lakeshoredave wrote:CSX should have sold the ex CR territory to the UP....it would have made sense.
One thought that was taken up before the CR split was CSX, NS and CN were all going to put bids in and spit Conrail up 3 ways. CN wanted the Water Level Route becouse it would give them a route to New York City and also to compete with CP Rail. NS and CSX were going to take the rest of Conrail for them selves. In most ways CN has taken over most of the Big Class 2's in the area along the Water Lavel Route in PA, OH, IN and IL by now and have a way to New York by way of trackage rights on former CR trackage.