Originally the Fort Wayne Union Railway, the curvy Union Belt runs between the NS Huntington District and Piqua Yard on the east side of Fort Wayne. The connection to the the Huntington District is next to the old Gladieux Refinery. A long time ago the Union Belt actually crossed underneath the Huntington District and ran into the Chicago District near the Maumee River. The bridge underneath the Huntington District is still there today and you can see it just east of the State Road 930 Cloverleaf. The line runs along Meyer Rd. near the old International Harvester plant then curves west towards Piqua Yard. Here the track runs across the old Piqua Yard hump and then into the Triple Crown Yard. Norfolk Southern operates the Union Belt to switch out several shippers along the line. The western most end of the track is used by roadrailer trains switching the Triple Crown Yard. NS refers to the line as “the belt.” NS used to run roadrailers in and out of Triple Crown using the Union Belt on a regular basis but now predominately uses the Piqua Wye near Winter St. instead.
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