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                                                  Exhibit 27
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                         CONRAIL INC.
                         ------------
                     FINANCIAL DATA SCHEDULE
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              ($ 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
       
                                             
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                Dec-31-1994
<PERIOD-START>                                   Jan-01-1994
<PERIOD-END>                                     Dec-31-1994
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                       12-MOS
<CASH>                                                  43
<SECURITIES>                                             0
<RECEIVABLES>                                          646
<ALLOWANCES>                                             0
<INVENTORY>                                            164
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                     1,125
<PP&E>                                               6,498
<DEPRECIATION>                                           0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                       8,322
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                                1,201
<BONDS>                                              1,940
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                    0
<PREFERRED>                                            283
<COMMON>                                                80
<OTHER-SE>                                           2,562
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                         8,322
<SALES>                                                  0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                     3,733
<CGS>                                                    0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                        3,127
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                         0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                         0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                     192
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                        532
<INCOME-TAX>                                           208
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                    324
<DISCONTINUED>                                           0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                          0
<CHANGES>                                                0
<NET-INCOME>                                           324
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                         3.90
<EPS-DILUTED>                                         3.56