Consolidated Rail Corporation

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Consolidated Rail Corporation, commonly known as Conrail, was a major U.S. freight railroad created in the 1970s to take over and revitalize the operations of several bankrupt Northeastern railroads.

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Conrail 5
Consolidated Rail Corporation canonical 4

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Statements (59)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Class I railroad
defunct railroad company
freight railroad company
railroad holding company
abbreviation CR
acquiredBy CSX Corporation (jointly)
linked to: CSX Transportation

Norfolk Southern Corporation (jointly)
becameProfitable early 1980s
benefitedFrom Staggers Rail Act of 1980
linked to: Staggers Rail Act
commonName Conrail
country United States
createdBy United States federal government
createdUnderAct Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976
Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973
dateAcquired 1999-06-01
dateFounded 1976-04-01
datePrivatized 1987-03-26
fate split between Norfolk Southern and CSX
foundedInDecade 1970s
foundingMethod federally sponsored consolidation of bankrupt railroads
hasReportingMark CR
headquartersLocation Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
linked to: Philadelphia
industry rail transportation
knownFor consolidation of multiple bankrupt railroads
revitalizing Northeastern U.S. rail freight service
laterHeadquartersLocation Detroit, Michigan
linked to: Detroit

Mount Laurel, New Jersey
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
linked to: Philadelphia
legalStatus subsidiary jointly owned by Norfolk Southern and CSX (after 1999)
logoText Conrail
notableLiveryColor Conrail blue
operatesSharedAssetsFor CSX Transportation
Norfolk Southern Railway
ownedBy United States government (initially)
parentOrganization United States Railway Association (oversight)
postSplitRole terminal and switching carrier in shared asset areas
primaryCargoTypes automotive
coal
general merchandise
intermodal freight
primaryRegionServed Midwestern United States
Northeastern United States
privatizationMethod initial public offering
regulatesWith Surface Transportation Board (and predecessors)
serviceType freight rail
limited passenger rail (commuter operations under contract)
sharedAssetRegions Detroit
North Jersey
South Jersey/Philadelphia
linked to: South Jersey
stockExchangeListing New York Stock Exchange
successor CSX Transportation (for part of system)
linked to: CSX Transportation

Norfolk Southern Railway (for part of system)
tickerSymbol CR (historical)
tookOverOperationsOf Central Railroad of New Jersey
Erie Lackawanna Railway
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Lehigh and Hudson River Railway
Penn Central Transportation Company
Reading Company

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Conrail fullName Consolidated Rail Corporation
Princeton Branch historicalOperator Conrail
linked to: Consolidated Rail Corporation
PCC&StL successor Conrail
linked to: Consolidated Rail Corporation
East River Tunnels ownedPreviouslyBy Conrail
subject linked to: East River tunnels
linked to: Consolidated Rail Corporation
White Plains station formerOperator Conrail
linked to: Consolidated Rail Corporation
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad successor Conrail
linked to: Consolidated Rail Corporation
United States Railway Association helpedCreate Consolidated Rail Corporation
Conrail fullName Consolidated Rail Corporation
subject linked to: CR
Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act relatedTo Consolidated Rail Corporation