[Papers regarding the negotiations for the proposed acquisition of Conrail by CSX Corporation and Norfolk Southern Corporation railways and its impact on Cleveland, Ohio]. [1997-1998]

CSX Transportation (Firm)

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CSX Corporation is the parent company of a number of subsidiaries that provide freight transportation services. Formed in 1980, CSX Transportation operates the eastern United States' largest rail network and is the main business unit of CSX Corporation. CSXT provides rail freight transportation consists of more than 23,000 route miles in 23 states, the District of Columbia and two Canadian provinces. CSXT headquarters are in Jacksonville, Fla. For more information, please see the W.L. Eury Appal...

Cleveland (Ohio)

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Norfolk Southern Corporation

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The Norfolk and Western Railroad, which underwent 200 large and small mergers in the years 1838-1982, originally joined the towns of City Point and Petersburg, Va. Southern Railway had its origins in 1827 as the South Carolina Canal and Rail Road Company. The company represented here came into existence in 1894, under the direction of Samuel Spencer. In 1982, largely in response to competition from the CSX Corporation, the Southern Railway and the Norfolk and Western Railroad Company merged to b...

ConRail

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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 unprofitabl...