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General Fallen Flags
General discussion regarding all other fallen flag railroads not covered below
Moderator: 57Plymouth

36 Topics

217 Posts

Last post by 57Plymouth
Tue Aug 03, 2010 6:21 pm
Baltimore & Ohio
The venerable B&O, our country's first common carrier, merged into CSX in 1987

Moderator: EM-1

57 Topics

334 Posts

Last post by EM-1
Mon Jul 05, 2010 10:05 pm
Central Railroad of New Jersey
The Jersey Central, a New Jersey institution, would become part of Conrail in 1976

Moderators: 57Plymouth, RAH

50 Topics

554 Posts

Last post by kilroy
Mon Aug 23, 2010 2:10 pm
Chesapeake & Ohio
The C&O, creator of the legendary Chessie the sleeping kitten. The railroad disappeared into CSX in 1987.

Moderator: C&OM1500

24 Topics

201 Posts

Last post by kilroy
Wed Feb 17, 2010 3:15 pm
Chessie System
Included the C&O, B&O, and WM. Created in 1972 the holding company was dissolved into CSX in the 1980s.

Moderator: EM-1

22 Topics

323 Posts

Last post by EM-1
Tue Jul 20, 2010 9:10 pm
Chicago & North Western
The C&NW was a midwestern Class I and the most famous granger road. It disappeared into Union Pacific in 1995.

Moderator: Wisconsin Railfan

6 Topics

40 Posts

Last post by bluegrass-express
Thu Apr 30, 2009 12:24 pm
Delaware & Hudson
The legendary D&H, our country's oldest transportation company and while technically still a corporation on paper, no longer carries on independently

Moderator: Matt L

24 Topics

230 Posts

Last post by Matt L
Wed Sep 01, 2010 7:38 pm
Erie Lackawanna
The EL, created between the mergers of the Erie Railroad and Delaware, Lackawanna & Western it eventually became part of Conrail in 1976

Moderators: Matt L, RAH

56 Topics

332 Posts

Last post by Matt L
Mon Aug 16, 2010 8:09 pm
Lehigh Valley
The LV, "The Route of the Black Diamond," would fall into the Conrail fold in 1976

Moderators: RAH, Scot Lawrence

36 Topics

228 Posts

Last post by Alco83
Thu Feb 18, 2010 11:20 am
Milwaukee Road
The CMStP&P, the legendary road of the Hiawathas and electrified Pacific Extension

Moderator: nctrainmaster

19 Topics

58 Posts

Last post by Alco83
Sun Sep 13, 2009 9:25 pm
Norfolk & Western/Virginian/Nickel Plate
The N&W, a coal-hauling money-maker took over the Virginian in 1959 and merged with the Southern Railway in 1982 to form today's Norfolk Southern system

Moderators: Alco83, Spooler734

20 Topics

74 Posts

Last post by csx8888
Wed Mar 10, 2010 2:00 am
Penn Central
The ill-fated Penn Central Corporation involving the marriage of the NYC and PRR. The company declared bankruptcy in the early 1970s and the resulting fallout of the northeastern rail market resulted in the formation of Conrail in 1976.

Moderators: Scot Lawrence, C&OFan7484

28 Topics

147 Posts

Last post by kilroy
Tue Jul 27, 2010 2:25 pm
Reading Lines
The Reading Railroad, famous for its "Bee Line Service" logo would fall into the Conrail fold in 1976

Moderators: spikemic, Tooling17039

32 Topics

152 Posts

Last post by Tooling17039
Tue Aug 31, 2010 8:13 pm
Seaboard System
The Seaboard System, including all predecessor roads; ACL, SAL, L&N, Clinchfield, etc. Dissolved into CSX in 1982.

Moderators: Alco83, Chase55671

20 Topics

116 Posts

Last post by EM-1
Tue Jul 20, 2010 9:04 pm
Southern Pacific
The fabled "Espee" became another part of Union Pacific in 1996.

Moderator: legsbluetrain

11 Topics

26 Posts

Last post by legsbluetrain
Wed Oct 21, 2009 8:42 pm
Southern Railway
The Southern was an extremely profitable and efficient railroad until its merger with the N&W in the early 1980s becoming Norfolk Southern

Moderator: extra7000south

10 Topics

52 Posts

Last post by csx8888
Mon Aug 02, 2010 12:40 am
Western Maryland
The "Wild Mary" was never a large railroad but its legend lives on in the hills of Maryland and West Virginia

Moderator: EM-1

36 Topics

328 Posts

Last post by bandit426
Sun Jul 11, 2010 9:19 am

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