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STATE RAIL PLAN Executive Summary Executive Summary Implementing the 25-Year Vision Photo: Matt Donnelly Photo: Adam Schultz Pat McCrory, Governor of North Carolina Nick Tennyson, Secretary of Transportation Keith Weatherly, Interim Deputy Secretary for Transit Paul C. Worley, Rail Director August 2015 NCDOT Rail Division COMPREHENSIVE STATE RAIL PLAN Executive Summary Introduction The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Rail Division developed this Comprehensive State Rail Plan (State Rail Plan) to help identify needs and guide investments in the state’s freight and passenger rail network for the next 25 years. The purpose of the State Rail Plan is to: Today there are • Establish the public vision for the state rail system and support the state’s goals and policies to improve freight and passenger rail over 3,200 miles of transportation. • Analyze and prioritize rail corridors, programs, and proposed projects. railroad in North • Propose future improvements and investments, and assess funding options. Carolina, serving • Provide a current inventory of the rail system and identify trends, markets, and needs. 86 of the state’s • Describe how programs managed by the NCDOT Rail Division work 100 counties. together with other government agencies, businesses and industries to deliver a comprehensive set of rail services that are integrated into the state’s overall transportation system. North Carolina’s Rail System is shown in Figure 1 Figure 1: North Carolina’s Rail System Norfolk Virginia Portsmouth Beach Martinsville Suolk Hilltop Emporia South Ringgold Clover Lawrenceville Danville Boston Clarksville Boykins Franklin ALLEGHANY Hyco Jct. CAMDEN CA Mount Airy Hyco CURRITUCK Blanche WARREN PASQUOTANK ASHE YVRR GATES SURRY VANCE Warren Plains STOKES Roxboro Mayo Norlina Eden GRANVILLE NORTHAMPTON NCVA Tunis CASWELL PERQUIMANS Pinnacle Madison Reidsville PERSON Picks Weldon HERTFORD YVRR Oxford Ridgeway Roanoke Elizabeth City ROCKINGHAM Timberlake Rapids Ahoskie WILKES Rural Hall Henderson WATAUGA CHOWAN Belews Creek HALIFAX Hertford NCVA CA Weeksville Elkin YADKIN FORSYTH GUILFORD Eneld Erwin ORANGE DURHAM Winston- NCDOT Burlington Kelford North Wilkesboro Greensboro NCDOT MITCHELL AVERY Salem Franklinton SO U N D RL E Newport Kernersville Joyland BERTIE Edenton EM A Louisburg NASH A L B Kona CALDWELL Micaville YAN ALEXANDER DAVIE WSS Hillsborough FRANKLIN Spring EDGECOMBE MARTIN Taylorsville IREDELL DAVIDSON Climax ALAMANCE Durham MADISON Spruce Pine Lenoir High Point SUR WAKE Hope CWCY Mocksville CLNA Tarboro Williamston YANCEY Thomasville Carrboro Plymouth ARC NCDOT Rocky Mount Parmele TYRRELL Marshall Morganton Cooleemee HPTD Zebulon WASHINGTON Conover Statesville Jct. Raleigh DARE Newton CLNA Barber Jct. Lexington NCDOT Garner HickoryNCDOT Siler City BUNCOMBE Marion BURKE RANDOLPH Wilson GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS CMR Linwood NHV WILSON PITT NATIONAL PARK WSS Clayton Troutman Salisbury Spencer CHATHAM New Hill Cary BEAUFORT CLNA HAYWOOD Old Fort CATAWBA Maiden Asheboro Bonsal Apex Farmville HYDE MCDOWELL HPTD Canton Asheville ROWAN Cumnock Greenville Phosphate Jct. BLU Gulf Fuquay- CLNA CLNA Bryson City BLU Mooresville High Rock Selma Washington D GSMR Gilkey RUTHERFORD LINCOLN Lincolnton Varina Fremont N BLU Smitheld CLNA Pinetown Belhaven U TBRY Brickhaven GREENE O SWAIN Waynesville CLEVELAND Kannapolis CLNAWhitney Colon S NCDOT Star ACWR Sanford Chocowinity GRAHAM Dillsboro HENDERSON Rutherfordton Hall’s Ferry Jct. CLNA ATW O Bostic Jonesboro I C Hendersonville Lillington L BLU Washburn WSS JOHNSTON POLK Forest Mt. Holly Goldsboro M GSMR Badin Candor LEE Dunn A BLU City GASTON Albemarle MOORE HARNETT Global Lee Creek P JACKSON East Flat Rock Shelby CABARRUS TransPark Andrews Pisgah Forest Ellenboro STANLY ACWR NCDOT Lattimore NCDOT/PNRW Charlotte WAYNE Tuxedo Mt. Gilead Southern Seymour Elmer CHEROKEE MACON Brevard Belmont Norwood Johnson AFB CRAVEN NCDOT Gastonia ACWR Pines Spring Manchester TRANSYLVANIA Landrum NCDOT MONTGOMERY Mt. Olive Murphy Crowder MECKLENBURG Pinehurst Lake LENOIR Kinston CLAY Blacksburg FORT PAMLICO CLNA Aberdeen BRAGG Pineville WSS CFR SAMPSON UNION Raeford ANSON AR Fayetteville Ganey Kings Creek Fort Mill RICHMOND JONES New Bern Tirzah Skibo River Vander Clinton Warsaw Rock Hill SCOTLAND Terminal Spartanburg Monroe Wadesboro HOKE CTR Hamlet Parkton Cherry Pt. Catawba Rockingham Red CUMBERLAND MCAS LRS Springs RSNR DUPLIN Havelock Laurinburg St. Pauls ONSLOW CARTERET Duart NS Radio Wallace Morehead City Island Johns Camp Cheraw Pembroke Breedin McColl LeJeune Legend CLNA State Port PDRR Lumberton BLADEN Bennettsville PENDER Marboro Burgaw NS Rowland Capol Clarkton NCDOT ROBESON NCRR Dillon COLUMBUS CSXT Chadbourn Whiteville Malmo Castle Hayne NEW HANOVER Short Lines Marion CALA NCDOT Wilmington Sunny US State Mullins Tabor City Port WTRY NCDOT-owned Corridors Point Jct. BRUNSWICK Passenger Train Stations Sunny Pt. CALA Intermodal Terminals State Ports Conway CALA Dashed corridors are not in service. Myrtle Beach 1 The State Rail Plan is a component of the state’s long-standing rail planning practice and Governor McCrory’s 25-Year Vision for North Carolina, which includes the following rail-related goals: • Improve rail connections between military bases and ports • Intermodal facilities to support freight shipping, and scheduled intermodal service to Port of Wilmington • Improved rail access to Global TransPark and Port of Morehead City • Economically competitive rail service to inland ports • Improve rail and seaport connections to I-95 to serve the Eastern US • Expand mass transit options, including rail • Expand access to passenger rail options in all regions of the state Development of the State Rail Plan A broad cross-section of railroads, rail-user and agency Commerce, and the NC Center for Global Logistics. The stakeholders and the general public were engaged outreach process was designed to incorporate input along throughout the plan development process. This included with data considerations in assessing existing conditions, guidance and input from NCDOT staff, as well as meetings evaluating passenger and freight rail corridors and with a Technical Advisory Committee (TAC). TAC members services, and developing plan recommendations. Figure 2 included CSX Transportation (CSXT), Norfolk Southern depicts the process used to develop the State Rail Plan. Railway (NS), North Carolina Railroad Company (NCRR), the Railway Association of North Carolina, NC Department Plan will help implement the Governor’s 25-Year Vision. Table 1 shows how initiatives identified in the State Rail of Agriculture and Consumer Services, NC Department of Figure 2: Rail Planning Process Corridor Prioritization TAC MEETING TAC MEETING Identify Existing Identify & Score Identify Corridor Conditions, Identify Overall Freight & Passenger Place Corridors Needs & Trends, Forecasts Rail Service Needs Corridors in Tiers Opportunities Stakeholder Involvement (Surveys/Project Submittals) Railroad Engagement TAC REVIEW Railroad Engagement Group projects Identify projects/ Group all projects within each corridor Verify feasibility of Finalize Statewide studies/programs to by timeframe by timeframe individual projects Vision for Rail meet needs and State opportunities Rail Plan Project Selection and Prioritization 2 Table 1: Governor’s 25-Year Vision and the State Rail Plan Region Regional Solution Next Steps Coastal Develop Intermodal Train Service to • Identify capacity and safety needs along CSXT and Wilmington Terminal the Port of Wilmington Railway corridors in Wilmington • In partnership with CSXT, study capacity improvements to the CSXT system in Eastern NC that would increase freight capacity • Construct bridges at the north gate and container terminal to separate railroad and truck traffic at the Port of Wilmington Continue to seek opportunities to • Evaluate the development of an intermodal facility to serve the Triangle develop intermodal facilities along Region and Eastern NC the I-95 Corridor to support freight • Consider the potential roles for North Carolina State Ports and regional shipping ports for this intermodal service Leverage public-private partnerships • Evaluate economic feasibility of relocating the NCRR along a new alignment to complete the development of Radio between Morehead City and Havelock, allowing trains to access Radio Island Island and support enhanced rail access from the east to the Port of Morehead City • Work with the North Carolina State Ports Authority and Carolina Coastal Railway to develop a loop track at the port • Support development of other frontage roads or superstreet intersections to help reduce highway-rail conflicts in Morehead City Eastern Support economically competitive rail • Construct a rail line from GTP in Kinston to the CSXT line parallel to NC 11 access to the Global Transpark (GTP) in Lenoir County and Port of Morehead City Improve connections to the I-95 • Provide access to the Mid-Atlantic Industrial Rail Park, a 1,025-acre CSXT- corridor from rail and seaports to serve Select Site in Leland, Brunswick County markets throughout the Eastern US • Evaluate feasibility of a new rail crossing of the Cape Fear River to eliminate the need for trains to traverse through Wilmington to access the Port of Wilmington Central Improve highway connections and seek • Construct siding extension at Stouts in Union County economically competitive rail service to • Support the Phase III Expansion of CSXT’s Charlotte Intermodal Terminal inland ports in and around Charlotte • Evaluate improvements along
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