page_title: Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad
section_title: References
hierarchical_section_title: Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad / References
caption_attribution_description: English: Norfolk &amp; Portsmouth Belt Line EMD GP38-2 #5260 at south end of Berkley Yard in City of Chesapeake, Virginia; November, 2015. 5260 is painted a commemorative scheme as part of the Norfolk Southern, Heritage Program. Photographer: David E. George III
context_page_description: The Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad is a class III railroad operating in southern Virginia.
  The NPBL serves Norfolk, Portsmouth and Chesapeake and has been operating since 1896. It is a Class III terminal switching railroad, incorporated in the State of Virginia as the Southeastern and Atlantic Railroad Company on March 4, 1896, currently operating over 26 miles of road in the Hampton Roads communities of Norfolk, Portsmouth and Chesapeake. The Belt Line adopted its current corporate name on January 12, 1898 and acquired and absorbed the Elizabeth River Railroad in 1910. The Belt Line was originally formed by eight railroads: Norfolk & Western, Chesapeake & Ohio, Southern Railway Co., New York, Philadelphia & Norfolk, Atlantic & Danville Railway, Atlantic Coast Line, Norfolk Southern Railway, and Seaboard Air Line. The NPBL is owned fifty-seven percent by Norfolk Southern Railway and forty-three percent by CSX Transportation.
  The NPBL interchanges with; Chesapeake and Albemarle Railroad, CSX Transportation, and Norfolk Southern.
context_section_description: "Norfolk Portsmouth Belt Line Rail Road | Sewells Point to Portsmouth Marine Terminal we've got you covered!". Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  Moomaw, W. Hugh (1998). Virginia's Belt Line Railroad: The Norfolk & Portsmouth, 1898-1997. Hallmark Publishing Co, Inc. ISBN 0965375927.
  "History | Norfolk Portsmouth Belt Line Rail Road". Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  "History | Norfolk Portsmouth Belt Line Rail Road". www.npblrr.com. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  "History | Norfolk Portsmouth Belt Line Rail Road". Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  "History | Norfolk Portsmouth Belt Line Rail Road". Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  "Rail News: Short Lines & Regionals". Progressive Railroading. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  "Photo Gallery | Norfolk Portsmouth Belt Line Rail Road". www.npblrr.com. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  "NPBL - Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt Line Locomotive Roster - Railroad Picture Archives.NET". www.rrpicturearchives.net. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
caption: Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt Line EMD GP38-2 #5260 at south end of Berkley Yard in City of Chesapeake, Virginia; November, 2015. Photographer: David E. George III
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