The Southview Lines is a fictional feeder line to the Norfolk Southern. The line is based in the Southeastern U.S. and currently consists of over 300 miles of rail. The Southview Lines was formed when many other railroad companies were being merged or bought out to form the big class 1 railroads of today. Many miles of rail were slated to be abandoned in this process. A few very enthuiastic local business owners who had companies located on these rail lines, came together to set up and form The Southview Lines. The SVL would continue to serve their businesses and provide a link to the outside world by means of rail traffic. They struck up a deal to closely associate themselves with the Norfolk Southern who was just formed as a merger between Norfolk Western and the Southern Railway. The deal included the use of many of Norfolk Southern's locomotives and rail cars. The Southview Lines do own some of their own locomotives and cars that were purchased from other railroads. The engines are scheduled to be painted in the Southview Lines colors and design as soon as the management can come up with a suitable paint scheme. The railroad nows serves many industries along the line including grain storage facilities, oil refineries, and even an intermodal facility which is owned by the NS.