Mayor Mike Duggan announced that greenway around entire city will honor the late boxer who united nation against hate.

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part of a series on our region’s history coordinated by the Trumbull County Historical Society. As America’s Second Industrial Revolution expanded rapidly after the ...

In 1976 Consolidated Rail Corp. — better known as Conrail — began operating the physical assets of Pennsylvania Railroad and five other bankrupt railroads. So, the railroad continues to operate.

The U. S. Congress legislated Conrail into existence on April 1, 1976. The goal of that legislation was to replace six failed railroads with one viable railroad to service the freight transportation ...

NJ Transit recently introduced its latest heritage locomotive—the GP40PH-2B No. 4208, freshly painted in Conrail livery. “This striking locomotive honors our rich history with Conrail, which operated ...

asked Keeley. "Within 48 hours, it's insulated, cut through, or sections are taken down," said Brian Gorton, Conrail Chief Operating Officer. "Number one, if you're on Graffiti Pier, you're ...

1985: Citing high upkeep, Conrail said it would sell or abandon the station. The station is sold to Kaybee Corp., based out of New York.

Eight years later, Penn Central is absorbed by Conrail. Jan. 1970 A plan surfaces (and quickly dies) to use 35,000 square feet of the main waiting room for a downtown tennis club.

THOMPSONTOWN, Pa. (WHTM) — On Jan. 14, 1988, Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) train TV-61 was traveling west from Harrisburg to Chicago along track 2 of the Harrisburg-Pittsburgh main … ...

Five years later, Congress created Conrail to handle freight trains. In 1980, CSX was created to manage freight shipping in the eastern U.S., including New York and New England.

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- Metro-North is celebrating 40 years of railroad service with some retro-wrapped trains. The blue and yellow design pays tribute to Conrail, which is Metro-North's immediate ...

Shippensburg's Conrail Museum opened at 51 E. Fort St. on April 1 and features the history of the Conrail railroad inside a renovated boxcar. The museum is along the Cumberland Valley Rail Trail.