CSX CORP
SC 14D1/A, 1997-03-04
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                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

                                  SCHEDULE 14D-1
                              TENDER OFFER STATEMENT
                                (AMENDMENT NO. 20)

                                    PURSUANT TO
              SECTION 14(D)(1) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                                        AND

                                 AMENDMENT NO. 30
                                        TO
                                   SCHEDULE 13D

                                   CONRAIL INC.
                             (NAME OF SUBJECT COMPANY)

                                  CSX CORPORATION
                              GREEN ACQUISITION CORP.
                                     (BIDDERS)

                      COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $1.00 PER SHARE
                          (TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)
                                    208368 10 0
                       (CUSIP NUMBER OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)

        SERIES A ESOP CONVERTIBLE JUNIOR PREFERRED STOCK, WITHOUT PAR VALUE
                          (TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)

                                   NOT AVAILABLE
                       (CUSIP NUMBER OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)

                                   MARK G. ARON
                                  CSX CORPORATION
                                 ONE JAMES CENTER
                               901 EAST CARY STREET
                          RICHMOND, VIRGINIA  23219-4031
                                  (804) 782-1400
                   (NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF PERSON
      AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE NOTICES AND COMMUNICATIONS ON BEHALF OF BIDDERS)

                                  WITH A COPY TO:

                                 PAMELA S. SEYMON
                          WACHTELL, LIPTON, ROSEN & KATZ
                                51 WEST 52ND STREET
                             NEW YORK, NEW YORK  10019
                            TELEPHONE:  (212) 403-1000<PAGE>







                   This Statement amends and supplements the Tender Of-
         fer Statement on Schedule 14D-1 filed with the Securities and
         Exchange Commission on December 6, 1996, as previously amended
         and supplemented, by Green Acquisition Corp., a Pennsylvania
         corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of CSX Corporation, a
         Virginia corporation, to purchase up to an aggregate of
         18,344,845 shares of (i) Common Stock, par value $1.00 per
         share, and (ii) Series A ESOP Convertible Junior Preferred
         Stock, without par value, of Conrail Inc., a Pennsylvania cor-
         poration, including, in each case, the associated Common Stock
         Purchase Rights, upon the terms and subject to the conditions
         set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated December 6, 1996, as
         supplemented by the Supplement thereto, dated December 19,
         1996, and the related Letters of Transmittal at a purchase
         price of $110.00 per Share, net to the tendering shareholder in
         cash.  Capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have
         the meanings assigned such terms in the Offer to Purchase, the
         Supplement and the Schedule 14D-1.


         ITEM 10.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

                   On March 3, 1997, Parent issued a press release
         regarding negotiations with the Company.  A copy of such press
         release has been filed as Exhibit (a)(30), and the foregoing
         summary description is qualified in its entirety by reference
         to such exhibit.


         ITEM 11.  MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.

         (a)(30)   Text of Press Release issued by Parent on March 3,
                   1997. <PAGE>







                                    SIGNATURE


                   After due inquiry and to the best of its knowledge
         and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set
         forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

                                       CSX CORPORATION


                                       By:      /s/  MARK G. ARON          
                                          Name:  Mark G. Aron
                                          Title: Executive Vice President
                                                 -- Law and Public Affairs

         Dated:  March 4, 1997<PAGE>







                                    SIGNATURE


                   After due inquiry and to the best of its knowledge
         and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set
         forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

                                       GREEN ACQUISITION CORP.


                                       By:      /s/  MARK G. ARON          
                                          Name:  Mark G. Aron
                                          Title: General Counsel and
                                                 Secretary

         Dated:  March 4, 1997<PAGE>







                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


         EXHIBIT NO.

         *(a)(1)   Offer to Purchase, dated December 6, 1996. 

         *(a)(2)   Letter of Transmittal. 

         *(a)(3)   Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. 

         *(a)(4)   Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust
                   Companies and Other Nominees. 

         *(a)(5)   Letter to Clients for use by Brokers, Dealers, Com-
                   mercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees. 

         *(a)(6)   Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identifica-
                   tion Number on Substitute Form W-9. 

         *(a)(7)   Tender Offer Instructions for Participants of Conrail
                   Inc. Dividend Reinvestment Plan.

         *(a)(8)   Text of Press Release issued by Parent and the Com-
                   pany on December 6, 1996. 

         *(a)(9)   Form of Summary Advertisement, dated December 6,
                   1996. 

         *(a)(10)  Text of Press Release issued by Parent on December 5,
                   1996.

         *(a)(11)  Text of Press Release issued by Parent and the Com-
                   pany on December 10, 1996. 

         *(a)(12)  Text of Advertisement published by Parent and the
                   Company on December 10, 1996. 

         *(a)(13)  Text of Press Release issued by Parent on December
                   11, 1996.

         *(a)(14)  Text of Advertisement published by Parent and the
                   Company on December 12, 1996. 


         _____________________
         *  Previously filed.<PAGE>







         *(a)(15)  Supplement to Offer to Purchase, dated December 19,
                   1996.

         *(a)(16)  Revised Letter of Transmittal.

         *(a)(17)  Revised Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.

         *(a)(18)  Text of Press Release issued by Parent and the Com-
                   pany on December 19, 1996.

         *(a)(19)  Letter from Parent to shareholders of the Company,
                   dated December 19, 1996.

         *(a)(20)  Text of Press Release issued by Parent on December
                   20, 1996.

         *(a)(21)  Text of Press Release issued by Parent and the Com-
                   pany on January 9, 1997.

         *(a)(22)  Text of Press Release issued by Parent and the Com-
                   pany on January 13, 1997.

         *(a)(23)  Text of Press Release issued by Parent and the Com-
                   pany on January 15, 1997.

         *(a)(24)  Text of Press Release issued by Parent on January 17,
                   1997.

         *(a)(25)  Text of Press Release issued by Parent on January 22,
                   1997.

          (a)(25)  Deleted.

         *(a)(26)  Text of Letter issued by Parent and the Company dated
                   January 22, 1997.

         *(a)(27)  Text of Advertisement published by Parent and the
                   Company on January 29, 1997. 

         *(a)(28)  Text of Press Release issued by Parent and the
                   Company on January 31, 1997.

         *(a)(29)  Text of Press Release issued by Parent on February
                   14, 1997. 

         _____________________
         *  Previously filed.



                                      - 2 -<PAGE>







          (a)(30)  Text of Press Release issued by Parent on March 3,
                   1997. 

         *(b)(1)   Credit Agreement, dated November 15, 1996 (incorpo-
                   rated by reference to Exhibit (b)(2) to Parent and
                   Purchaser's Tender Offer Statement on Schedule 14D-1,
                   as amended, dated October 16, 1996). 

         *(c)(1)   Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 14,
                   1996, by and among Parent, Purchaser and the Company
                   (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (c)(1) to Par-
                   ent and Purchaser's Tender Offer Statement on Sched-
                   ule 14D-1, as amended, dated October 16, 1996). 

         *(c)(2)   Company Stock Option Agreement, dated as of October
                   14, 1996, between Parent and the Company (incorpo-
                   rated by reference to Exhibit (c)(2) to Parent and
                   Purchaser's Tender Offer Statement on Schedule 14D-1,
                   as amended, dated October 16, 1996). 

         *(c)(3)   Parent Stock Option Agreement, dated as of October
                   14, 1996, between Parent and the Company (incorpo-
                   rated by reference to Exhibit (c)(3) to Parent and
                   Purchaser's Tender Offer Statement on Schedule 14D-1,
                   as amended, dated October 16, 1996). 

         *(c)(4)   Voting Trust Agreement, dated as of October 15, 1996,
                   by and among Parent, Purchaser and Deposit Guaranty
                   National Bank (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
                   (c)(4) to Parent and Purchaser's Tender Offer State-
                   ment on Schedule 14D-1, as amended, dated October 16,
                   1996). 

         *(c)(5)   First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dat-
                   ed as of November 5, 1996, by and among Parent, Pur-
                   chaser and the Company (incorporated by reference to
                   Exhibit (c)(7) to Parent and Purchaser's Tender Offer
                   Statement on Schedule 14D-1, as amended, dated Octo-
                   ber 16, 1996).

         *(c)(6)   Second Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger,
                   dated as of December 18, 1996, by and among Parent,
                   Purchaser and the Company. 

         *(c)(7)   Form of Amended and Restated Voting Trust Agreement.

         _____________________
         *  Previously filed.



                                      - 3 -<PAGE>







          (c)(8)   Deleted.

         *(c)(9)   Text of STB Decision No. 5 of STB Finance Docket No.
                   33220, dated January 8, 1997.

         *(c)(10)  Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Statements reflecting
                   the Transactions (incorporated by reference to Par-
                   ent's registration statement on Form S-4, registra-
                   tion number 333-19523).

         *(c)(11)  Text of opinion of Judge Donald VanArtsdalen of the
                   United States District Court for the Eastern District
                   of Pennsylvania as delivered from the bench on Janu-
                   ary 9, 1997.

          (d)      Not applicable. 

          (e)      Not applicable. 

          (f)      Not applicable. 

























         _____________________
         *  Previously filed.



                                      - 4 -







                                                         Exhibit (a)(30)

                                       CSX CORPORATION
                                       Corporate Communications
                                       P.O. Box 85629
                                       Richmond, Virginia 23285-5629
         NEWS                          http://www.csx.com




         CONTACT:       Thomas E. Hoppin    Richard Wolff
                        CSX Corporation     Kekst and Company
                        (804) 782-1450      (212) 593-2655

                      CSX Confirms Negotiations With Conrail


         FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


                   RICHMOND, Va., March 3, 1997 -- CSX Corporation today

         confirmed it has begun negotiations with Conrail Inc. on the

         matters outlined by Conrail today.

                   John W. Snow, chairman, president and chief executive

         officer of CSX, said, "We look forward to these negotiations

         with great anticipation, fully expecting to resolve these

         issues and bring forth a proposal that will serve the best

         interests of all constituents and provide pro-competitive

         solution in the East."

                   CSX Corporation, headquartered in Richmond, Va., is

         an international transportation company offering a variety of

         rail, container-shipping, intermodal, trucking, barge, and

         contract logistics management services.

                   CSX's internet address is http://www.csx.com

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