Complex sentence: The conveyance of EL into Conrail on April 1,1976, however, created excess trackage in Conrail's portfolio of east-west railroads, and service on the Cut-Off ended in January 1979.
Split into simpler sentences: The conveyance of EL into Conrail on April 1,1976 created excess trackage in Conrail's portfolio of east-west railroads. Service on the Cut-Off ended in January 1979.