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[[File:Conrail System Map.PNG|thumb|right|System map]]
[[File:Conrail System Map.PNG|thumb|right|System map (owned track in blue, trackage rights in red)]]
The '''Consolidated Rail Corporation''', commonly known as '''Conrail''', was the primary [[Class I railroad]] in the Northeastern United States between 1976 and 1999. Conrail is a [[portmanteau]] of "consolidated" and "rail" from the name of the company.
The '''Consolidated Rail Corporation''', commonly known as '''Conrail''', was the primary [[Class I railroad]] in the Northeastern United States between 1976 and 1999. Conrail is a [[portmanteau]] of "consolidated" and "rail" from the name of the company.