The Consolidated Rail Corporation, commonly known as Conrail (reporting mark CR), was the primary Class I railroad in the Northeast U.S. between 1976 and 1999. Conrail is a portmanteau of consolidated and rail from the name of the company.
Feudalism was a combination of legal and military customs in medieval Europe that flourished between the 9th and 15th centuries. Broadly defined, it was a way of structuring society around relationships derived from the holding of land in exchange for service or labour.
The following is a brief overview of feudalism. This was a political system in place in Europe, Japan and China for many centuries. It is useful to reflect on the way this political system works to maintain social order.apan's feudal tradition can be traced to T'ang China and the uji organization in early Japan. Feudalism developed slightly later in Japan than in Europe (12th and 9th centuries, respectively).