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Conrail (reporting mark CR), formally the Consolidated Rail Corporation, was the primary Class I railroad in the Northeastern United States between 1976 and 1999. The trade name Conrail is a portmanteau based on the company's legal name.
In addition, Conrail acquired long-term leases on several Canadian properties (all PC-NYC): the St. Lawrence and Adirondack Railway, the Canada Southern Railway, and its subsidiaries Detroit River Tunnel Company and Niagara River Bridge Company. All of these Canadian companies but the St. Lawrence and Adirondack were given up in 1985. [3]
The Reading Company (/ ˈ r ɛ d ɪ ŋ / RED-ing) was a Philadelphia-headquartered railroad that provided passenger and freight transport in eastern Pennsylvania and neighboring states from 1924 until its acquisition by Conrail in 1976.
Therefore, the EL petitioned and was accepted into Conrail at the last minute. In 1976, much of the company's railroad assets were thus purchased by the federal government and combined with other companies' railroad assets to form Conrail. An independent Erie Lackawanna Estate continued in existence for several years thereafter.
Coholan, Ryan D (2014-Present), Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Coleman, D'Alton Corry (1879–1956), CPR 1942–1947 Coleman, William C. (1901–1976), Monon 1962–1967 [ 40 ] [ 41 ]
Ex-House Speaker Paul Ryan remains confident that Congress will eventually raise the debt ceiling and avoid default, but he says Republicans shouldn't let it happen without getting something in ...
CMO - Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway; Chicago and North Western Railway; Union Pacific Railroad CMPA - Madison Railroad Division of City of Madison Port Authority CMPU - Complete Logistics Company
The political solution turned out to be Conrail. Railway Age reported that in January 1976, Penn Central had 8,478 route miles under slow orders. In February Railway Age reported Penn Central suffered 1783 derailments in the first two months of the year, an increase of 878 percent for the same period in 1975.