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Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973

The Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973, commonly known as the 3R Act, provided interim funding to bankrupt railroads and created the Consolidated Rail Corporation, better known as Conrail. The measure aimed to salvage viable freight operations from Penn Central and other failing rail lines in the northeast, mid-Atlantic and midwestern regions.

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