Conrail agreed to local negotiations with its track maintenance unions Friday, forestalling a federal court hearing this morning on a union request to force the talks. About 5 p.m. Friday, Judge ...

The new Reading and Blue Mountain Northern Railroad Co. of Hamburg has bought nearly 129 miles of track — much of it running through the coal mining regions of Schuylkill County — from Conrail for an ...

NEW YORK — Bucking widespread fears of a slowing economy, Conrail reported yesterday that it shipped more freight over the summer than during the same period last year. Overall traffic rose 5.1 ...

Conrail, one of two railroads serving the port of Baltimore, is exploring the possibility of re-establishing a direct ship-to-rail connection at Dundalk Marine Terminal. In the early 1980s, Conrail ...

Consolidated Rail Corp. is investing nearly $8 million to improve and expand its intermodal terminal in Harrisburg, Pa. The project is scheduled for completion in 1991. Primary markets served by ...

Conrail announced a financial restructuring that will include the repurchase through a Dutch auction tender offer of about $1 billion of outstanding common stock. The action will result in a ...

Nearly 15 years and $400 million after Conrail Inc. moved into 750,000-square-feet at Two Commerce Square, its lease is finally winding down after a lengthy, arduous tenure. Its expiration -- in less ...

John G. Kneiling, by profession a consulting engineer, wrote Trains Magazine’s Professional Iconoclast column for many years. His column called out perceived problems with the rail industry and ...