<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> Exhibit 27 ---------- CONRAIL INC. FINANCIAL DATA SCHEDULE ($ In Millions Except Per Share) THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM FORM 10-K AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FORM 10-K. <MULTIPLIER> 1,000,000 <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1996 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1996 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1996 <PERIOD-TYPE> 12-MOS <CASH> 30 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 630 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 139 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 1,117 <PP&E> 6,590 <DEPRECIATION> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 8,402 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 1,092 <BONDS> 1,876 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 211 <COMMON> 88 <OTHER-SE> 2,808 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 8,402 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 3,714 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 3,113 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 182 <INCOME-PRETAX> 531 <INCOME-TAX> 189 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 342 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 342 <EPS-PRIMARY> 4.25 <EPS-DILUTED> 3.89