USRA Final System Plan reports
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The USRA Final System Plan reports are a series of documents produced in the 1970s that outlined the restructuring and consolidation of bankrupt northeastern U.S. railroads into the government-created Conrail system.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government planning document series
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railroad restructuring plan ⓘ transportation policy document ⓘ |
| abbreviation | USRA Final System Plan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Midwestern United States
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Northeastern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archiveLocation |
U.S. Department of Transportation library
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U.S. National Archives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | United States Railway Association planning staff ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describedInStatute | Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describes |
Consolidated Rail Corporation
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financial projections for the reorganized rail system ⓘ freight traffic patterns in the Northeast and Midwest ⓘ labor and employment implications of rail restructuring ⓘ line segments to be excluded from Conrail ⓘ line segments to be included in Conrail ⓘ service obligations of Conrail ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Federal Register notices on the Final System Plan ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
railway economics
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transportation planning ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Final System Plan main report
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Preliminary System Plan ⓘ system maps and line designations ⓘ technical appendices ⓘ |
| inception | 1973 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976
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Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Conrail
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bankrupt northeastern U.S. railroads ⓘ rail transportation policy ⓘ railroad consolidation ⓘ railroad restructuring ⓘ |
| outcome |
creation of the initial Conrail route structure
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federal decisions on line conveyances and abandonments ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1970s ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 1973–1976 ⓘ |
| publisher | United States Railway Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to design a viable rail system from bankrupt northeastern railroads
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to determine which rail lines would be conveyed to Conrail ⓘ to recommend abandonment or continuation of specific rail lines ⓘ to support federal policy on rail freight service continuity ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Ann Arbor Railroad
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Central Railroad of New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Erie Lackawanna Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Lehigh Valley Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ Lehigh and Hudson River Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Penn Central Transportation Company NERFINISHED ⓘ Reading Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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