Chesapeake and Albemarle Railroad Archives

Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad #5260 crossing Elm Ave. Portsmouth, Virginia. At U.S. Norfolk Naval Shipyard.5260 is painted a commemorative scheme as part of the Norfolk Southern, Heritage Program. (David E. George III/Wikimedia Commons)

July 11, 2025
Regulatory

STB to NS: Proposed NPBL Acquisition Is ‘Significant’ Transaction (UPDATED 7/11)

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) on March 14 reported that it will review Norfolk Southern’s (NS) proposal to acquire Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad Company (NPBL), a Virginia S&T (switching and terminal) railroad, as a “significant” transaction. NS in June provided the STB-required supplement to its acquisition application, and on July 7, the Board accepted the application as complete and set a procedural schedule.

R.J. Corman Railroad Group’s Raleigh and Fayetteville Railroad landed a $999,586 grant for rail corridor improvements from N.C. Department of Transportation’s Rail Division. (Photograph Courtesy of NCDOT)

November 15, 2024
Regulatory

Kentucky, North Carolina Invest in Short Line, Port Infrastructure Projects

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and North Carolina Department of Transportation’s (NCDOT) Rail Division have awarded $7.5 million and $12.9 million, respectively, to rail projects at short lines and ports in their states.

December 20, 2023
Short Lines & Regionals

NCDOT Invests $10.2MM in Short Line Railroads

The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) on Dec. 19 announced that it is investing $10.2 million as part of 50-50 matching grant funding for rail infrastructure projects along 10 short line railroads and at the North Carolina Ports.