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The Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) was incorporated in Pennsylvania on February 10, 1976, for the purpose of taking over the viable portions of the Penn Central Transportation Company and other bankrupt Northeastern railroads as determined by the 1975 Final System Plan of the United States Railway Association. Conrail''s securities were owned by the federal government for funds advanced, and by its employees for wage and hours givebacks. Initial operation was as troubled and unprofitable as it had been for the old companies, but by the early 1980s, government-funded improvements, deregulation, and a competent and agressive management headed by Southern Railway Company veteran L. Stanley Crane, had turned the company around. On March 26, 1987, it was returned to the private sector at a profit through a public stock offering. Eventually it became the object of a bidding war between the other two large railroads operating east of the Mississippi, Norfolk Southern Corporation and CSX Corporation. To end the stalemate, Conrails lines were divided between them on July 23, 1998, with Conrail itself remaining as a joint subsidiary operating trackage around Newark, N.J., Philadelphia and Detroit

From the description of Portfolio of Conrail advertisements, 1976-1997 (bulk, 1976-1990). (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 775014523
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referencedIn Michigan. Dept. of Transportation. Urban and Public Transportation Division. Railroad real estate records, 1917-1989 1976-1985. OCLC Techpro
referencedIn Meriden & Cromwell Railroad/Meriden, Waterbury & Connecticut River Railroad Photograph Album, undated, 1885-1951. Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center.
creatorOf Scranton, William Warren, 1917-. William Warren Scranton papers, 1933-2005 (bulk 1952-1989) Pennsylvania State University Libraries
referencedIn Joseph R. Snopek Railroad Collection, undated, 1902-1999 Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center.
referencedIn Malia, Donald, 1917-2000. Donald Malia railroad collection, 1949-1983. Connecticut Historical Society
creatorOf Conrail. Portfolio of Conrail advertisements, 1976-1997 (bulk, 1976-1990). Hagley Museum & Library
creatorOf Gunn, Charles B. Charles B. Gunn collection, 1834-2002. University of Connecticut, Homer Babbidge Library
referencedIn Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Company. Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Company records, 1860-1999. University of Pittsburgh
referencedIn University Railroad Collection, undated, 1841-1993. Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center.
referencedIn Penn Central Transportation Company. Records, 1834-1977 (inclusive). Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library
referencedIn Penn Central Transportation Company. Public Affairs - Public Relations Dept. Records, 1968-1976. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Stickel, Edward R., collector. Edward Stickel collection, 1931-1987. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Robert N. Giaimo Papers., undated, 1956-1981. Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center.
referencedIn Charles B. Gunn Collection., undated, 1834-2002. Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center.
referencedIn William R. Cotter Papers., undated, 1970-1981. Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center.
referencedIn Transportation and railroad department records., 1858-1989, (bulk 1900-1960). University of Minnesota Libraries. Kautz Family YMCA Archives. [ymca]
referencedIn New Jersey. Commuter Operating Agency. In the matter of the proposed contract of the Commuter Operating Agency for 7/1/78 through 6/30/79 : transcript of public hearing. New Jersey State Library
creatorOf Penn Central Transportation Company. Penn Central Transportation Company records, 1796-1986, bulk (1835-1974). New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Wharton School. Industrial Research Unit. Records, 1941-2001 (bulk, 1968-1988). Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Kobus, Ken. Ken Kobus photograph collection, 1980-1990. University of Pittsburgh
referencedIn United States Railway Association. United States Railway Association studies and reports, 1973-1987. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
creatorOf Conrail. Trade literature, 1976-1985. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Don Ball, Jr. Railroad Photograph Collection., undated, 1895-1975. Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center.
referencedIn Harrison A. Williams, Jr. Papers (01): Introduction, 1862-2001 (bulk 1953-1982) Rutgers Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Doley, Harold E., 1947-. Papers 1947-1988. Tulane University, Amistad Research Center
referencedIn Penn Central Corporation. Records, 1793-1976. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Metro-North Railroad. Collection 1831-1987 New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Sam Gejdenson Papers, undated, 1911-2001 Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center.
referencedIn University Railroad Collection, undated, 1841-1993. Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center.
creatorOf ConRail. Maintenance guidesheets, ca. 1970s. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
referencedIn James Montgomery Beggs papers, 1959-1981. Hoover Institution Archives
referencedIn Tucker, John F. (John Foster), 1950-2008, collector. John F. Tucker transit history collection, 1895-2002 (bulk, 1920-1990). Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Charles B. Gunn Collection., undated, 1834-2002. Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center.
referencedIn McKenzie, Doug. McKenzie Railroadiana Collection, 1989-1998. University of Iowa Libraries
referencedIn Penn Central Transportation Company. Passenger Operations Dept. Penn Central Transportation Company Passenger Operations Dept. Records, 1968-1977 Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Beggs, James Montgomery, 1926-. James Montgomery Beggs papers, 1959-1981. Stanford University, Hoover Institution Library
creatorOf Wilbur L. Metz Collection of Railroad Ephemera National Museum of American History (U.S.). Archives Center
referencedIn Meriden & Cromwell Railroad, Meriden Waterbury & Connecticut River Railroad Photograph album, undated, 1885-1951. University of Connecticut, Homer Babbidge Library
referencedIn Penn Central Transportation Company records, 1796-1986, 1835-1974 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Connecticut Central Railroad Records., undated, 1967-1998, 2008. Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center.
referencedIn Cunningham, Richard. Railroad materials, 1964-1985. Indiana Historical Society Library
creatorOf ConRail. ConRail. Merger documents, 1997-1998. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Francis D. Donovan Papers., undated, 1829-1997. Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center.
referencedIn University of Connecticut Railroad Collection, undated, 1841-1993. University of Connecticut, Homer Babbidge Library
referencedIn Seidenberg, Jacob. Jacob Seidenberg. Additional arbitration files. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. Records, 1874-1989 (bulk, 1895-1976). Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn YMCA of the USA. Transportation Dept. Transportation and railroad department records, 1958-1989 (bulk 1900-1960). University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
referencedIn Cleveland (Ohio). [Papers regarding the negotiations for the proposed acquisition of Conrail by CSX Corporation and Norfolk Southern Corporation railways and its impact on Cleveland, Ohio]. Cleveland Public Library, Main Library
referencedIn New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Records, undated, 1760-1980 Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center.
referencedIn Williams, Harrison A. Harrison A. Williams, Jr., papers, 1862-2001 (bulk 1953-1982). Rutgers University
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associatedWith Ball, Don, Jr. person
associatedWith Beggs, James Montgomery, 1926- person
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associatedWith Cunningham, Richard. person
associatedWith Doley, Harold E., 1947- person
associatedWith Donovan, Francis D. person
associatedWith Gejdenson, Sam. person
correspondedWith Giaimo, Robert N. person
associatedWith Gunn, Charles B. person
associatedWith Gunn, Charles B. person
associatedWith Kobus, Ken. person
associatedWith Malia, Donald, 1917-2000. person
associatedWith Metro-North Railroad corporateBody
associatedWith New Jersey. Commuter Operating Agency. corporateBody
associatedWith Ogilvy & Mather. corporateBody
associatedWith Penn Central Corporation. corporateBody
associatedWith Penn Central Transportation Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Penn Central Transportation Company. Passenger Operations Dept. corporateBody
associatedWith Penn Central Transportation Company. Public Affairs - Public Relations Dept. corporateBody
associatedWith Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Scranton, William Warren, 1917- person
associatedWith Seidenberg, Jacob. person
associatedWith Snopek, Joseph. (Collector) person
associatedWith Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. corporateBody
associatedWith Stickel, Edward R., collector. person
associatedWith Tucker, John F. (John Foster), 1950-2008, collector. person
associatedWith Ullman, James M.S. corporateBody
associatedWith United States Railway Association. corporateBody
correspondedWith University of Connecticut (Collector). corporateBody
associatedWith Wharton School. Industrial Research Unit. corporateBody
associatedWith Williams, Harrison A. person
associatedWith Williams, Harrison A. person
associatedWith YMCA of the USA. Transportation Dept. corporateBody
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