What sparked it then was the state’s takeover of the passenger train service that had then been operated by Conrail under contract with New Jersey Department of Transportation. NJ Transit Rail ...

The strike was the result of the 1981 federal Northeast Rail Service Act, which required Conrail to shed commuter rail service by July 1983 in order to make it profitable, according to an analysis ...

IF WE PLACED THEM ON THE RIVER, THE CONRAIL, CUMBERLAND COUNTY BRIDGE, WE CAN ACTUALLY PRODUCE OVER $270 MILLION ANNUALLY JUST OFF THE RIVER RUNNING. WE HAVE A LOT OF TALENT HERE. WE HAVE A LOT OF ...

IF WE PLACED THEM ON THE RIVER, THE CONRAIL, CUMBERLAND COUNTY BRIDGE, WE CAN ACTUALLY PRODUCE OVER $270 MILLION ANNUALLY JUST OFF THE RIVER RUNNING. WE HAVE A LOT OF TALENT HERE. WE HAVE A LOT OF ...

The last time NJ Transit workers went on strike was in 1983 for 34 days after the Northeast Rail Service Act went into effect forcing Conrail to hand over their commuter rail service to make it ...

Two of those mergers – UP’s acquisition of Southern Pacific and the NS-CSX split of Conrail – produced meltdowns due to initial trouble integrating the railroads. “And of course then you have to ...

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