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Consolidated Rail Corp. (Conrail) has appointed John Wright president and chief operating officer, effective immediately. He succeeds Brian Gorton, who retired. Over the past decade, Wright served as the general manager of Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad (IHB), a switching service provider jointly owned by Conrail and CPKC. He will now oversee Conrail’s operations, strategic growth, safety innovations and infrastructure enhancements. Wright started his rail career in 1996 as a conductor for Norfolk Southern Railway. Before joining IHB in 2017, he held multiple executive positions at CSX.