Preliminary System Plan
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Preliminary System Plan is a foundational planning document created in the 1970s to guide the restructuring and consolidation of failing Northeastern U.S. railroads into the government-formed Conrail system.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USRA Preliminary System Plan reports | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. federal transportation planning document
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planning document ⓘ railroad restructuring plan ⓘ |
| addresses |
allocation of rail lines among surviving and discontinued services
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service obligations of Northeastern railroads ⓘ transition from bankrupt private railroads to a government-formed rail system ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Northeastern United States railroads NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concerns |
continuity of rail service in the Northeastern United States
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railroad consolidation ⓘ railroad financial viability ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdInDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| documentType |
preliminary plan
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system plan ⓘ |
| geographicScope | Northeastern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody |
U.S. rail regulatory and planning authorities
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United States federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | formation of Conrail ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to guide the consolidation of failing Northeastern U.S. railroads into Conrail
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to guide the restructuring of failing Northeastern U.S. railroads ⓘ |
| hasRole |
basis for later detailed operating and financial plans for Conrail
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framework for selecting lines and assets to be included in Conrail ⓘ |
| historicalContext | decline and bankruptcy of major Northeastern railroads in the late 1960s and early 1970s ⓘ |
| influencedBy | financial collapse of multiple private rail carriers in the Northeastern United States ⓘ |
| involves |
evaluation of freight and passenger service needs in the Northeast
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evaluation of rail lines for inclusion in Conrail ⓘ |
| isFoundationalFor |
creation of the Conrail system
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restructuring of U.S. freight rail service in the Northeast ⓘ |
| isPartOf | U.S. efforts to preserve essential rail service in the Northeast ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| precedes | implementation of the Conrail operating system ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
federal intervention in transportation infrastructure
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railroad deregulation in the United States ⓘ railroad nationalization ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Conrail
NERFINISHED
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Consolidated Rail Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ failing Northeastern U.S. railroads ⓘ railroad bankruptcy crisis in the Northeastern United States ⓘ |
| sector | rail transportation ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post-1970 U.S. railroad crisis era ⓘ |
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USRA Preliminary System Plan reports