Pennsylvania Lines LLC
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Pennsylvania Lines LLC was a limited liability company
that owned railroad lines in the United States
that are owned and operated by the Norfolk Southern Railway
. The company was formed in 1998 to own Conrail lines assigned to Norfolk Southern in the split of Conrail between Norfolk Southern and CSX Transportation
; operations were switched over on June 1, 1999. The company is named after the old Pennsylvania Railroad
, whose old main line was a line of the new company. In November, 2003, the Surface Transportation Board
approved a plan allowing Norfolk Southern to fully absorb Pennsylvania Lines LLC,http://www.stb.dot.gov/decisions/ReadingRoom.nsf/0/f9b55306775a274585256dd5005c01b6?OpenDocument which was done on August 27, 2004.
Limited liability company
A limited liability company is a flexible form of enterprise that blends elements of partnership and corporate structures. It is a legal form of company that provides limited liability to its owners in the vast majority of United States jurisdictions...
that owned railroad lines in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
that are owned and operated by the Norfolk Southern Railway
Norfolk Southern Railway
The Norfolk Southern Railway is a Class I railroad in the United States, owned by the Norfolk Southern Corporation. With headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia, the company operates 21,500 route miles in 22 eastern states, the District of Columbia and the province of Ontario, Canada...
. The company was formed in 1998 to own Conrail lines assigned to Norfolk Southern in the split of Conrail between Norfolk Southern and CSX Transportation
CSX Transportation
CSX Transportation operates a Class I railroad in the United States known as the CSX Railroad. It is the main subsidiary of the CSX Corporation. The company is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, and owns approximately 21,000 route miles...
; operations were switched over on June 1, 1999. The company is named after the old Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
, whose old main line was a line of the new company. In November, 2003, the Surface Transportation Board
Surface Transportation Board
The Surface Transportation Board of the United States is a bipartisan, decisionally-independent adjudicatory body organizationally housed within the U.S. Department of Transportation. The STB was established in 1996 to assume some of the regulatory functions that had been administered by the...
approved a plan allowing Norfolk Southern to fully absorb Pennsylvania Lines LLC,http://www.stb.dot.gov/decisions/ReadingRoom.nsf/0/f9b55306775a274585256dd5005c01b6?OpenDocument which was done on August 27, 2004.