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Information on Questions Asked about Conrail's Service in the Scranton, Pennsylvania, Area

CED-78-82 Published: Apr 04, 1978. Publicly Released: Apr 04, 1978.
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The Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 required that each railroad designated by the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) as a class I railroad prepare and submit a full and complete analysis of its rail system to the Secretary of Transportation. A review was conducted of the Consolidated Rail Corporation's (Conrail's) procedures in gathering information for determining the classification and designation of rail lines, the circumstances surrounding the closing of Conrail's piggyback terminal in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and Conrail's plans for the rail line serving Scranton.

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