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Re: PC: Re: Re: Conrail's Final Hour



CR did have political battles which was why CR operated later with minimum
public funds and to do this an enrich their pockets by abandoning lines and
and throwing employees out on the streets. They abandoned the lines totally
and was their excuse for not needing them anymore. CR knew in a few years
they would go bankrupt and earlier approached BN and UP for possible
takeover that was denied by a federal judge.
----- Original Message -----
From: <DougTblood -AT- aol.com>
To: <penn-central -AT- smellycat.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 1999 9:52 AM
Subject: Re: PC: Re: Re: Conrail's Final Hour


> In a message dated 5/31/99 10:41:31 PM EST, ERIE-LACKAWANNA -AT- prodigy.net
> writes:
>
> > CR was no PC. They did much to ruin the system. Most forgot CR was like
> >  Amtrak, owned and operated by the govenment. PC was the best railroad
ever
> >  but mismanageed by PRR executives who thought they were still running
PRR
> >  than PC much like DLW's William White who thought EL was still his
DL&W.
>
> Well unlike Amtrak they didn't have the constant political battles for
funding
> as their status was different from Amtrak; Congress pretty much gave 'em a
> pile of money and let them have it and run the railroad. And of course CR
has
> been a public owned corporation for 15 or so years. As for whether they
> "ruined"
> the system it was something that other roads were willing to fight over to
> gain
> control of at the end of the day......
>
> Hail and Farewell!!
>
> Doug
>


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