NS' Chicago Line: A Railroad Superhighway Part 1

BUTLER, INDIANA - PART 1 OF 3

The Norfolk Southern Chicago Line is a railroad with an esteemed past and exceptionally bright future. Since it was built for New York Central predecessors, it has been one of the nation's most important corridors, funneling traffic into an out of Chicago towards the eastern seaboard.

Always at least double track, and with over a dozen miles of triple track added in the last few years, growth continues for this railroad of giants. We'll take a look in this series of the entire line across Indiana, from Butler to the Chicago River.

Don't forget to check out the other parts to this series!
Part 1: Butler to Elkhart:    • NS' Chicago Line: A Railroad Superhighway ...  
Part 2: Elkhart to Porter:    • NS' Chicago Line: A Railroad Superhighway ...  
Part 3: Porter to Chicago:    • NS' Chicago Line: A Railroad Superhighway ...  

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