Norfolk Southern Corporation and Norfolk Southern Railway CompanyControlConrail Inc. and Consolidated Rail Corporation

Samenvatting

Pursuant to 49 CFR 1180.4(b), Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC) and Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NSR) 1 have notified the Surface Transportation Board (Board) of their intent to file an application seeking authority under 49 U.S.C. 11323-25 for: (1) The acquisition of control of Conrail Inc. (CRI) and Consolidated Rail Corporation (CRC) 2 by NSC; and (2) the resulting common control by NSC of Conrail and its subsidiaries, on the one hand, and NSR and its subsidiaries, on the other. The Board finds this to be a major transaction as defined in 49 CFR part 1180. The Board invites comments from interested persons on a proposed procedural schedule.