CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORP /PA/
10-Q, 1994-11-14
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                  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                        Washington, D.C. 20549
                               FORM 10-Q

(X) Quarterly report pursuant to section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
    Exchange Act of 1934 for the quarterly period ended September 30, 1994
                                                        ------------------
    or
( ) Transition report pursuant to section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
    Exchange Act of 1934 for the transition period from       to
                                                       -------  -------

Commission file number  1-9064
                        ------

                    CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
        (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


          Pennsylvania                           23-1989084
- ------------------------------------     ----------------------------
  (State or other jurisdiction of             (I.R.S. Employer
  incorporation or organization)              Identification No.)

           2001 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19101
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
               (Address of principal executive offices)
                              (Zip Code)

                            (215) 209-4000
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
         (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since
last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period
that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has
been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes  X  No
   ----   ----

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's
classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Number of shares of common stock outstanding (as of October 31, 1994)100 *

Registrant meets the conditions set forth in general instructions
H(1)(a) and (b) of Form 10-Q and is therefore filing this form with the
reduced disclosure format.

*  Consolidated Rail Corporation is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
   Conrail Inc. (CRR).
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<PAGE>

                   CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION



                               INDEX


                                                      Page Number
                                                      -----------
PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

         Item 1.  Financial Statements:

                  Condensed Consolidated Statements
                  of Income - Quarters and nine
                  months ended September 30, 1994 and
                  1993                                      3

                  Condensed Consolidated Balance
                  Sheets - September 30, 1994 and
                  December 31, 1993                         4


                  Condensed Consolidated Statements
                  of Cash Flows - Nine months ended
                  September 30, 1994 and 1993               5

                  Notes to Condensed Consolidated
                  Financial Statements                      6

                  Reports of Independent Accountants        8

         Item 2.  Management's Analysis of Results
                  of Operations                             10


PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

         Item 1.  Legal Proceedings                         13

         Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K          14

SIGNATURES                                                  15

                                2
<PAGE>


                       PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
                       CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION

Item 1.  Financial Statements
         --------------------
<TABLE>
                CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                                (Unaudited)

<CAPTION>
($ In Millions)
                                          Quarters Ended  Nine Months Ended
                                          September 30,     September 30,
                                          --------------  -----------------
                                          1994    1993     1994      1993
                                          ----    ----     ----      ----
<S>                                       <C>     <C>      <C>       <C>
Revenues                                  $943    $842     $2,735    $2,531
                                          ----    ----     ------    ------
Operating expenses
  Way and structures                       122     115        387       373
  Equipment                                204     171        624       525
  Transportation                           341     308      1,029       950
  General and administrative                84      89        263       281
  Early retirement program                                     84
                                          ----    ----     ------    ------
    Total operating expenses               751     683      2,387     2,129
                                          ----    ----     ------    ------
Income from operations                     192     159        348       402
Interest expense                           (45)    (43)      (133)     (133)
Write-off of intercompany receivables              (89)                 (89)
Other income, net                           24      43         71       100
                                          ----    ----     ------    ------
Income before income taxes and the
cumulative effect of changes in
accounting principles                      171      70        286       280
Income taxes                                67      66        114       145
                                          ----    ----     ------    ------
Income before the cumulative effect of
changes in accounting principles           104       4        172       135
Cumulative effect of changes in
accounting principles                                4                  (70)
                                          ----    ----     ------    ------
Net income                                $104    $  8     $  172    $   65
                                          ====    ====     ======    ======

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges        4.13x   2.13x      2.71x     2.70x






See accompanying notes.
</TABLE>

                                3
<PAGE>
<TABLE>

                     CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                              (Unaudited)
<CAPTION>

  ($ In Millions)
                                              September 30,  December 31,
                                                  1994           1993
                                              -------------  ------------
<S>                                             <C>            <C>
         ASSETS
Current assets
    Cash and cash equivalents                   $   39         $   26
    Accounts receivable                            709            649
    Deferred tax assets                            230            218
    Material and supplies                          129            132
    Other current assets                            23             20
                                                ------         ------
         Total current assets                    1,130          1,045

  Property and equipment, net                    6,467          6,313
  Other assets                                     692            552
                                                ------         ------
         Total assets                           $8,289         $7,910
                                                ======         ======

         LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
  Current liabilities
    Short-term borrowings                          186             79
    Current maturities of long-term debt           114            146
    Accounts payable                               119             84
    Wages and employee benefits                    177            185
    Casualty reserves                              106             93
    Accrued and other current liabilities          527            487
                                                ------         ------
         Total current liabilities               1,229          1,074

  Long-term debt                                 1,996          1,959
  Casualty reserves                                211            132
  Deferred income taxes                          1,170          1,084
  Special income tax obligation                    528            575
  Other liabilities                                333            343
                                                ------         ------
         Total liabilities                       5,467          5,167
                                                ------         ------
  Stockholder's equity
    Common stock
    Additional paid-in capital                   2,126          2,123
    Note receivable from ESOP                     (310)          (308)
    Retained earnings                            1,006            928
                                                ------         ------
         Total stockholder's equity              2,822          2,743
                                                ------         ------
         Total liabilities and
          stockholder's equity                  $8,289         $7,910
                                                ======         ======

  See accompanying notes.
</TABLE>
                                4
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
                     CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION
            CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                              (Unaudited)
<CAPTION>

($ In Millions)
                                                     Nine Months Ended
                                                       September 30,
                                                     -----------------
                                                       1994     1993
                                                      -----    -----
<S>                                                   <C>      <C>
Cash flows from operating activities                  $ 393    $ 299
                                                      -----    -----
Cash flows from investing activities
  Property and equipment acquisitions                  (371)    (328)
  Other                                                 (39)      (2)
                                                      -----    -----
      Net cash used in investing activities            (410)    (330)
                                                      -----    -----
Cash flows from financing activities
  Proceeds from short-term borrowings, net              107     (107)
  Proceeds from long-term debt, net                      59      305
  Payment of capital lease and equipment obligations    (65)     (76)
  Dividends paid on common stock                        (94)     (75)
  Dividends paid on preferred stock                              (11)
  Repurchase of common stock                                     (32)
  Other                                                  23        1
                                                      -----    -----
      Net cash from financing activities                 30        5
                                                      -----    -----

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents         13      (26)

Cash and cash equivalents
  Beginning of period                                    26       40
                                                      -----    -----
  End of period                                       $  39    $  14
                                                      =====    =====



See accompanying notes.
</TABLE>

                                5
<PAGE>

                     CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION
         NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                              (Unaudited)



1. The unaudited financial statements contained herein present
Consolidated Rail Corporation's (the "Company") consolidated financial
position as of September 30, 1994 and December 31, 1993, the
consolidated results of operations for the three and nine-month periods
ended September 30, 1994 and 1993 and the consolidated cash flows for
the nine-month periods ended September 30, 1994 and 1993.  In the
opinion of management, these financial statements include all
adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, and the
cumulative effects of changes in accounting principles mentioned in
Note 3, necessary to present fairly the results for the interim periods
included.

The rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission
permit certain information and footnote disclosures, ordinarily
required by generally accepted accounting principles, to be condensed
or omitted from interim financial reports.  Accordingly, the financial
statements included herein should be read in conjunction with the
audited financial statements and notes for the year ended December 31,
1993, presented in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K.

2. During the first quarter of 1994, the Company recorded a charge of
$51 million (after tax benefits of $33 million) for a non-union
employee voluntary early retirement program and related costs.  The
majority of the cost of the early retirement program will be paid from
the Company's overfunded pension plan.

3. Effective January 1, 1993, the Company adopted Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 106, "Employers' Accounting for
Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions" and Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes" (SFAS 109).
As a result, the Company recorded cumulative after tax charges
totalling $74 million in the first quarter of 1993.  The one-time
charge was reduced to $70 million in the third quarter of 1993.  The
decrease reflected the adjustment for the change in income tax
accounting for a subsidiary which was transferred to Conrail Inc. as a
result of the corporate reorganization that occurred in the third
quarter of 1993.

                                6
<PAGE>

4. As a result of the increase in the federal corporate income tax rate
from 34% to 35%, enacted August 10, 1993 and effective January 1, 1993,
income tax expense for the quarter and nine months ended September 30,
1993, includes $36 million of a retroactive nature, primarily for the
effects of adjusting deferred income taxes and the special income tax
obligation for the rate increase as required under SFAS 109.

5. During the third quarter of 1993, the Company wrote off receivables
of $89 million from a subsidiary of Conrail Inc. relating to advances
made to Concord Resources Group, Inc. ("Concord").

6. On October 19, 1994, the Company paid a dividend of $29 million on
its common stock to Conrail Inc.

7. In July 1994, the Company issued approximately $49 million of 1994
Equipment Trust Certificates, Series A, with interest rates ranging
from 5.5% to 7.6%, maturing annually from 1995 to 2009.  The
certificates were used to finance approximately 85% of the total
purchase price of 36 locomotives.

8. Information regarding contingent liabilities and litigation was
included in Note 12 to Consolidated Financial Statements and Part I,
Item 3 - Legal Proceedings in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 1993.  Material developments with
respect to these and other matters are discussed in Part II, Item 1 -
Legal Proceedings in this  Form 10-Q.

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<PAGE>

                   REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


The Stockholders and Board of Directors of
Consolidated Rail Corporation

We have reviewed the accompanying condensed consolidated balance
sheet of Consolidated Rail Corporation and its subsidiaries (the
"Company") as of September 30, 1994 and the related condensed
consolidated statements of income for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 1994 and the condensed consolidated statement of cash
flows for the nine months ended September 30, 1994.  The condensed
consolidated statements of income for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 1993 and the condensed consolidated statement of cash
flows for the nine months ended September 30, 1993 were reviewed by
other independent accountants, whose report dated October 21, 1993,
disclosed that no material modifications should have been made to the
interim financial information for it to be in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles.  This financial information
is the responsibility of the Company's management.

We conducted our review in accordance with standards established by
the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.  A review of
interim financial information consists principally of applying
analytical procedures to financial data and making inquiries of
persons responsible for financial and accounting matters.  It is
substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance
with generally accepted auditing standards, the objective of which is
the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken
as a whole.  Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications
that should be made to the accompanying interim financial information
for it to be in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles.

The Company's consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 1993 and
the related consolidated statements of income, stockholder's equity
and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein) were
audited by other independent accountants, whose report dated
January 24, 1994 expressed an unqualified opinion on those statements
and included an explanatory paragraph describing the Company's change
in methods for accounting for income taxes and postretirement
benefits other than pensions in 1993.

PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
Thirty South Seventeenth Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
October 19, 1994

                                8
<PAGE>


                   REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



The Stockholders and Board of Directors of
Consolidated Rail Corporation

We have made a review of the condensed consolidated balance sheet of
Consolidated Rail Corporation and subsidiaries as of September 30,
1993, and the related condensed consolidated statements of income
for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 1993, and
the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the nine-
month period ended September 30, 1993, in accordance with standards
established by the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants.

A review of interim financial information consists principally of
obtaining an understanding of the system for the preparation of
interim financial information, applying analytical procedures to
financial data, and making inquiries of persons responsible for
financial and accounting matters.  It is substantially less in scope
than an audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion
regarding the financial statements taken as a whole.  Accordingly,
we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications
that should be made to the condensed consolidated financial
statements referred to above for them to be in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles.

We have previously audited, in accordance with generally accepted
auditing standards, the consolidated balance sheet as of
December 31, 1993, and the related consolidated statements of
income, stockholder's equity and cash flows for the year then ended
(not presented herein); and in our report, dated January 24, 1994,
we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial
statements.  In our opinion, the information set forth in the
accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31,
1993, is fairly presented, in all material respects, in relation to
the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.


                                    COOPERS & LYBRAND


2400 Eleven Penn Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 24, 1994

                                9
<PAGE>

                     CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION


 Item 2.  Management's  Analysis of Results of Operations
          -----------------------------------------------

 Results of Operations
 ---------------------

 First Nine Months of 1994 compared with First Nine Months of
 ------------------------------------------------------------
 1993
 ----

 Net income for the first nine months of 1994 was $172 million,
 an increase of $107 million, from $65 million for the first nine
 months of 1993.  Net income for the first nine months of 1994
 includes the effects of a one-time charge of $51 million (net of
 tax benefits of $33 million) relating to a non-union voluntary
 early retirement program and related costs which the Company
 recorded during the first quarter of 1994 (see Note 2 to the
 Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements).  Excluding that
 charge, net income for the first nine months of 1994 would have
 been $223 million.  Net income for the first nine months of 1993
 includes the effects of one-time charges in the first quarter of
 $70 million (net of tax benefits of $14 million) for adoption of
 required changes in accounting for income taxes and
 postretirement benefits other than pensions (see Note 3 to the
 Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements); and the third
 quarter charges for the recognition of the effects on deferred
 taxes of the increase in the federal corporate income tax rate,
 $34 million, and the write-off of receivables from a subsidiary
 of Conrail Inc. relating to advances made to Concord, $58
 million, net of taxes of $31 million, (see Notes 4 and 5 to the
 Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements).  Absent these
 charges, net income would have been $227 million for first nine
 months of 1993.

 Operating revenues for the first nine months of 1994 increased
 $204 million, or 8.1%, to $2,735 million from $2,531 million for
 the same nine months of 1993.  A 9.6% increase in traffic volume
 resulted in a $232 million increase in revenues that was
 partially offset by a 1.3% decrease in average revenue per unit
 which reduced revenues by $35 million.  The decline in average
 revenue per unit was caused by an unfavorable traffic mix.
 Other revenues increased $7 million.

                                10
<PAGE>

 Operating expenses increased $258 million (including $84 million
 related to the non-union voluntary early retirement program and
 related costs), or 12.1%, to $2,387 million for the first nine
 months of 1994 from $2,129 million for the same period of 1993.
 The following table shows the operating expenses for the
 periods:

                                       First Nine Months
                                       -----------------
                                                           Increase
   ($ In Millions)                      1994     1993     (Decrease)
                                       ------   ------    ----------
   Compensation and benefits           $  957   $  928      $ 29
   Fuel                                   140      128        12
   Material and supplies                  162      149        13
   Equipment rents                        289      227        62
   Depreciation and amortization          208      209        (1)
   Casualties and insurance               145       99        46
   Other                                  402      389        13
   Early retirement program                84        -        84
                                       ------   ------      ----
                                       $2,387   $2,129      $258
                                       ======   ======      ====

 Compensation and benefits as a percent of revenues were 35.0% in
 the first nine months of 1994 and 36.7% in the first nine months
 of 1993.  The compensation and benefits increase of $29 million,
 or 3.1%, was attributable primarily to increased overtime caused
 by the adverse weather conditions and service disruptions
 experienced in the first quarter of 1994.

 The increase of $62 million, or 27.3%, in equipment rents is
 primarily attributable to increased traffic volume and new
 operating leases, as well as the effects of crowded serving
 yards and train delays primarily caused by adverse weather
 conditions experienced in the first quarter of 1994.

 Casualties and insurance costs increased $46 million, or 46.5%,
 primarily due to an increase in personal injury claims expense
 recorded in the third quarter based on higher expected costs to
 settle claims.

 In the first quarter of 1994, the Company incurred a one-time
 pre-tax charge of $84 million for the non-union voluntary early
 retirement program and related costs (see Note 2 to the
 Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements).

                                11
<PAGE>

 The Company's operating ratio was 87.3% for the first nine months of
 1994, compared with 84.1% for the first nine months of 1993.
 Without the $84 million one-time charge for the early retirement
 program, the operating ratio for the first nine months of 1994
 would have been 84.2%.


 Liquidity and Capital Resources
 -------------------------------
 The Company's cash and cash equivalents increased $13 million in
 the first nine months of 1994, from $26 million at December 31,
 1993 to $39 million at September 30, 1994.  Cash generated from
 operations and borrowings are the Company's principal sources of
 liquidity and are used primarily for capital expenditures, debt
 service and dividends.  In the first nine months of 1994,
 operating activities provided cash of $393 million and net
 proceeds from short-term borrowings and long-term debt provided
 $166 million.  The principal uses of cash were for property and
 equipment acquisitions, $371 million; payment of capital lease
 and equipment obligations, $65 million; and cash dividends paid
 to Conrail Inc., $94 million.

 A working capital (current assets less current liabilities)
 deficiency of $99 million existed at September 30, 1994 as
 compared with a deficiency of $29 million at December 31, 1993.
 Management believes that the Company's financial position allows
 it sufficient access to credit sources on investment grade
 terms, and, if necessary, additional intermediate or long-term
 debt could be obtained for working capital requirements.

 During the first nine months of 1994, the Company issued $198
 million of commercial paper and repaid $91 million.  At
 September 30, 1994, $286 million of commercial paper remained
 outstanding, of which $100 million is classified as long-term
 debt since it is expected to be refinanced through subsequent
 issuances of commercial paper and is supported by a long-term
 credit facility.

 On October 19, 1994, the Company paid a dividend of $29 million
 on its common stock to Conrail Inc.

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<PAGE>

                      PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

                     CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION


 Item 1.  Legal Proceedings
          -----------------
 The Penn Central Corporation v. United States, Consolidated Rail
 ----------------------------------------------------------------
 Corporation, et al.
 -------------------

 In March 1992, The Penn Central Corporation ("Penn Central")
 filed suit in the Special Court, a federal court with
 jurisdiction over certain matters relating to Penn Central's
 conveyance of rail properties pursuant to the Regional Rail
 Reorganization Act, seeking a finding that the federal
 government was barred from pursuing CERCLA claims against it for
 environmental contamination of properties conveyed as part of
 its reorganization process.  The Company and other recipients of
 former Penn Central property filed in opposition to Penn
 Central.

 On August 23, 1994, the Special Court held that the
 reorganization did not prevent the government from pursuing its
 CERCLA claims against Penn Central.  The Court also granted the
 Company's Motion for Summary Judgment against Penn Central,
 finding that the Company's liability for contamination to former
 Penn Central property was limited to the post-conveyance period
 only -- beginning in 1976.  Notwithstanding this finding, the
 Special Court declined to preclude federal courts from applying
 principles of joint and several liability and holding the
 Company liable for pre-conveyance contamination in instances
 where contamination of the property was not divisible.

 This matter was previously reported in the Company's report on
 Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1993, in connection
 with "United States v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation
 Authority, National Railroad Passenger Corporation, and
 Consolidated Rail Corporation (Paoli Railyard)" and "United
 States v. Conrail (Elkhart Yard, Indiana)."

                                13
<PAGE>






 Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
          --------------------------------
          (a)  Exhibits

                12    Computations of the ratio of earnings to
                      fixed charges.

                15.a  Letter re unaudited interim financial
                      information from Price Waterhouse LLP.

                15.b  Letter re unaudited interim financial
                      information from Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.

                27    Financial data schedule

          (b)   Reports on Form 8-K

                None

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<PAGE>

                              SIGNATURES



 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
 its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                            CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION
                            Registrant





                                 /s/ Bruce B. Wilson
                                 -------------------------------
                                 Bruce B. Wilson
                                 Senior Vice President - Law






                                 /s/ H. W. Brown
                                 -------------------------------
                                 H. W. Brown
                                 Senior Vice President -
                                 Finance and Administration
                                 (Principal Financial Officer)









 Date:  November 10, 1994

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                          EXHIBIT INDEX
                          -------------


  Exhibit                                       Page Number in
    No.                                         SEC Sequential
                                               Numbering System
  -------                                      ----------------

    12      Computations of the ratio of
            earnings to fixed charges.

    15.a    Letter re unaudited interim
            financial information from Price
            Waterhouse LLP.

    15.b    Letter re unaudited interim
            financial information from
            Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.

    27      Financial data schedule












<TABLE>


                                                            Exhibit 12
                                                            ----------

                     CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION
                     -----------------------------
         COMPUTATIONS OF THE RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
         ------------------------------------------------------
<CAPTION>
                             ($ In Millions)

                                          Quarters Ended    Nine Months Ended
                                           September 30,       September 30,
                                          --------------    -----------------

                                          1994     1993     1994        1993
                                          ----     ----     ----        ----
<S>                                       <C>      <C>      <C>         <C>
Earnings
- --------
  Pre-tax income                          $171     $ 70     $286        $280
   Add:
     Interest expense                       45       43      133         133
     Rental expense interest factor          7        5       25          17
   Less equity in undistributed (earnings)
    loss of 20-50% owned companies          (4)     (16)     (13)        (23)
                                          ----     ----     ----        ----
Earnings available for fixed charges      $219     $102     $431        $407
                                          ====     ====     ====        ====


Fixed charges
- -------------
  Interest expense                          45       43      133         133
  Rental expense interest factor             7        5       25          17
  Capitalized interest                       1                 1           1
                                          ----     ----     ----        ----
Fixed charges                             $ 53     $ 48     $159        $151
                                          ====     ====     ====        ====


Ratio of earnings to fixed charges        4.13x    2.13x    2.71x       2.70x


<FN>
For purposes of computing the ratio of earnings to fixed charges, earnings
represent income before income taxes plus fixed charges, less equity in
undistributed (earnings) loss of 20% to 50% owned companies.  Fixed charges
represent interest expense together with any interest capitalized and a
portion of rent under long-term operating leases representative of an interest
factor.
</FN>
</TABLE>


                                                    Exhibit 15.a
                                                    ------------


     November 10, 1994





     Securities and Exchange Commission
     450 Fifth Street, NW
     Washington, DC 20549

     Dear Sirs:

     We are aware that Consolidated Rail Corporation has incorporated
     by reference our report dated October 19, 1994 (issued pursuant
     to the provisions of Statement of Auditing Standards
     No. 71) in the following registration statements:

       *   Registration Statement on Form S-3 No. 33-34040

       *   Registration Statement on Form S-3 No. 33-64670.

     We are also aware of our responsibilities under the
     Securities Act of 1933 and that pursuant to Rule 436(c)
     our report dated October 19, 1994 shall not be considered
     part of a registration statement prepared or certified by
     us or a report prepared or certified by us within the
     meaning of Sections 7 and 11 of the Securities Act of
     1933.

     Very truly yours,


     PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
     Thirty South Seventeenth Street
     Philadelphia, PA 19103





                                                    Exhibit 15.b
                                                    ------------


     November 10, 1994


     Securities and Exchange Commission
     450 Fifth Street, NW
     Washington, DC 20549


     Re:  Consolidated Rail Corporation.

     Registration on Form S-3 (Registration Form No. 33-34040 and
                               Registration Form No. 33-64670)


     We are aware that our report dated January 24, 1994 on our
     review of interim financial information of Consolidated Rail
     Corporation and subsidiaries for the three and nine-month periods
     ended September 30, 1993 and included in the Company's
     quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
     September 30, 1994 will be incorporated by reference in
     the registration statements.  Pursuant to Rule 436(c)
     under the Securities Act of 1933, this report should not
     be considered a part of the registration statements
     prepared or certified by us within the meaning of
     Sections 7 and 11 of that Act.




                             COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.


<TABLE> <S> <C>

<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
                                                  Exhibit 27
                                                  ----------
                 CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION
                 -----------------------------
                   FINANCIAL DATA SCHEDULE
                   -----------------------
               ($ In Millions Except Per Share)
  THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM
 FORM 10-Q AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO
                       SUCH FORM 10-Q.

<MULTIPLIER>                                    1,000,000
       
<S>                                             <C>
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                Dec-31-1994
<PERIOD-START>                                   Jan-01-1994
<PERIOD-END>                                     Sep-30-1994
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                          9-MOS
<CASH>                                                  39
<SECURITIES>                                             0
<RECEIVABLES>                                          709
<ALLOWANCES>                                             0
<INVENTORY>                                            129
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                     1,130
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