Conrail

CR 297763 on Ash Hill, CA, April 21st 2002.

CR 628236 at Galesburg, IL, April 24th 2002.

After the failure of Penn Central in 1970, the government formed the United States Railway Association in 1973 to develop a plan to save railroading in the Northeast. The result: Consolidated Rail Corp., which on April 1, 1976, took over the properties of PC and six smaller roads. On August 22, 1998, Norfolk Southern and CSX purchased 58% and 42% percent of Conrail stock, respectively, dividing the railroad between them. Each owner began operating their portion on June 1, 1999. In three jointly-owned "shared asset" areas, Conrail still exists as a local freight provider.

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Latest update: 02/25/2003.
Official website at http://www.conrail.com.