Topic - Conrail

, was the primary Class I railroad in the Northeast U.S. between 1976 and 1999. Conrail is a portmanteau of "consolidated" and "rail" from the name of the company. - Source: Wikipedia

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FILE – In this Feb. 2, 2017, file photo, politicians, law enforcement personnel and reporters tour an open-air drug market strewn with litter and used needles, along Conrail train tracks in the Kensington section of Philadelphia. Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney and a representative of railroad operator Conrail announced an agreement Thursday, June 15, 2017, they hope can put an end to an open-air heroin market that has operated for decades along a half-mile stretch of syringe-laden train tracks. (Michael Bryant/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP, File)

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FOR RELEASE SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 2017, AT 3:01 A.M. EST.- This photo taken Feb. 2, 2017, shows a group visits largest open air drug market in the Kensington section of Philadelphia. This open air drug market runs along the Conrail line. Litter and used needles cover the area. (Michael Bryant/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)

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