NS 7623 GE ES40DC - 32W - Prichard
A Norfolk Southern unit covered hopper train passes under the Norfolk and Western coaling tower in Prichard, WV. On the left of the frame is the high chain link fence from the failed "Heartland Intermodal Gateway" project. Completed in 2015, this was part of a larger project undertaken by NS to allow double stack clearances on the old N&W to make it part of the "Heartland Corridor" stretching from Chicago to the ports of Virgina. Additional tracks were added, with brand new control points at each end of the facility to accommodate long stack trains that would pick up and dropoff containers here. However, the facility only managed 579 container transfers during the 2018-2019 financial period and has sat dormant since early 2020.
NS 7623 GE ES40DC - 32W - Prichard
A Norfolk Southern unit covered hopper train passes under the Norfolk and Western coaling tower in Prichard, WV. On the left of the frame is the high chain link fence from the failed "Heartland Intermodal Gateway" project. Completed in 2015, this was part of a larger project undertaken by NS to allow double stack clearances on the old N&W to make it part of the "Heartland Corridor" stretching from Chicago to the ports of Virgina. Additional tracks were added, with brand new control points at each end of the facility to accommodate long stack trains that would pick up and dropoff containers here. However, the facility only managed 579 container transfers during the 2018-2019 financial period and has sat dormant since early 2020.