<ARTICLE>5 <LEGEND> Exhibit 27 ---------- CONRAIL INC. 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 <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1995 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1995 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1995 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <CASH> 81 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 662 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 165 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 1,187 <PP&E> 6,680 <DEPRECIATION> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 8,683 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 1,238 <BONDS> 2,037 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 282 <COMMON> 85 <OTHER-SE> 2,713 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 8,683 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 2,735 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 2,233 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 147 <INCOME-PRETAX> 444 <INCOME-TAX> 150 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 294 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 294 <EPS-PRIMARY> 3.61 <EPS-DILUTED> 3.28