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Jan 15, 2024 · Last revised: January 15, 2024. By: Adam Burns. The Consolidated Rail Corporation, better known as Conrail, was government’s answer to the Northeastern rail industry's collapse during the 1970s. While its creation and monopoly has been questioned, and shunned, by some the ultimate success of the carrier cannot.
The Operations. Conrail operated one of the busiest and most dramatic pieces of railroad in the country. The Pittsburgh Line stretches from Harrisburg to Pittsburgh and climbs the spine of the Allegheny mountains with grades of up to 3% and over the world famous Horseshoe Curve.
The Conrail Historical Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that preserves the history of the Consolidated Rail Corporation through education and publication, recognizing the creation of Conrail as one of the most significant developments in the American railroad industry.
The official CRHS YouTube channel. The Conrail Historical Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to preservation of Conrail's history through preservation, publication, and...
Apr 5, 2016 · Conrail at 40: An experiment that worked. April 1, 1976 was a watershed day in U.S. railroading history. On that day, Consolidated Rail Corp., better known as Conrail, began operating under the auspices of the U.S. government a new railroad cobbled together from six bankrupt Northeastern carriers: Penn Central, Erie-Lackawanna, Jersey Central ...
Conrail, 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.
This Site Represents the Cataloged Part of The Conrail Historical Society's Artifact Collection. This archive is provided free to the world to help tell The Conrail Story. Join the CRHS Donate
