors: Meeting Minutes, Board of Directors, 04/1974

1 17 Board of Directors: Meeting Minutes, Board of Directors, 05/1974

1 18 Board of Directors: Meeting Minutes, Board of Directors, 06/1974

1 19 Board of Directors: Meeting Minutes, Board of Directors, 07/1974

1 20 Board of Directors: Meeting Minutes, Board of Directors, 08/1974

2 1 Board of Directors: Meeting Minutes, Board of Directors, 09/1974

2 2 Board of Directors: Meeting Minutes, Board of Directors, 10/1974

2 3 Board of Directors: Meeting Minutes, Board of Directors, 11/1974

2 4 Contractors: Meeting Minutes, Board of Directors, 12/1974

2 5 Contractors: Meeting Minutes, Contractors, 01/1972-03/1972

2 6 Contractors: Meeting Minutes, Contractors, 04/1973-05/1973

2 7 Contractors: Meeting Minutes, Contractors, 01/1972-08/1972

2 8 Contractors: Meeting Minutes, Contractors, 09/1973-12/1973

2 9 Contractors: Meeting Minutes, Contractors, 01/1973-11/1973

2 10 Contractors: Meeting Minutes, Contractors, 01/1974

2 11 Contractors: Meeting Minutes, Contractors, 05/1974-08/1974

2 12 Contractors: Meeting Minutes, Contractors, 07/1975-12/1975

2 13 Contractors: Meeting Minutes, Contractors, 01/1976

2 14 Contractors: Meeting Minutes, Contractors, 02/1976-03/1976

2 15 Contractors: Meeting Minutes, Contractors, 04/1976-07/1976

3 1 Contractors: Meeting Minutes, Contractors, 07/1976-09/1977

3 2 Contractors: Meeting Minutes, Contractors, 10/1977-03/1978

MS2021 Series 2 Reports, 1962-1981 3 Linear feet

This series contains bound volumes that fall within four main sections including budget and finances, handbooks and manuals, miscellaneous, and transit system development. These volumes are less technical than the specifications series. The documents are primarily text with supporting illustrations. The material covers the dates 1962-81.

The budget and finances section contains reports from various WMATA sources that detail projected or actual departmental or overall expenses. Handbooks and manuals consists of a construction safety manual. The miscellaneous section includes environmental impact studies and proposed routes. The transit system development section consists of reports detailing development of the Metro system.

3 3 Budget and Finances: Budget and Finances: Budget Estimates, Fiscal Year 1967, 1966

3 4 Budget and Finances: Budget Estimates, Fiscal Year 1968, 1967

3 5 Budget and Finances: Gross Estimate, Virginia Proposed Rapid Rail System, 1967

3 6 Budget and Finances: Gross Estimate, Washington, DC Proposed Rapid Rail System, 1967

3 7 Budget and Finances: Metro Capital Costs, February, 1969

3 8 Budget and Finances: Metro Traffic Revenue and Operating Costs, 02/1971

3 9 Budget and Finances: Salaries and Expenses, Fiscal Year 1968, 1967

3 10 Budget and Finances: Supplemental Estimates, Fiscal Year 1966, 1965

3 11 Budget and Finances: Supplemental Report, Lines 2b, 3b, and 7c, undated

3 12 Budget and Finances: Supplemental Report, Lines 11A-7b, 11A-8b, and 11A-8c, 09/1967

3 13 Reports, Handbooks and Manuals: Construction Safety Manual, Metro System, Part I, 1969

4 1 Reports, Handbooks and Manuals: Construction Safety Manual, Metro System, Parts II and III, 1969

4 2 Reports, Handbooks and Manuals: Safety Manual, Part I, 04/1971

4 3 Reports, Handbooks and Manuals: Safety Manual, Parts II and III, 04/1971

4 4 Reports, Handbooks and Manuals: Technical Manual, Installation Planning Emergency Construction, 03/1971

4 5 Airlie IIA System, Part 1: Action Program, Phase III Original System Study, October, 1967

4 6 Airport Master Plans, Department of Transportation, 02/1971

4 7 Annual Report, 1969

4 8 Case Study, Use of Excess Land and Air Rights, 11/1962

4 9 Environmental Impact Study, Metro J and H Route to Springfield and Franconia, 02/1975

4 10 Extracts from a Report to the NCTA Office of Engineering, 1967

4 11 Extracts from a Report to the NCTA Office of Engineering, Silver Spring-Rockville Route and Alexandria-Springfield Route, undated

4 12 Filing System Manual, 1968

4 13 Final Negative Declaration of the Department of Transportation, 04/1976

5 1 Impact: Metrospace 3 Symposium, Summary and Proceedings, 06/1971

5 2 Impact: A Working Document for Metrospace 3 Symposium, 06/1971

5 3 Metro Property Utilization, Volume 1, 07/1968

5 4 Metropolitan Washington Airports Policy, Supplement to Draft Environmental Impact Statement, United States Department of Transportation and the FAA, 01/1980

5 5 Organizational Charts, undated

5 6 Preliminary Draft Report on Operating Concepts, 1967

5 7 Procurement Memorandum Number 1, NCTA-PM-1, 10/1965

5 8 Public Hearing Transcript of Proceedings, 3rd Street SW to Anacostia River, 11/1972

5 9 Report from the Department of the Army, Technical Manual: Installations, Master Planning Principles, and Procedures, 11/1970

5 10 Research Information, Social and Environmental Implications of Transit Centers, NYCTA, 02/1981

5 11 Resolution of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, 08/1967

6 1 "The Role of the Engineering Community in the Public Decision-Making Process," Engineer's Joint Council, 10/1967

6 2 Sections E003-E005, Environmental Impact Study, Greenbelt E Route, 12/1974

6 3 Technical Note 64-19, Discussion of Transit Car Features, 06/1964

6 4 Technical Note 64-20, Evaluation of Transit Car Proposals, 06/1964

6 5 Technical Note 64-23, On-Board Energy Storage in Rapid Rail Transit, 1964

6 6 Technical Report, Prospective Growth of the Washington Metropolitan Area and its Central Core, Volume 1, 08/1963

6 7 Technical Report, Prospective Growth of the Washington Metropolitan Area and its Central Core, Volume 2, Methodological Index, 08/1963

6 8 Technical Report, Study of Traffic Control Systems, Reports 211, 212, and 214, 04/1964

6 9 Urban Renewal Plan for the Southwest Urban Renewal Area, Project C, Sptil 1968, undated

6 10 WMATA Compact, 1967

6 11 Transit System Development: Construction, Rail Rapid Transit System, Fiscal Year 1968, undated

6 12 Transit System Development: "Feasibility of Alignment for the Potomac River Crossing", 08/1966

6 13 Transit System Development: Final Report on Rail Rapid Transit on the Alexandria-Springfield Route, 03/1963

7 1 Transit System Development: Lea Transit Compendium, Heavy Tail Transit, Volume II Number 6, 1975

7 2 Transit System Development: NCTA Technical Report, Study of Bus Rapid Transit Operations for the National Capital Region, 07/1963

7 3 Transit System Development: Proposal for State Highways, Department of Transportation and the Commonwealth of Virginia, 03/1972

7 4 Transit System Development: Report to the President, Volume I, Engineering, 11/1962

7 5 Transit System Development: Report to the President, Volume II, Use of Railroad Facilities, 11/1962

8 1 Transit System Development: Report to the President, Volume III, Traffic Forecasting, 11/1962

8 2 Transit System Development: Report to the President, Volume IV, Model for Estimating Travel Mode Usage, 11/1962

8 3 Transit System Development: Report to the President, Volume V, System Planning, 11/1962

8 4 Transit System Development: Report to the President, Volume VI, Organization and Finance, 11/1962

8 5 Transit System Development: Safety Study of Metro/Chessie Operations in a Common Corridor, Volume 1, Report, 08/1975

9 1 Transit System Development: Safety Study of Metro/Chessie Operations in a Common Corridor, Volume 2, Appendices, 08/1975

9 2 Transit System Development: Special Conditions, Section 2, Construction Contracts, 03/1971

9 3 Transit System Development: Special Conditions, Section 3, Technical Provisions, 03/1971

9 4 Transit System Development: Special Conditions, Section 3, Technical Provisions, 03/1971

9 5 Transit System Development: Summary Report on the Transit Development Program, 05/1963

9 6 Transit System Development: "Survey of Commuter Attitudes Toward Transit Systems," Volume 1, 03/1963

9 7 Transit System Development: "Survey of Commuter Attitudes Toward Transit Systems," Volume 2, 07/1963

9 8 Transit System Development: "Survey of Commuter Attitudes Toward Transit Systems," Volume 3 B, Technology and Urban Transportation", 06/1962

MS2021 Series 3 Specifications, 1956-1974 4.5 Linear feet

This series is comprised of documents that contain diagrammatic explanations of Metrorail route contracts and other technical matters. The dates covered are 1956-71.

The section for bridges, highways, and roads contains volumes that detail the construction and layout of non-rail routes. The miscellaneous section includes a route feasibility study and construction designs. Rail rapid transit specifications are those that deal exclusively with Metrorail routes and contracts. The route designs cover the routes themselves. The support equipment documents contain contracts issued for equipment such as fire extinguishers and kiosks.

These reports and specifications provide a useful technical adjunct to the more administrative documents found in other Metro-related collections. They pinpoint projected starting and completion dates, names of subcontractors, and the amount of work actually undertaken on each section of tunnel.

10 1 Bridges, Highways, and Roads: Calumet Skyway Toll Bridge, Part 1, Specifications and Contract Documents, 03/1956

10 2 Bridges, Highways, and Roads: Calumet Skyway Toll Bridge, Part 2, Detail Specifications, 01/1956

10 3 Bridges, Highways, and Roads: Road Designs and Standards, Virginia Department of Highways, 1974

10 4 Alignment Feasibility, Fort Lincoln New Town Transit Shuttle, 10/1972

10 5 Appendix to Engineering and Feasibility and Development Study, Rapid Transit System and Equipment, 1963

10 6 Construction Program, Metro System, Phase I, March, 1968

10 7 Contract Breakdown, Latest Design and Construction Schedule, Phase I and II, 07/1967

10 8 Dimension and Weight Study, Final Report, Table of Contents, 10/1966

10 9 Dimension and Weight Study, Final Report, Scope of Investigation, undated

10 10 Dimension and Weight Study, Final Report, General Arrangement, undated

10 11 Dimension and Weight Study, Final Report, Weight Schedule, undated

10 12 Dimension and Weight Study, Final Report, Center of Gravity, undated

10 13 Dimension and Weight Study, Final Report, Clearance Lines, undated

10 14 Dimension and Weight Study, Final Report, Underfloor Equipment, undated

11 1 Dimension and Weight Study, Final Report, Power Collection, 10/1966

11 2 Dimension and Weight Study, Final Report, Doors, undated

11 3 Dimension and Weight Study, Final Report, Couplers, undated

11 4 Dimension and Weight Study, Final Report, Side Skirting, undated

11 5 Dimension and Weight Study, Final Report, Seats, undated

11 6 Dimension and Weight Study, Final Report, Train Control System, undated

11 7 Dimension and Weight Study, Final Report, Control System, undated

11 8 Dimension and Weight Study, Final Report, Environmental Control, undated

11 9 Dimension and Weight Study, Final Report, Braking System, undated

11 10 Dimension and Weight Study, Final Report, Parking Brake, undated

11 11 Dimension and Weight Study, Final Report, Car Frame, undated

11 12 Dimension and Weight Study, Final Report, Trucks, undated

11 13 Dimension and Weight Study, Final Report, Wheel Size, undated

11 14 Dimension and Weight Study, Final Report, Load Weighing, undated

11 15 Dimension and Weight Study, Final Report, Inspection Periods, undated

11 16 Dimension and Weight Study, Final Report, Credits, undated

11 17 Dimension and Weight Study, Final Report, Miscellaneous, undated

11 18 Environmental Impact Study, L'Enfant-Pentagon River Crossing Route, 06/1972

11 19 Feasibility of Direct Track Fixation on Unballasted Structures, 06/1968

11 20 List of SFBARTD Standard Guide Specifications, F1, Masonry, 11/1967

11 21 List of SFBARTD Standard Guide Specifications, F2, Metals, undated

11 22 List of SFBARTD Standard Guide Specifications, F3, Carpentry, undated

11 23 List of SFBARTD Standard Guide Specifications, F4, Moisture Control, undated

11 24 List of SFBARTD Standard Guide Specifications, F5, Doors, Windows, and Glass, undated

11 25 List of SFBARTD Standard Guide Specifications, F6, Finishes, undated

11 26 List of SFBARTD Standard Guide Specifications, F7, Specialties, undated

12 1 List of SFBARTD Standard Guide Specifications, F8, Mechanical, 10/1968

12 2 List of SFBARTD Standard Guide Specifications, F9, Electrical, undated

12 3 List of SFBARTD Standard Guide Specifications, H1, Topsoiling and Finish Grading, undated

12 4 List of SFBARTD Standard Guide Specifications, H2, Irrigation Systems, undated

12 5 List of SFBARTD Standard Guide Specifications, H3, Planting, undated

12 6 NCTA Engineering Feasibility Report, Revised Downtown Rapid Transit System, 02/1967

12 7 NCTA Engineering Plans and Cost Estimates, Engineering Supplement, Transit Development Program for 1965, 01/1965

12 8 NCTA Engineering Study, Difficult Ground Tunneling Techniques, 12/1962

12 9 Safety Review of WMATA/B&O Operations in the A-15/A-17 Common Corridor, undated

12 10 Section B-5, Demolition of WTC Yard Facilities, 1Z4213, 10/1970

12 11 Soft Ground Tunneling Driving Methods in the USA, 12/1962

13 1 South Hills Transit Expressway Revenue Line, 07/1970

13 2 Trackwork Study, Volume II, Recommended Trackwork Standards, 08/1968

13 3 Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section A-3, Connecticut Avenue, 1A0031, Amendments 1-7, 06/1970

13 4 Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section A-3, Connecticut Avenue, 1A0031, Invitation for Bid, undated

13 5 Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section A-3, Connecticut Avenue, 1A0031, Pre-Award Evaluation Data, undated

13 6 Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section A-3, Connecticut Avenue, 1A0031, Bid Form for Construction Contract, undated

13 7 Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section A-3, Connecticut Avenue, 1A0031, Index, undated

13 8 Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section A-3, Connecticut Avenue, 1A0031, Table of Contents, Section 2%32882015254892, undated

13 9 Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section A-3, Connecticut Avenue, 1A0031, General Provisions, undated

13 10 Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section A-3, Connecticut Avenue, 1A0031, Section 2, Special Provisions, undated

13 11 Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section A-3, Connecticut Avenue, 1A0031, 3.2, Support, Alteration, and Restoration of Structures, undated

13 12 Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section A-3, Connecticut Avenue, 1A0031, 3.3, Excavation and Backfill, undated

13 13 Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section A-3, Connecticut Avenue, 1A0031, 3.4, Temporary and Permanent Groundwater Control, undated

13 14 Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section A-3, Connecticut Avenue, 1A0031, 3.5, Support of Excavation, undated

13 15 Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section A-3, Connecticut Avenue, 1A0031, 3.6, Maintenance, Support, Relocation, and Restoration of Utilities, undated

13 16 Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section A-3, Connecticut Avenue, 1A0031, 3.7, Decking of Streets, undated

13 17 Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section A-3, Connecticut Avenue, 1A0031, 3.8, Portland Cement Concrete, undated

13 18 Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section A-3, Connecticut Avenue, 1A0031, 3.9, Reinforcing Steel, undated

14 1 Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section A-3, Connecticut Avenue, 1A0031, 3.10, Concrete Structures, undated

14 2 Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section A-3, Connecticut Avenue, 1A0031, 3.11, Prestressed Concrete, undated

14 3 Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section A-3, Connecticut Avenue, 1A0031, 3.12, Structural Steel, undated

14 4 Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section A-3, Connecticut Avenue, 1A0031, 3.13, Miscellaneous Iron and Steel, undated

14 5 Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section A-3, Connecticut Avenue, 1A0031, 3.14, Subway Drainage, undated

14 6 Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section A-3, Connecticut Avenue, 1A0031, 3.15, Sewage and Drainage, undated

14 7 Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section A-3, Connecticut Avenue, 1A0031, 3.16, Water Mains, undated

14 8 Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section A-3, Connecticut Avenue, 1A0031, 3.17, Electrical Work, undated

14 9 Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section A-3, Connecticut Avenue, 1A0031, 3.18, Mechanical Work, undated

14 10 Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section A-3, Connecticut Avenue, 1A0031, 3.19, Portland Cement Concrete Pavement, undated

14 11 Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section A-3, Connecticut Avenue, 1A0031, 3.20, Bituminous Pavements, undated

14 12 Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section A-3, Connecticut Avenue, 1A0031, 3.21, Waterproofing, undated

14 13 Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section A-3, Connecticut Avenue, 1A0031, 3.23, Base for Pavements, undated

14 14 Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section A-3, Connecticut Avenue, 1A0031, 3.24, Curbs, Gutters, Sidewalks, and Medians, 06/1970

14 15 Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section A-3, Connecticut Avenue, 1A0031, 3.26, Foundation Caissons, undated

14 16 Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section A-3, Connecticut Avenue, 1A0031, 3.28, Bearing Pads, undated

14 17 Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section A-3, Connecticut Avenue, 1A0031, 3.44, Corrosion Control, undated

14 18 Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section A-3, Connecticut Avenue, 1A0031, 3.47, Precast Concrete, undated

14 19 Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section A-3, Connecticut Avenue, 1A0031, 5.4, Sprayed-on Fireproofing, undated

14 20 Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section A-3, Connecticut Avenue, 1A0031, 5.7, Masonry, undated

14 21 Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section A-4a, Connecticut Avenue Route, 12/1969

14 22 Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section A-4b, Connecticut Avenue Route, 12/1970

14 23 Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section A-6a, Rockville Route, Rock Tunnels, 1A0061, 09/1972

14 24 Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Sections B009, B010, and B011, Glenmont B Route, Engineering Analysis, 10/1977

15 1 Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Sections B009, B010, and B011, Glenmont B Route, Engineering Analysis, 10/1977

15 2 Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section B-6e, Glenmont Route, Silver Spring Station Site, 11/1976

15 3 Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section B-6e, Glenmont Route, Silver Spring Station Site, 11/1976

15 4 Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section B-6e, Glenmont Route, Silver Spring Station Site, 11/1976

15 5 Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section B-6e, Glenmont Route, Silver Spring Station Site, 11/1976

15 6 Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section D-7, New Carrollton Route, Potomac Avenue Station, 1D0071, 07/1972

15 7 Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section D-7, New Carrollton Route, Potomac Avenue Station, 1D0071, 07/1972

15 8 Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section D-7, New Carrollton Route, Potomac Avenue Station, 1D0071, 07/1972

15 9 Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section E002, Greenbelt Route, Comparative Cost Studies, 09/1974

15 10 Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section E002, Design Concepts for Greenbelt Route, 09/1974

15 11 Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section E002, Underpinning Report, Volume I, 08/1974

16 1 Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section F003, Branch Route, Design Contract, 04/1973

16 2 Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section FA-3, Rockville Route, Farragut North Station, 1A3031, 11/1972

16 3 Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section FA-3, Rockville Route, Farragut North Station, 1A3031, 11/1972

16 4 Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section FA-3, Rockville Route, Farragut North Station, 1A3031, 11/1972

16 5 Rail Rapid Transit, Support Equipment: Air Conditioning for Passenger Stations, 06/1968

16 6 Rail Rapid Transit, Support Equipment: Automatic Train Control Project, Contract Modification Documents, 1976

17 1 Rail Rapid Transit, Support Equipment: Contract Specifications, Rapid Transit Cars, 2Z0065, 11/1978

17 2 Rail Rapid Transit, Support Equipment: General Railway Signal Company, Contract 1Z2011, Changes, 1971

17 3 Rail Rapid Transit, Support Equipment: Invitation for Bid, Control and Communications, 1Z2011, 1971

17 4 Rail Rapid Transit, Support Equipment: Invitation for Bid, Control and Communications, 1Z2011, 1971

17 5 Rail Rapid Transit, Support Equipment: Invitation for Bid, Control and Communications, 1Z2011, 1971

17 6 Rail Rapid Transit, Support Equipment: Office of Construction, Construction Program, 02/1970

17 7 Rail Rapid Transit, Support Equipment: Request for Technical Proposal, Rapid Transit Cars, 2Z8061, 01/1971

18 1 Rail Rapid Transit, Support Equipment: Section B-3a, WTC Steam and Air Facilities, 1B0031, 09/1971

18 2 Rail Rapid Transit, Support Equipment: Section B-5a, Major Repair Shop Transit Car Hoist Equipment, 1Z420A, 09/1971

18 3 Rail Rapid Transit, Support Equipment: Section B-5a, Major Repair Shop Transit Car Hoist Equipment, 1Z420A, 09/1971

18 4 Rail Rapid Transit, Support Equipment: Section B-5a, Major Repair Shop Transit Car Hoist Equipment, 1Z420A, 09/1971

18 5 Rail Rapid Transit, Support Equipment: Section B-5c3, WTC Alterations, 10/1970

18 6 Rail Rapid Transit, Support Equipment: Section B-5d, Model of Electrical System, 05/1970

18 7 Rail Rapid Transit, Support Equipment: Section B-5d2, Glenmont Route, Model of Electrical System, 06/1970

19 1 Rail Rapid Transit, Support Equipment: Section E002, Groundwater Control Report to Board of Engineering Consultants, 07/1975

19 2 Rail Rapid Transit, Support Equipment: Stage SSE-1, Substation Equipment, Phase I, 2Z1031, 01/1971

MS2021 Series 4 Oversize documents, 1959-1980 9 Linear feet

This series contains bound reports and specifications that needed oversize boxes for archival storage and covers the dates 1959-80. The material is arranged with groupings for series one through three with an additional section in the series Specifications to accommodate documents generated by agencies other than NCTA or WMATA. All reports and specification documents are arranged alphabetically. The blueprints including map-size folders related to track switching procedures are arranged in numerical order by drawing number and then by further identifying number.

The reports section includes documents for the budget and finances and other miscellaneous topics that outline fiscal plans, feasibility studies, and environmental impact studies. The Specifications section of oversize documents is divided into the following subjects; bridges, highways, and roads, miscellaneous, and rail rapid transit. The rail rapid transit section is further divided into route designs and support equipment as well as specification documents produced by other transit agencies including Metropolitan Atlanta Region Transit Authority and Southeast Michigan Transit Authority.

20 1 Reports, Budget and Finances: Preliminary Design and Capital Costs, Adopted Regional System, 02/1969

20 2 Reports, Budget and Finances: Report on Design Studies and Cost Estimates, Penn Central Railroad Bridge, 01/1971

20 3 Reports, Budget and Finances: Summary of Capital Costs, Proposed Regional System, Originals, 02/1969

20 4 Reports, Budget and Finances: Supplemental Report on Design Studies and Cost Estimates, Penn Central Railroad Bridge, 01/1971

20 5 Reports, Budget and Finances: Traffic, Revenue, and Operating Costs, Adopted Regional System, 02/1969

20 6 Reports, Miscellaneous: Environmental Impact Statement and Study of Routes C, D, and L, 05/1973

20 7 Reports, Miscellaneous: Mass Transportation Survey, National Capital Region, Civil Engineering Report, 01/1959

21 1 Specifications; Bridges, Highways, and Roads: Completing the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways in the District of Columbia, 08/01/1960

21 2 Specifications; Bridges, Highways, and Roads: 11th Street Bridge, SW, Connection to 12th Street Expressway, Federal-Aid Project S-SG-72(1), 1960

21 3 Specifications; Bridges, Highways, and Roads: Feasibility Study, MacArthur Boulevard, 06/1967

21 4 Specifications; Bridges, Highways, and Roads: Location Studies, Interstate Route 266, 09/1964

21 5 Specifications; Bridges, Highways, and Roads: 9th Street Expressway, Contract Number 4, Federal Aid Project US 225(6), 03/1967

21 6 Specifications; Bridges, Highways, and Roads: Railroad Bridge over New York Avenue, NE, Federal-Aid Project U-UG-106(9), 05/1967

21 7 Specifications; Bridges, Highways, and Roads: Superstructure for New West Highway Bridge over Potomac River, Vicinity of 14th Street, Federal-Aid Interstate Project Number I-95-1(24)0, Contract 2S, 1959

21 8 Specifications, Miscellaneous: Design and Construction Schedule, 11/1972

21 9 Specifications, Miscellaneous: Miscellaneous Originals, 1967-1968

21 10 Specifications, Miscellaneous: NPS Permanent Stable, 1A0047, 07/1971

21 11 Specifications, Miscellaneous: Park Police Stables, Section A-4a, 1A0045, 02/1970

21 12 Specifications, Miscellaneous: Summary of Capital Costs, Airlie II System, Originals, 12/1967

21 13 Specifications, Miscellaneous: Summary of Capital Costs, Airlie IIA, System, Originals, 12/1967

21 14 Specifications, Miscellaneous: Summary of Capital Costs, Blank Form, Originals, undated

22 1 Specifications, Miscellaneous: Summary of Capital Costs, System "A", Originals, 12/1967

22 2 Specifications, Miscellaneous: Summary of Capital Costs, System "B", Originals, 12/1967

22 3 Specifications, Miscellaneous: Summary of Capital Costs, System "C", Originals, 12/1967

22 4 Specifications; Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Directive Drawings, 1970-1975

22 5 Specifications; Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Directive Drawings, 1970-1975

23 1 Specifications; Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Directive Drawings, 1970-1975

23 2 Specifications; Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Drawings to Accompany Engineering Feasibility and Development Studies of Rapid Transit Systems and Equipment for the National Capital region, Volume III, 1963

23 3 Specifications; Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Drawings TSCI-TC-007 to TSCI-TC-119, untitled volume, 1970

23 4 Specifications; Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Index of Civil, TW, R/W Directive Drawings, 02/1980

24 1 Specifications; Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section A009, Structural Contract A9b, 1975

25 1 Specifications; Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section A-2, Connecticut Avenue Route, 1A0021, 10/1969

25 2 Specifications; Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section A-4a, Connecticut Avenue Route, 1A0043, 12/1969

26 1 Specifications; Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section A-6a, Rockville Route, 1A0061, 09/1972

27 1 Specifications; Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section A6b, Rockville Route, 1A0062, 12/1975

28 1 Specifications; Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section A11a, Rockville Route, 1A0111, 02/1975

29 1 Specifications; Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section B-2, B&O Route, 1B0021, 06/1970

29 2 Specifications; Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section B-4, B&O Route, 1B0043, 02/1970

29 3 Specifications; Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section B-6, Glenmont Route, 1B0063, 12/1972

30 1 Specifications; Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section B-6, Glenmont Route, 1B0063, 12/1972

31 1 Specifications; Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section D-1, Huntington and New Carrollton Route, Federal Triangle Station, 1D0011, 05/1972

31 2 Specifications; Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section D-3, Ardmore Route, 1D0031, 02/1972

32 1 Specifications; Rail Rapid Transit, Route Designs: Section F-004, Branch Route, 1F0041, 06/1980

32 2 Specifications; Rail Rapid Transi