Norfolk Southern opened a new USD 9.5 million locomotive maintenance and repair facility in Chicago to enhance operational efficiency for trains moving through the rail hub. In addition to the new facility, NS in Chicago operates a locomotive shop for minor repairs at its Calumet Yard intermodal facility and mobile rapid-response crews inspect and service outbound locomotives.
The 16,300-square-foot shop 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 US largest rail center, Chicago plays a vital role in Norfolk Southern’s rail network, as the company 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.
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