Congratulations, to Norfolk Southern for finishing their Heartland Corridor project with the opening yesterday.
Now I can not help but wonder which trains are being moved on the route now. So far the only train that I found that as been eliminated from the Pittsburgh Line is NS 24M.
Being an investor in NS I was very interested in the Heartland Corridor opening. The press releases in the trade journals said the corridor would save about 250 miles on the trip between Chicago and Norfolk. I initially questioned this mileage reduction as i thought the work was just the opening of tunnel clearances and minor line relocations. To clarify this I contacted NS and received a very nice and informative reply from them. Yes, the corridor could not handle double stack trains until the upgrades were complete. Prior to that time double stacks were routed through the Shenandoah valley to Harrisburg then west on the Pennsylvania line or through Charlotte NC then up to Chicago. Both of these routes were significantly longer and the Heartland Corridor sped up the travel time and shortened the route. I commend NS for their great work in improving the route to Chicago. I am sure that all other investors in NS will also be happy with the improvements to the bottom line.
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