Norfolk Southern opens new locomotive maintenance and repair shop in Chicago

Norfolk Southern opened a new locomotive maintenance and repair facility in Chicago to enhance operational efficiency for trains moving through the nation’s largest rail hub.
The company’s $9.5 million investment expands Norfolk Southern’s locomotive repair capabilities in the Chicago region. “The new facility is strategically located on Norfolk Southern’s primary rail line serving Chicago, and it will allow NS to rapidly make repairs to locomotives moving freight to our major terminals,” said Don Graab, Norfolk Southern vice president mechanical. “The investment is part of NS’ commitment to provide timely and reliable service. This will enable us to move goods even more efficiently across the Chicago gateway and benefit intermodal customers shipping freight to East Coast markets.”
The 16,300-square-foot shop, located at the railroad’s 47th Street intermodal facility, is equipped with a 125-ton drop table to inspect, repair, or replace locomotive traction motors; a mobile, 7.5-ton overhead gantry crane to hoist heavy engine components; and a 77-foot-long inspection pit to make repairs to the underside of locomotives. Four locomotives can be worked on indoors at one time.
As the nation's largest rail center, Chicago plays a vital role in Norfolk Southern's rail network. NS operates six rail yards in the city, moving more than 100 trains daily to connect Chicago and Illinois businesses to markets throughout the nation and world. In Illinois, Norfolk Southern employs 1,450 people and operates a network of 1,256 rail miles. Learn more: bit.ly/2lddPOq

[@illianaindustrialelectricm61]

It is so great to see growth in the Rail Industry!

[@thatguyy7581]

Norfolk Southern, my favorite railroad, a train goes behind my house, sometimes I can't get my phone to film in time, and LV goes by, I got sooooo sad

[@WindyCityRails]

I love you NS!!!! Lately I've been trying to catch your heritage units, I'm up to 4/20, including 1074 a couple days ago!

[@CornerFieldHobbyRailfan]

For me I have 18 of 20. All I have left is 8114 & 1067.

[@WindyCityRails]

Corner Field Hobby Railfan I actually only saw one until 2017, then I started catching them left and right!

[@zachmley9827]

Corner Field Hobby Railfan I was just working on the 8114 in Conway, PA on Monday.

[@CornerFieldHobbyRailfan]

Zach Mley Now that's cool. Now I know 8114 this morning went out on 776 westbound coal. I do know one thing about Conway, that is one big yard. I know Bellevue is larger, but still to know the history of all the PRR Engines that went there is something.

[@railfanadam1944]

NS is the best hands down

[@falungongboy]

Not the Railroad you want to work for, however, you rail fans don't really know about that!!!

[@mikelopez4148]

Illl be there shortly I just got hired

[@anthonycedar7]

I saw a bnsf train! #teamwork

[@svenmartin840]

after watching this video you must have took the example from your counterparts of the Die Bahn in Kornwestheim Germany Germany does the same thing. right beside my grandmother's house but it it's awesome

[@whiskeyfouroscarwhiskey2558]

Hey didn't Raul get fired ?!

[@CosgroveNotts]

that's the smallest shop I've ever seen

[@RubbleByte]

NS is a thousand times better and more reliant than CSX.

[@falungongboy]

Balonie!!! The Conrail brain trust went with Chessy when Norfolk forced the split of Conrail. Norfolk leadership was soooo stupid they ran their engines without heaters in the north and they broke down,. Who would have thought that they would need heaters to start deisel engines in the north?!!

[@zachmley9827]

These run through engine houses need to go. So inefficient!

[@gte717v]

Where do the inefficiencies come from?

[@mdgfb05]

can you start uploading about your steam project

[@davidgcavada]

Raul definitely has a Chicago accent. #chicagonative

[@TheChoochooboy99]

POWDER!!!!!!

[@chefdiva33]

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