James A. Hagen is a quiet, self-effacing kind of guy who has taken upon himself the modest goal of reinventing Conrail. As the new chairman, president and chief executive officer of the ...

Bowing out of the fray over Conrail`s sale last week, Norfolk Southern Corp. paved the way for a public sale of the federally owned freight line. But the government`s push to unload Conrail still ...

John G. Kneiling, by profession a consulting engineer, wrote Trains Magazine’s Professional Iconoclast column for many years. His column called out perceived problems with the rail industry and ...

It’s not too often that new books are offered complimentary to anyone willing to simply click on a download link. “Conrail, the Early Years – Stories from the Front,” by Stephen Frasher, is a unique ...

Climbing aboard the end of a boxcar, Conrail yardman John Morgan gets ready. Conductor Bob Allesch pulls the pin holding the cars together. With a hiss of air and gentle jolt, the boxcar uncouples ...

Before CN or CSX rolled out Precision Scheduled Railroading (PSR) under the leadership of the late E. Hunter Harrison, a much smaller terminal railroad company in the eastern U.S. was demonstrating ...

PHILADELPHIA — For the first time in almost two decades, TC fierce battle between two large, financially healthy railroads is about to erupt in the Northeastern states. On one side is the defending ...