Wasn’t there some sort of scandal on the Penn Central?
Even though railroads are monopolies that the personnel operating the company have to have responsibility to handle it right, sometimes a decision can make things change.
For example, Federal Judge Frank J. McGarr’s decision to liquidate The Rock was considered horrible especially when Rock was actually coming back.
For the Atlantic Merger Section, it would be
C&O purchased the B&O in 1963, the WM was jointly operated by the two starting in 1964. In 1973 the WM was purchased by the C&O and operated by the B&O (CSX Corp began in 1980 after the holding company mergers). The WM officially disappeared in 1983. The B&O merged itself in the C&O in 1987 and CSX Transportation offically began.
Now to the Seaboard Merger Section (which is more complicated),
The Atlantic Coast Line merged with the Seaboard Air Line in 1967 and became the Seaboard Coast Line. From there, the SCL absorbed the Louisville & Nashville, Georgia Railroad, and Clinchfield in 1982. On the start of 1983, the SCL renamed itself Seaboard System (The colours of the SBD are the exact same ones of the Family Lines System).
During the SBD years, it took down several other railroads:
South Carolina Pacific Railway (1984)
Louisville, Henderson, & St. Louis Railway (1984)
Atlanta & West Point (1986)
Columbia, Newberry, & Laurens (1986)
Intrestingly…the Western of Alabama was officially merged away in 2002 but as a operating subsidiary.
And yet, you have to admit that SBD’s paint scheme was simple…but to the point.
Weren’t PRR and NYC complete Rivals to each other?