New Orleans Public Belt Railroad

New Orleans Public Belt Railroad
New Orleans Public Belt
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Reporting mark NOPB
Locale Port of New Orleans
Dates of operation 1908–present
Track gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) (standard gauge)
Headquarters New Orleans, Louisiana
Website www.nopb.com

The New Orleans Public Belt Railroad (reporting mark NOPB) is a non-profit terminal switching railroad, owned by the City of New Orleans. It connects with six Class I railroads serving the city, and provides switching and haulage service.

The impetus for the NOPB came during the turn of the century era when multiple railroads terminating locally created both congestion at the Port of New Orleans and safety problems on city streets. The railroad began operation in 1908 with the intention of giving the major railroads "uniform and impartial" access to the port.

The railroad is managed by the Public Belt Railroad Commission, which also owns and maintains the Huey P. Long Bridge. NOPB covers over 160 kilometers (100 mi) of track with eight locomotives, over 250 boxcars and 65 gondola cars. No funding is received from the city; operating and capital expenses are covered by operating revenues.[1][2]

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005 caused an estimated $450 million in damage to NOPB equipment and track.[3] At least 70 percent of the railroad’s lines and interchanges were back in operation by September 2005, and 90 percent by March 2006.[4]

Railroads served

Connections and interchanges are made with the following railroads:

References

  1. ^ "New Orleans Public Belt Railroad". http://www.nopb.com/. Retrieved 2006-03-23. 
  2. ^ "Short Line Railroads". Union Pacific Railroad. http://www.uprr.com/customers/shortline/lines/nopb.shtml. Retrieved 2006-03-23. 
  3. ^ Anderson, Ed (2005-09-30). "Cost to repair roads, bridges may soar". Times Picayune. http://www.nola.com/newslogs/tporleans/index.ssf?/mtlogs/nola_tporleans/archives/2005_09.html. Retrieved 2006-03-23. 
  4. ^ "New Orleans Public Belt Railroad resumes regular service". Marcon International Inc.: News. http://www.marcon.com/marcon2c.cfm?SectionGroupsID=27&SectionListsID=27&PageID=1104. Retrieved 2006-03-23. 

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