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Conrail

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. It continues to do business as an asset management and network services provider in three Shared Assets Areas that…

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Headquarters
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dates of operation
April 1, 1976–June 1, 1999
Electrification
Portions of former PC lines
Locale
Northeastern United States, Midwestern United States, Ontario, Quebec
Predecessor
Penn Central Transportation Company Erie Lackawanna Railway Ann Arbor Railway Lehigh Valley Railroad Reading Company Central Railroad of New Jersey Lehigh and Hudson River Railw…
Reporting mark
CR

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Conrail

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related to References · 52
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related to Locomotives · 27
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related to Breakup: 1997–1999 · 26
Conrail → August, CEO Tim O'Toole, Conrail's, CR, CSX, CSX Transportation, CSX's, ICC, In, Interstate Commerce Commission, June, New York Central Lines, Norfolk Southern, Norfolk Southern Railway, NS, NYC, Operations, Pennsylvania Lines, PRR, STB
related to Preservation · 20
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related to Operation: 1976–1986 · 18
Conrail → Act, After NERSA, April, Congress, Conrail's, During, However, Interstate Commerce Commission's, NERSA, Northeast Rail Service Act, October, Pennsylvania, Secretary, Staggers Act, Stanley Crane, The, This, Transportation
related to Heritage units · 13
Conrail → Conrail Quality, Conrail's, CSX, GA, GE ES44AC, GE ES44AH, In July, It, March, Norfolk Southern, The, To, Waycross
related to Signals · 11
Conrail → Additionally, Committee, EL, NORAC, North American, Northeast Operating Rules Advisory, NYC, PRR, The, This, When Conrail
related to External links · 10
Conrail → April, August, Hagley Museum, Library, Northeast, Official, Special Court Reporter Archived, Special Court's, The Conrail Historical SocietyThe, Wayback Machine
related to Further reading · 10
Conrail → April, Archived, Consolidated Rail Corporation, CSX Corporation, CSX Transportation Inc, July, Norfolk Southern Corporation, Norfolk Southern Railway Corporation--Control, Operating Lease/Agreements--Conrail Inc, Surface Transportation Board
see also · 5
Conrail → ConrailRailroad Development CorporationList, Defunct, North AmericaHistory, Trains, United StatesList

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ConrailDates of operationApril 1, 1976–June 1, 19991.00infobox
ConrailElectrificationPortions of former PC lines1.00infobox
ConrailHeadquartersPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania1.00infobox
ConrailLocaleNortheastern United States, Midwestern United States, Ontario, Quebec1.00infobox
ConrailPredecessorPenn Central Transportation Company Erie Lackawanna Railway Ann Arbor Railway Lehigh Valley Railroad Reading Company Central Railroad of New Jersey Lehigh and Hudson River Railw…1.00infobox
ConrailReporting markCR1.00infobox
ConrailSuccessorCSX Transportation Norfolk Southern Railway Conrail Shared Assets Operations (current entity) Metro-North Railroad Indiana Southern Railroad Reading Blue Mountain and Northern R…1.00infobox
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Conrailis aportmanteau based on the company's legal name0.90text
Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Linesinstance ofControlled railroads and jointly owned railroads0.80text
the Raritan River Railroadinstance ofControlled railroads and jointly owned railroads0.80text
Conrailrelated to Breakup: 1997–1999With Conrail's0.60section

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