Current Conrail Operations?

LCJ wrote:Indeed - what they now call Conrail is a mere shadow of its original self, with many of the administrative and support functions peeled away over the last few years as deemed appropriate by the owners. Conrail Shared Assets exists merely to handle local freight delivery for customers shared by the parent companies in the Detroit, Philadelphia, and South and North Jersey metro areas.

I believe the operation of the remainder of Conrail exists primarily as a cost center supported financially by the parents - a convenient way to account for the shared services.