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class="mw-redirect" title="Brand name">brand name</a> used by the <b>Rail Division</b> of the <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Department_of_Transportation" title="North Carolina Department of Transportation">North Carolina Department of Transportation</a> (NCDOT) for two state-supported <a href="/wiki/Amtrak" title="Amtrak">Amtrak</a> routes operating in the U.S. state of <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a>–the <i><a href="/wiki/Carolinian_(train)" title="Carolinian (train)">Carolinian</a></i> and the <i><a href="/wiki/Piedmont_(train)" title="Piedmont (train)">Piedmont</a></i>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NC_By_Train&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Amtrak (in full, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation) took over most intercity rail service in the United States in 1971. At the outset, service through North Carolina was mostly limited to long-distance routes that were not well-suited for regional travel. This remained unchanged when <a href="/wiki/Southern_Railway_(U.S.)" title="Southern Railway (U.S.)">Southern Railway</a>, one of the larger railroads that initially opted to keep its passenger services, handed its routes to Amtrak in 1979. </p><p>By 1984, Amtrak service in North Carolina was limited to four trains: the <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans</a>–<a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Crescent_(train)" title="Crescent (train)">Crescent</a>,</i> which passed through <a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Piedmont_Triad" title="Piedmont Triad">Piedmont Triad</a>; the New York–<a href="/wiki/Miami" title="Miami">Miami</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Silver_Meteor" title="Silver Meteor">Silver Meteor</a></i> and New York–<a href="/wiki/Savannah,_Georgia" title="Savannah, Georgia">Savannah</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Palmetto_(train)" title="Palmetto (train)">Palmetto</a>,</i> which both passed through the <a href="/wiki/Sandhills_(Carolina)" title="Sandhills (Carolina)">Sandhills</a>; and the New York–Miami <i><a href="/wiki/Silver_Star_(Amtrak)" class="mw-redirect" title="Silver Star (Amtrak)">Silver Star</a>,</i> which passed through <a href="/wiki/Raleigh,_North_Carolina" title="Raleigh, North Carolina">Raleigh</a>. The only daylight service came from the <i>Palmetto</i> and northbound <i>Silver Star.</i> </p><p>In that year, <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_North_Carolina" title="Governor of North Carolina">Governor</a> <a href="/wiki/Jim_Hunt" title="Jim Hunt">Jim Hunt</a> created a Public Transportation Division within NCDOT.<sup id="cite_ref-PassengerJournal_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PassengerJournal-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Partly due to Hunt's efforts, Amtrak introduced the <i>Carolinian</i> on October 28, 1984, as a Charlotte-New York service, supported with a yearly $436,000 state subsidy. It operated as a section of the <i>Palmetto,</i> running from Charlotte through Greensboro and Raleigh along the state-owned <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Railroad" title="North Carolina Railroad">North Carolina Railroad</a> before joining the <i>Palmetto</i> at <a href="/wiki/Richmond,_Virginia" title="Richmond, Virginia">Richmond, Virginia</a> for the journey to New York.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was the first direct service between Charlotte and Raleigh in 30 years (or 50 years, depending on the source), and the first North Carolina-focused service in 20 years. </p><p>Amtrak intended the <i>Carolinian</i> to be a one-year pilot project, and strongly considered making it a permanent fixture in its schedule. However, due to poor marketing, many passengers did not know that the train offered much of the state a one-seat ride to New York. As a result, while ridership far exceeded projections, the <i>Carolinian</i> lost over $800,000 as most passengers opted to travel within North Carolina and not continue north of the Virginia border. When North Carolina declined to increase its subsidy, Amtrak withdrew the <i>Carolinian</i> on September 3, 1985.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Hunt's successor, <a href="/wiki/James_G._Martin" title="James G. Martin">Jim Martin</a>, was also committed to the development of passenger rail. He created a Passenger Rail Task Force that recommended preserving rail corridors for both freight and passengers. It also recommended additional passenger service along the <a href="/wiki/I-85_Corridor" class="mw-redirect" title="I-85 Corridor">I-85 Corridor</a> from Charlotte to Raleigh.<sup id="cite_ref-PassengerJournal_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PassengerJournal-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1990, Amtrak and the state introduced a second incarnation of the <i>Carolinian.</i> It ran along the same route as its 1984-85 predecessor, but joined the <i>Palmetto</i> at <a href="/wiki/Rocky_Mount,_North_Carolina" title="Rocky Mount, North Carolina">Rocky Mount</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This incarnation was successful enough that within a year, Amtrak not only made the <i>Carolinian</i> permanent, but made it a full-fledged day train running independently from Charlotte to New York.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Building on this success, NCDOT formed a Rail Unit, which was expanded to a full-fledged division in 1995. During this time, state officials pressed for additional service along the fast-growing I-85 Corridor. However, Amtrak initially balked, claiming that it did not have enough rolling stock to spare. NCDOT decided to buy its own equipment.<sup id="cite_ref-PassengerJournal_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PassengerJournal-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the fall of 1990, NCDOT bought five repurposed coaches and leased two locomotives for the planned Charlotte-Raleigh service, named the <i>Piedmont,</i> which began service on May 25, 1995.<sup id="cite_ref-PassengerJournal_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PassengerJournal-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It would have begun service sooner, but <a href="/wiki/Norfolk_Southern_Railway" title="Norfolk Southern Railway">Norfolk Southern Railway</a>, which operates the North Carolina Railroad under a longstanding lease with the state, insisted that the state build a <a href="/wiki/Wye_(rail)" title="Wye (rail)">wye</a> in Charlotte to turn the trains around. Previously, the southbound Carolinian had to make a time-consuming 10-mile (16 km) <a href="/wiki/Dead_mileage" title="Dead mileage">deadhead</a> trip to the nearest wye in <a href="/wiki/Pineville,_North_Carolina" title="Pineville, North Carolina">Pineville, North Carolina</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A second round trip was added in 2010, followed by a third in 2018. A fourth was planned for 2021,<sup id="cite_ref-PassengerJournal_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PassengerJournal-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19</a> issues pushed it back to 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-4rt_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4rt-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Marketing_and_operations">Marketing and operations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NC_By_Train&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Marketing and operations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Unlike many states that subsidize Amtrak routes within their borders, North Carolina handles much of the marketing and operations for its state-subsidized services itself. It continued to distribute printed timetables for the <i>Carolinian</i> and <i>Piedmont</i> after Amtrak discontinued printed timetables. It operates a toll-free information line, 800-BY-TRAIN, which is staffed by North Carolinians. NCDOT also sets the schedules for the <i>Piedmont</i> and owns the equipment, though it is operated by Amtrak train crews.<sup id="cite_ref-PassengerJournal_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PassengerJournal-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The NCDOT offers free transit passes which allow detraining <i>Carolinian</i> and <i>Piedmont</i> passengers to get one free bus ride and one transfer on the same day of travel. Passes are honored by 13 participating transit systems along its route. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Routes">Routes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NC_By_Train&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Routes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Carolinian"><i>Carolinian</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NC_By_Train&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Carolinian"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Carolinian_(train)" title="Carolinian (train)">Carolinian (train)</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Carolinian_High_Point.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Carolinian_High_Point.jpg/220px-Carolinian_High_Point.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Carolinian_High_Point.jpg/330px-Carolinian_High_Point.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Carolinian_High_Point.jpg/440px-Carolinian_High_Point.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1356" /></a><figcaption>The northbound Carolinian pulling into <a href="/wiki/High_Point,_North_Carolina" title="High Point, North Carolina">High Point</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The <i>Carolinian</i>, operating since 1990 and in its current form since 1991, is a 704 mi (1,133 km) route from Charlotte to New York, running once daily in each direction. It serves Charlotte, <a href="/wiki/Kannapolis,_North_Carolina" title="Kannapolis, North Carolina">Kannapolis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Salisbury,_North_Carolina" title="Salisbury, North Carolina">Salisbury</a>, <a href="/wiki/High_Point,_North_Carolina" title="High Point, North Carolina">High Point</a>, Greensboro, <a href="/wiki/Burlington,_North_Carolina" title="Burlington, North Carolina">Burlington</a>, <a href="/wiki/Durham,_North_Carolina" title="Durham, North Carolina">Durham</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cary,_North_Carolina" title="Cary, North Carolina">Cary</a>, Raleigh, <a href="/wiki/Selma,_North_Carolina" title="Selma, North Carolina">Selma</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wilson,_North_Carolina" title="Wilson, North Carolina">Wilson</a> and Rocky Mount before continuing to the <a href="/wiki/Northeast_Corridor" title="Northeast Corridor">Northeast Corridor</a> via Richmond. Seasonally, it also serves the <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_State_Fair" title="North Carolina State Fair">North Carolina State Fair</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lexington,_North_Carolina" title="Lexington, North Carolina">Lexington</a> <a href="/wiki/Lexington_Barbecue_Festival" title="Lexington Barbecue Festival">Barbecue Festival</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NCDOTfallstops23_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NCDOTfallstops23-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-GettoFair23_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GettoFair23-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NCBBQStop23_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NCBBQStop23-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> North Carolina subsidizes the train from Charlotte to the Virginia border. </p><p>It is augmented by three <a href="/wiki/Amtrak_Thruway" title="Amtrak Thruway">Amtrak Thruway</a> routes, two connecting Wilson to large swaths of eastern North Carolina<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and one connecting <a href="/wiki/Winston-Salem,_North_Carolina" title="Winston-Salem, North Carolina">Winston-Salem</a> and High Point. </p><p>Volunteers from the North Carolina Train Host Association are on hand between Charlotte and Selma to provide information about points of interest in North Carolina. Station hosts are also on hand at the state's three busiest stations–Charlotte, Greensboro and Raleigh. </p><p>The Kannapolis, Salisbury, High Point, Burlington and Selma stations are served by NC Station Attendants who meet all trains and answer travel questions. The other stations along the route are staffed with Amtrak personnel with full ticketing and baggage service. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Piedmont"><i>Piedmont</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NC_By_Train&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Piedmont"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Piedmont_(train)" title="Piedmont (train)">Piedmont (train)</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:City_of_High_Point_with_the_Piedmont_at_Salisbury,_August_2016.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/City_of_High_Point_with_the_Piedmont_at_Salisbury%2C_August_2016.jpg/220px-City_of_High_Point_with_the_Piedmont_at_Salisbury%2C_August_2016.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/City_of_High_Point_with_the_Piedmont_at_Salisbury%2C_August_2016.jpg/330px-City_of_High_Point_with_the_Piedmont_at_Salisbury%2C_August_2016.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/City_of_High_Point_with_the_Piedmont_at_Salisbury%2C_August_2016.jpg/440px-City_of_High_Point_with_the_Piedmont_at_Salisbury%2C_August_2016.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption>NCDOT F59PH locomotive 1869 <i>City of Durham</i> leads the <i>Piedmont</i> at Salisbury in August 2016</figcaption></figure> <p>The Piedmont, operating since 1995, is a 173 mi (278 km) route from Charlotte to Raleigh with four daily round trips. It travels along the far southern leg of the <i>Carolinian</i> route, largely paralleling <a href="/wiki/Interstate_85_in_North_Carolina" title="Interstate 85 in North Carolina">Interstate 85</a>. While the <i>Carolinian</i> uses <a href="/wiki/Amtrak_rolling_stock" class="mw-redirect" title="Amtrak rolling stock">Amtrak rolling stock</a> painted in Amtrak's national red-white-blue scheme, the <i>Piedmont</i> uses state-owned locomotives and coaches painted in a blue-silver-red palette echoing the <a href="/wiki/Flag_of_North_Carolina" title="Flag of North Carolina">North Carolina state flag</a>. Its introduction enabled same-day business travel between Charlotte and Raleigh. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Proposed_expansion">Proposed expansion</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NC_By_Train&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Proposed expansion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Corridor_Identification_Program_routes">Corridor Identification Program routes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NC_By_Train&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Corridor Identification Program routes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In May 2023, the NCDOT Rail Division submitted twelve routes to the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Railroad_Administration" title="Federal Railroad Administration">Federal Railroad Administration's</a> <a href="/wiki/Corridor_Identification_and_Development_Program" title="Corridor Identification and Development Program">Corridor Identification and Development Program</a>, a mechanism for developing new train routes under the <a href="/wiki/Infrastructure_Investment_and_Jobs_Act" title="Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act">Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In December 2023, seven of these routes were accepted into the program: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-count:2"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Asheville,_North_Carolina" title="Asheville, North Carolina">Asheville</a> to <a href="/wiki/Salisbury,_North_Carolina" title="Salisbury, North Carolina">Salisbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte</a> to <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> (<a href="/wiki/Southeast_High_Speed_Rail_Corridor#Richmond–Raleigh" title="Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor">SEC:</a> <a href="/wiki/Norlina_Subdivision" title="Norlina Subdivision">Norlina Subdivision</a> realignment of the existing <i>Carolinian</i>)</li> <li>Charlotte to <a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta</a>, Georgia (<a href="/wiki/Southeast_High_Speed_Rail_Corridor#Charlotte–Atlanta" title="Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor">SEC: Greenfield alternative</a>)</li> <li>Charlotte to <a href="/wiki/Kings_Mountain,_North_Carolina" title="Kings Mountain, North Carolina">Kings Mountain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raleigh,_North_Carolina" title="Raleigh, North Carolina">Raleigh</a> to <a href="/wiki/Fayetteville,_North_Carolina" title="Fayetteville, North Carolina">Fayetteville</a></li> <li>Raleigh to <a href="/wiki/Wilmington,_North_Carolina" title="Wilmington, North Carolina">Wilmington</a></li> <li>Raleigh to <a href="/wiki/Winston-Salem,_North_Carolina" title="Winston-Salem, North Carolina">Winston-Salem</a></li></ul> </div> <p>Each of these corridors are granted $500,000 toward engineering and feasibility studies and are prioritized for future federal funding.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FY22CIDsummaries_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FY22CIDsummaries-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Asheville–Salisbury"><span id="Asheville.E2.80.93Salisbury"></span>Asheville–Salisbury</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NC_By_Train&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Asheville–Salisbury"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Western_North_Carolina" title="Western North Carolina">Western North Carolina</a> had been served by passenger trains following the construction of the <a href="/wiki/Western_North_Carolina_Railroad" title="Western North Carolina Railroad">Western North Carolina Railroad</a> in the 1850s. Service was inherited by the Southern Railway in 1894, and discontinued in August 1975.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 1997, NCDOT's Rail Division first studied the possibility of restoring service to the region. Based on projected costs, revenue, and ridership, the best option was determined to be a route between <a href="/wiki/Salisbury,_North_Carolina" title="Salisbury, North Carolina">Salisbury</a> and <a href="/wiki/Asheville,_North_Carolina" title="Asheville, North Carolina">Asheville</a> along 139 miles (224 km) of <a href="/wiki/Norfolk_Southern_Railway" title="Norfolk Southern Railway">Norfolk Southern</a>'s <a href="/wiki/S-Line_(Norfolk_Southern)" title="S-Line (Norfolk Southern)">S-Line</a>. Intermediate stations would be located in <a href="/wiki/Statesville,_North_Carolina" title="Statesville, North Carolina">Statesville</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hickory,_North_Carolina" title="Hickory, North Carolina">Hickory</a>, <a href="/wiki/Morganton,_North_Carolina" title="Morganton, North Carolina">Morganton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marion,_North_Carolina" title="Marion, North Carolina">Marion</a>, <a href="/wiki/Old_Fort,_North_Carolina" title="Old Fort, North Carolina">Old Fort</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Black_Mountain,_North_Carolina" title="Black Mountain, North Carolina">Black Mountain</a>. Passengers could transfer to the <i>Piedmont</i> or <i>Carolinian</i> at <a href="/wiki/Salisbury_station_(North_Carolina)" title="Salisbury station (North Carolina)">Salisbury station</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1999, local stakeholders formed the Western North Carolina Rail Corridor Committee to promote enactment of the route.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In March 2001, NCDOT published an updated study with a timetable of phases for the project, along with a cost estimate for each phase. During the first phase, Amtrak would trial the route with <a href="/wiki/Amtrak_Thruway" title="Amtrak Thruway">Amtrak Thruway</a> service along <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_70_in_North_Carolina" title="U.S. Route 70 in North Carolina">US 70</a> to Asheville, the region's first connection of any sort to the national rail system in the Amtrak era. The report also recommended an additional station in <a href="/wiki/Valdese,_North_Carolina" title="Valdese, North Carolina">Valdese</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April 2002, an NCDOT report proposed a schedule of two daily round trips on the route: one morning and one evening departure in each direction. The report estimated that the station, track, signal, and bridge projects required to start the route would cost $134.7 million (2002 US dollars).<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August 2015, the Comprehensive State Rail Plan continued to recommend the rail route with an interim Thruway Bus service. The plan estimated a cost of $405.3 million (2014 US dollars) and ridership of 24,000 in the first year. Noting the age of the original studies, NCDOT prescribes an updated study.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In March 2021, Amtrak included the route in its "Amtrak Connects Us" 15-year expansion vision ahead of the <a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_Joe_Biden" title="Presidency of Joe Biden">Biden administration's</a> push to pass the <a href="/wiki/American_Jobs_Plan" class="mw-redirect" title="American Jobs Plan">American Jobs Plan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-amtrak2035-corridors_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-amtrak2035-corridors-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In December 2023, an updated feasibility study was completed by NCDOT, which estimated the cost at $665 million (2023 US dollars). The study assumed three round trips per day, with conceptional travel times of 3 hours and 25 minutes to 3 hours and 48 minutes, ridership modeling of up to 100,000 annual local trips by 2045, and ridership modeling of up to 290,000 additional Western North Carolina trips from connections via the <i>Carolinian</i> and <i>Piedmont</i> trains. In the appendix, Norfolk Southern noted that they cannot validate the various conclusion in the report, but does support the expansion of passenger rail and looks forward in those discussions.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also, that same month, the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Railroad_Administration" title="Federal Railroad Administration">Federal Railroad Administration</a> selected the Asheville–Salisbury route as part of the Corridor Identification and Development Program. It was granted up to $500,000 toward engineering and feasibility studies and is prioritized for future federal funding.<sup id="cite_ref-FY22CIDsummaries_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FY22CIDsummaries-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Charlotte–Washington,_DC"><span id="Charlotte.E2.80.93Washington.2C_DC"></span>Charlotte–Washington, DC</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NC_By_Train&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Charlotte–Washington, DC"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Southeast_High_Speed_Rail_Corridor#Richmond–Raleigh" title="Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor">Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor § Richmond–Raleigh</a></div> <p>The proposed corridor would provide improvements to the existing state-supported Carolinian service between Charlotte and <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> (with existing service continuing north to <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>), by improving/adding services in Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point, Raleigh, Durham, Salisbury, and Burlington, North Carolina, and <a href="/wiki/Petersburg,_Virginia" title="Petersburg, Virginia">Petersburg</a>, <a href="/wiki/Richmond,_Virginia" title="Richmond, Virginia">Richmond</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fredericksburg,_Virginia" title="Fredericksburg, Virginia">Fredericksburg</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Alexandria,_Virginia" title="Alexandria, Virginia">Alexandria</a>, Virginia, by addressing infrastructure capacity constraints. Improvements include constructing/rehabilitating a partially abandoned alignment (the <a href="/wiki/Norlina_Subdivision" title="Norlina Subdivision">Norlina Subdivision</a>) between Raleigh and Petersburg, that is more direct than the existing routing through <a href="/wiki/Rocky_Mount,_North_Carolina" title="Rocky Mount, North Carolina">Rocky Mount</a>, potentially shaving more than an hour off the end-to-end travel time.<sup id="cite_ref-FY22CIDsummaries_18-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FY22CIDsummaries-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Charlotte–Atlanta,_Georgia"><span id="Charlotte.E2.80.93Atlanta.2C_Georgia"></span>Charlotte–Atlanta, Georgia</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NC_By_Train&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Charlotte–Atlanta, Georgia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Southeast_High_Speed_Rail_Corridor#Charlotte–Atlanta" title="Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor">Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor § Charlotte–Atlanta</a></div> <p>The proposed route would provide new service on a new high-speed rail alignment between Charlotte and <a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta, Georgia</a>, with potential intermediate stops including <a href="/wiki/Greenville%E2%80%93Spartanburg_International_Airport" title="Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport">Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Athens,_Georgia" title="Athens, Georgia">Athens, Georgia</a>, then serving a downtown Atlanta station and terminating at <a href="/wiki/Hartsfield%E2%80%93Jackson_Atlanta_International_Airport" title="Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport">Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FY22CIDsummaries_18-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FY22CIDsummaries-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Charlotte–Kings_Mountain"><span id="Charlotte.E2.80.93Kings_Mountain"></span>Charlotte–Kings Mountain</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NC_By_Train&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Charlotte–Kings Mountain"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The proposed corridor would connect <a href="/wiki/Kings_Mountain,_North_Carolina" title="Kings Mountain, North Carolina">Kings Mountain</a> to Charlotte. The proposed corridor would provide new service on existing alignment with capacity improvements west of the <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Gateway_Station" class="mw-redirect" title="Charlotte Gateway Station">Charlotte Gateway Station</a> and likely extending service to Kings Mountain, in addition to track, crossover, or signal improvements.<sup id="cite_ref-FY22CIDsummaries_18-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FY22CIDsummaries-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Raleigh–Fayetteville"><span id="Raleigh.E2.80.93Fayetteville"></span>Raleigh–Fayetteville</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NC_By_Train&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Raleigh–Fayetteville"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The proposed corridor would provide a new service connecting <a href="/wiki/Fayetteville,_North_Carolina" title="Fayetteville, North Carolina">Fayetteville</a> with Raleigh, with intermediate stops at <a href="/wiki/Lillington,_North_Carolina" title="Lillington, North Carolina">Lillington</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fuquay-Varina,_North_Carolina" title="Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina">Fuquay-Varina</a>, using an existing alignment.<sup id="cite_ref-FY22CIDsummaries_18-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FY22CIDsummaries-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Raleigh–Wilmington"><span id="Raleigh.E2.80.93Wilmington"></span>Raleigh–Wilmington</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NC_By_Train&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Raleigh–Wilmington"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In May 2001, NCDOT's Southeastern North Carolina Passenger Rail Feasibility Study showed strong interest in trains from Raleigh to <a href="/wiki/Wilmington,_North_Carolina" title="Wilmington, North Carolina">Wilmington</a>. A July 2005 study recommended that two new routes be added to the State Rail Plan. Both routes would start by following the <i>Carolinian</i> and <i>Silver Star</i> corridor from Raleigh to Selma.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>The "Goldsboro route" would continue southeast from Selma to <a href="/wiki/Goldsboro,_North_Carolina" title="Goldsboro, North Carolina">Goldsboro</a>, then head south to Wilmington with potential stops in <a href="/wiki/Mount_Olive,_North_Carolina" title="Mount Olive, North Carolina">Mount Olive</a>, <a href="/wiki/Warsaw,_North_Carolina" title="Warsaw, North Carolina">Warsaw</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wallace,_North_Carolina" title="Wallace, North Carolina">Wallace</a>, <a href="/wiki/Burgaw,_North_Carolina" title="Burgaw, North Carolina">Burgaw</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Castle_Hayne,_North_Carolina" title="Castle Hayne, North Carolina">Castle Hayne</a>. This route is the most direct but would require rebuilding 27 miles (43 km) of track and six rail bridges.</li></ul> <ul><li>The "Fayetteville route" would follow the <i>Palmetto</i> and <i>Silver Meteor</i> corridor southwest from Selma through <a href="/wiki/Fayetteville_station" title="Fayetteville station">Fayetteville</a>, then at a new station in <a href="/wiki/Pembroke,_North_Carolina" title="Pembroke, North Carolina">Pembroke</a>, branch southeast to Wilmington with potential stops in <a href="/wiki/Lumberton,_North_Carolina" title="Lumberton, North Carolina">Lumberton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bladenboro,_North_Carolina" title="Bladenboro, North Carolina">Bladenboro</a>, <a href="/wiki/Acme,_North_Carolina" title="Acme, North Carolina">Acme</a>/<a href="/wiki/Riegelwood,_North_Carolina" title="Riegelwood, North Carolina">Riegelwood</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Navassa,_North_Carolina" title="Navassa, North Carolina">Navassa</a>.</li></ul> <p>In the 2015 State Rail Plan, it continued to recommend both routes, listing the estimated cost of the Goldsboro route at $262.5 million (2014 US dollars) and its first-year ridership at 29,000, though the plan also requests new studies to update these figures.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In March 2021, Amtrak included the Goldsboro route to Wilmington in its "Amtrak Connects Us" 15-year expansion vision.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-amtrak2035-corridors_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-amtrak2035-corridors-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In December 2023, the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Railroad_Administration" title="Federal Railroad Administration">Federal Railroad Administration</a> selected the Raleigh–Wilmington route, via Goldsboro, as part of the Corridor Identification and Development Program. It was granted up to $500,000 toward engineering and feasibility studies and is prioritized for future federal funding.<sup id="cite_ref-FY22CIDsummaries_18-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FY22CIDsummaries-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Raleigh–Winston-Salem"><span id="Raleigh.E2.80.93Winston-Salem"></span>Raleigh–Winston-Salem</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NC_By_Train&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Raleigh–Winston-Salem"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The proposed corridor would connect <a href="/wiki/Winston-Salem,_North_Carolina" title="Winston-Salem, North Carolina">Winston-Salem</a> with Raleigh, with intermediate stops at Greensboro, Burlington, Durham, and Cary, complementing the existing state-supported Piedmont and Carolinian services. The proposed corridor would also include new frequencies, improvements to reliability, and new stations.<sup id="cite_ref-FY22CIDsummaries_18-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FY22CIDsummaries-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Winston-Salem's restored <a href="/wiki/Union_Station_(Winston-Salem,_North_Carolina)" title="Union Station (Winston-Salem, North Carolina)">Union Station</a> would serve as the western terminus. Presently, Winston-Salem is only served by an Amtrak Thruway bus to High Point. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_proposed_routes">Other proposed routes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NC_By_Train&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Other proposed routes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Charlotte–Lynchburg,_Virginia"><span id="Charlotte.E2.80.93Lynchburg.2C_Virginia"></span>Charlotte–Lynchburg, Virginia</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NC_By_Train&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Charlotte–Lynchburg, Virginia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Service between Charlotte and <a href="/wiki/Lynchburg,_Virginia" title="Lynchburg, Virginia">Lynchburg, Virginia</a>, is currently provided once daily by the long-distance <i>Crescent</i>. NCDOT is performing a preliminary evaluation for additional service, which may be achieved by extending a <i><a href="/wiki/Northeast_Regional" title="Northeast Regional">Northeast Regional</a></i> round trip to Charlotte. The cost has been estimated at $35.6 million (2014 US dollars).<sup id="cite_ref-nc-railplan-potential-intercity_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nc-railplan-potential-intercity-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Raleigh–Greenville"><span id="Raleigh.E2.80.93Greenville"></span>Raleigh–Greenville</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NC_By_Train&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Raleigh–Greenville"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The proposed route between Raleigh and <a href="/wiki/Greenville,_North_Carolina" title="Greenville, North Carolina">Greenville</a> would travel along the <a href="/wiki/Carolina_Coastal_Railway" title="Carolina Coastal Railway">Carolina Coastal Railway</a> tracks, connecting with the <i>Palmetto</i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Silver_Service" title="Silver Service">Silver Service</a></i> at <a href="/wiki/Wilson_station_(North_Carolina)" title="Wilson station (North Carolina)">Wilson station</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nc-railplan-potential-intercity_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nc-railplan-potential-intercity-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In July 2022, planners from NCDOT and <a href="/wiki/Pitt_County,_North_Carolina" title="Pitt County, North Carolina">Pitt County</a> announced they would hire a contractor to conduct a feasibility study of the route after receiving a $250,000 federal grant. The study is expected to take 18 months. Supporters of the study include Greenville Mayor <a href="/wiki/P.J._Connelly" title="P.J. Connelly">P.J. Connelly</a>, <a href="/wiki/East_Carolina_University" title="East Carolina University">East Carolina University</a> Chancellor Philip Rogers, State Representative <a href="/wiki/Brian_Farkas" title="Brian Farkas">Brian Farkas</a>, and the head of the Pitt-Greenville Convention & Visitors Authority.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In March 2023, NCDOT submitted the route to the Federal Railroad Administration's Corridor Identification and Development Program; but was not selected when the results were released in December of that same year.<sup id="cite_ref-PCD_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PCD-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FY22CIDsummaries_18-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FY22CIDsummaries-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Raleigh–Hampton_Roads,_Virginia"><span id="Raleigh.E2.80.93Hampton_Roads.2C_Virginia"></span>Raleigh–Hampton Roads, Virginia</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NC_By_Train&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Raleigh–Hampton Roads, Virginia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In August 2015, NCDOT had suggested studying a service between Raleigh and <a href="/wiki/Hampton_Roads" title="Hampton Roads">Hampton Roads</a>, Virginia's second-largest metropolitan area, home to <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Beach,_Virginia" title="Virginia Beach, Virginia">Virginia Beach</a> and <a href="/wiki/Norfolk,_Virginia" title="Norfolk, Virginia">Norfolk</a>. The proposed route would require reconstruction of a disused <a href="/wiki/Raleigh_and_Gaston_Railroad" title="Raleigh and Gaston Railroad">Raleigh and Gaston Railroad</a> line between <a href="/wiki/Norlina,_North_Carolina" title="Norlina, North Carolina">Norlina</a> and <a href="/wiki/Roanoke_Rapids,_North_Carolina" title="Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina">Roanoke Rapids</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nc-railplan-potential-intercity_31-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nc-railplan-potential-intercity-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Raleigh–Morehead_City"><span id="Raleigh.E2.80.93Morehead_City"></span>Raleigh–Morehead City</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NC_By_Train&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Raleigh–Morehead City"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The proposed route between Raleigh and <a href="/wiki/Morehead_City,_North_Carolina" title="Morehead City, North Carolina">Morehead City</a>, via <a href="/wiki/Selma_Union_Depot" title="Selma Union Depot">Selma Union Depot</a>, would travel along the existing <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Railroad" title="North Carolina Railroad">North Carolina Railroad</a> track, with intermediate stops in Goldsboro, <a href="/wiki/Kinston,_North_Carolina" title="Kinston, North Carolina">Kinston</a>, and <a href="/wiki/New_Bern,_North_Carolina" title="New Bern, North Carolina">New Bern</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nc-railplan-potential-intercity_31-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nc-railplan-potential-intercity-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In March 2023, NCDOT submitted the route to the Federal Railroad Administration's Corridor Identification and Development Program; but was not selected when the results were released in December of that same year.<sup id="cite_ref-PCD_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PCD-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FY22CIDsummaries_18-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FY22CIDsummaries-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Raleigh–Hamlet"><span id="Raleigh.E2.80.93Hamlet"></span>Raleigh–Hamlet</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NC_By_Train&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Raleigh–Hamlet"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The proposed route between Raleigh and <a href="/wiki/Hamlet,_North_Carolina" title="Hamlet, North Carolina">Hamlet</a>, would complement the existing <i><a href="/wiki/Silver_Star_(Amtrak_train)" title="Silver Star (Amtrak train)">Silver Star</a></i>, with intermediate stops in <a href="/wiki/Cary,_North_Carolina" title="Cary, North Carolina">Cary</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sanford,_North_Carolina" title="Sanford, North Carolina">Sanford</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Southern_Pines,_North_Carolina" title="Southern Pines, North Carolina">Southern Pines</a>. March 2023, NCDOT submitted the route to the Federal Railroad Administration's Corridor Identification and Development Program; but was not selected when the results were released in December of that same year.<sup id="cite_ref-PCD_33-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PCD-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FY22CIDsummaries_18-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FY22CIDsummaries-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Raleigh–Weldon"><span id="Raleigh.E2.80.93Weldon"></span>Raleigh–Weldon</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NC_By_Train&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Raleigh–Weldon"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The proposed route between Raleigh and <a href="/wiki/Weldon,_North_Carolina" title="Weldon, North Carolina">Weldon</a>, would complement the existing Carolinian, with intermediate stops in <a href="/wiki/Selma,_North_Carolina" title="Selma, North Carolina">Selma</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wilson,_North_Carolina" title="Wilson, North Carolina">Wilson</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Rocky_Mount,_North_Carolina" title="Rocky Mount, North Carolina">Rocky Mount</a>. March 2023, NCDOT submitted the route to the Federal Railroad Administration's Corridor Identification and Development Program; but was not selected when the results were released in December of that same year.<sup id="cite_ref-PCD_33-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PCD-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FY22CIDsummaries_18-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FY22CIDsummaries-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Winston-Salem–Charlotte"><span id="Winston-Salem.E2.80.93Charlotte"></span>Winston-Salem–Charlotte</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NC_By_Train&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Winston-Salem–Charlotte"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The proposed corridor would connect <a href="/wiki/Winston-Salem,_North_Carolina" title="Winston-Salem, North Carolina">Winston-Salem</a> with Charlotte, by following the existent <a href="/wiki/O-Line_(Norfolk_Southern)" class="mw-redirect" title="O-Line (Norfolk Southern)">O-Line</a>. Winston-Salem's restored <a href="/wiki/Union_Station_(Winston-Salem,_North_Carolina)" title="Union Station (Winston-Salem, North Carolina)">Union Station</a> would serve as the northern terminus. March 2023, NCDOT submitted the route to the Federal Railroad Administration's Corridor Identification and Development Program; but was not selected when the results were released in December of that same year.<sup id="cite_ref-PCD_33-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PCD-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FY22CIDsummaries_18-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FY22CIDsummaries-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NC_By_Train&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output 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