United States Railway Association
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The United States Railway Association was a U.S. government-created corporation responsible for restructuring and revitalizing bankrupt northeastern railroads in the 1970s, most notably through the formation of Conrail.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| United States Railway Association canonical | 2 |
| United States Railway Association (oversight) | 1 |
| United States Railway Association (planning entity) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1092791 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: United States Railway Association Context triple: [Conrail, ownedBy, United States Railway Association]
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Association of American Railroads
The Association of American Railroads is a trade group representing major freight and passenger railroads in North America, focusing on industry policy, safety standards, and technological research.
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United States Railroad Administration
The United States Railroad Administration was the federal agency that temporarily nationalized and operated American railroads during World War I to improve efficiency and support the war effort.
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American Railway Union
The American Railway Union was a late 19th-century industrial labor union in the United States, led by Eugene V. Debs, that sought to organize all railroad workers and became nationally prominent for its role in major railroad labor conflicts.
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D.
Conrail
Conrail was a major U.S. freight railroad formed in the 1970s to take over and revitalize the operations of several bankrupt Northeastern railroads.
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E.
Surface Transportation Board
The Surface Transportation Board is an independent U.S. federal agency that oversees and adjudicates economic regulation of the nation’s railroads and certain other surface transportation carriers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: United States Railway Association Target entity description: The United States Railway Association was a U.S. government-created corporation responsible for restructuring and revitalizing bankrupt northeastern railroads in the 1970s, most notably through the formation of Conrail.
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A.
Association of American Railroads
The Association of American Railroads is a trade group representing major freight and passenger railroads in North America, focusing on industry policy, safety standards, and technological research.
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B.
United States Railroad Administration
The United States Railroad Administration was the federal agency that temporarily nationalized and operated American railroads during World War I to improve efficiency and support the war effort.
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C.
American Railway Union
The American Railway Union was a late 19th-century industrial labor union in the United States, led by Eugene V. Debs, that sought to organize all railroad workers and became nationally prominent for its role in major railroad labor conflicts.
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D.
Conrail
Conrail was a major U.S. freight railroad formed in the 1970s to take over and revitalize the operations of several bankrupt Northeastern railroads.
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E.
Surface Transportation Board
The Surface Transportation Board is an independent U.S. federal agency that oversees and adjudicates economic regulation of the nation’s railroads and certain other surface transportation carriers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal government agency
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government corporation ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Ann Arbor Railroad (original)
ⓘ
surface form:
Ann Arbor Railroad
Central Railroad of New Jersey ⓘ Erie Lackawanna Railway ⓘ Lehigh Valley Railroad ⓘ Lehigh and Hudson River Railway ⓘ Northeast Corridor ⓘ
surface form:
Northeast Corridor rail system
Penn Central Transportation Company ⓘ Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines (partial interest) ⓘ
surface form:
Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines
Reading Company ⓘ |
| archivesAt | National Archives and Records Administration ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedBySource |
United States Code
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal statutes
transportation history literature ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1987 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
railroad finance
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railroad planning ⓘ railroad restructuring ⓘ |
| followedBy | Federal Railroad Administration ⓘ |
| hasAuthority |
to designate rail properties to be transferred to Conrail
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to prepare a Final System Plan for rail service ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction |
Northeastern United States
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasPublication |
USRA Final System Plan reports
ⓘ
Preliminary System Plan ⓘ
surface form:
USRA Preliminary System Plan reports
|
| helpedCreate | Consolidated Rail Corporation ⓘ |
| inception | 1973 ⓘ |
| industry | rail transport ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 ⓘ |
| legislativeContext |
Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act
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surface form:
Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976
|
| locatedIn | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| mainAchievement | creation of Conrail ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Consolidated Rail Corporation formation plan
ⓘ
Final System Plan ⓘ Preliminary System Plan ⓘ |
| operatedInThePeriod |
1970s
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1980s ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
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| parentOrganization |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
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| partOf |
Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973
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surface form:
United States rail deregulation and restructuring era
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| purpose |
restructuring bankrupt northeastern railroads
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revitalizing rail service in the Northeast and Midwest ⓘ |
| reasonForDissolution | completion of statutory mission ⓘ |
| shortName |
Universities Space Research Association (USRA)
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surface form:
USRA
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| subjectOf | United States federal transportation policy history ⓘ |
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Subject: United States Railway Association Description of subject: The United States Railway Association was a U.S. government-created corporation responsible for restructuring and revitalizing bankrupt northeastern railroads in the 1970s, most notably through the formation of Conrail.
Referenced by (4)
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