I can see it now coast to coast class 1 rail, trains barely going 10mph and canned all over the place. Not enough crews to run anything.
Red Wing- Imgaine if they DID get Conrail. Imagine a Guilford Horseshoe Curve, Altoona Shop Complex etc
Or if they got the SP/SSW.
GTI tunnel motors up and over Donner Pass, screaming across Arizona, or bringing containers down to West Colton. Don't get me going about the ATSF possibilities.