Beltline

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Beltline (or Belt Line) refers to the following:

Contents 1 Places 2 In transportation 2.1 Railways 3 Other

[edit] Places

• Beltline, Calgary, a neighbourhood of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

[edit] In transportation

• A general term for a beltway.
• Oregon Route 569, originally called Belt Line Road, is a freeway (originally proposed as a beltway) in the Eugene, Oregon area.
• The Belt Line Road (Texas) is a loop in the Dallas, Texas area.
• The Beltline Highway is a major east-west freeway running along the south side of Madison, Wisconsin.
• The Raleigh Beltline (Interstate 440), a loop road around Raleigh, North Carolina.
• Beltline (automotive) refers to the topmost horizontal line on an automobile before reaching the vehicles greenhouse area.
• Beltline Road ("The Beltline (Decatur)") is one of the main commercial thoroughfares of Decatur, Alabama
• South Beltline, a freeway located in Grand Rapids, Michigan

[edit] Railways

• The Baltimore Belt Line built by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1895, including a tunnel under downtown Baltimore, Maryland, and the first instance of mainline railroad electrification. Now part of CSX Transportation.
• The Belt Line (Atlanta) (may also be written as "Beltline") is a proposed rapid transit line for central Atlanta, Georgia.
• Belt Line Railway (Manhattan), a streetcar line encircling Lower Manhattan, New York City, United States
• The Belt Line Railway (Toronto) was a commuter railroad built in Toronto, Ontario in the 1890s.
• Belt Line (Williamsburg Bridge), a trolley line connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn, New York City, United States
• The Belt Railway of Chicago (AAR reporting marks BRC), headquartered in Chicago, is the largest intermediate switching terminal railroad in the United States and co-owned by six Class I railroads, each of which uses its switching and interchange facilities
• Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad, a belt line railway in the Chicago, Illinois area

[edit] Other

• A belting (beating) can also be a (usually double) line of people using belts on someone in a running the gauntlet-type set up, as in hazing
• Beltline (band), an indie rock act from Portland, Oregon