Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt Line
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| Reporting marks | NPBL |
| Locale | Chesapeake, Virginia to Portsmouth, Virginia |
| Dates of operation | 1898–present |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) (standard gauge) |
| Headquarters | Portsmouth, Virginia |
The Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt Line {{reporting mark NPBL}} is a class III railroad operating in southern Virginia.
The NPBL serves Norfolk, Portsmouth and Chesapeake and has been operating since 1898. The NPBL is owned fifty-seven percent by Norfolk Southern Railway and forty-three percent by CSX Transportation.
The NPBL interchanges with; Chesapeake and Albemarle Railroad, CSX Transportation, Bay Coast Railroad (formerly the Eastern Shore Railroad), and Norfolk Southern. The NPBL is a terminal switching company that owns 36 miles of track, (plus 27 miles of trackage rights) and links commerce around the deepwater port from Sewells Point to Portsmouth Marine Terminal, including the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River.
All locomotives belong to Norfolk Southern and the NPBL currently uses three different models; the EMD GP38-2, and EMD MP15DC. [1] All of the EMD GP15-1's have been withdrawn from service as of 2007.
[edit] References
- ^ "High Nose GP38-2's for NPBL", trainorders.com, January 4, 2007. Accessed April 25, 2007.
