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The Aberdeen, Carolina and Western Railway (reporting mark ACWR) is a short-line railroad running from Aberdeen to Star, North Carolina. It was incorporated in 1987 and operates on a former Norfolk Southern Railway branch line. It also leases track from Norfolk Southern between Charlotte and Gulf, North Carolina. It serves approximately 20 ...
The North Carolina Railroad (reporting mark NCRR) is a 317-mile (510 km) state-owned rail corridor extending from Morehead City, North Carolina, to Charlotte. The railroad carries over seventy freight trains operated by the Norfolk Southern Railway and eight passenger trains ( Amtrak 's Carolinian and Piedmont ) daily.
The Carolinian is a daily Amtrak passenger train that runs between New York City and Charlotte, North Carolina, with major stops in Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Richmond, Raleigh, Cary, Durham, and Greensboro. The 704-mile (1,133 km) service is the longest state-supported route in the Amtrak system.
The Piedmont (also known as the Piedmont Service) is a regional passenger train operated by Amtrak and the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), running four round trips daily between Raleigh and Charlotte, North Carolina. It is a sister train to the Carolinian, which runs from Charlotte to New York City. The Piedmont route is ...
The line runs along CSX's S Line from Raleigh, North Carolina, to Marston, North Carolina, for a total of 86.9 miles. At its north end it continues south from the Norlina Subdivision and at its south end it continues south as the Hamlet Terminal Subdivision. [1] [2] The Aberdeen Subdivision hosts both CSX freight trains and Amtrak passenger trains.
Trains historically ran from Augusta, GA to downtown Charlotte direct without using the present-day Norfolk Southern Charlotte District. In 1950 the Berryhill Cutoff was created connecting the R-line in South Charlotte to the Piedmont Division via Charlotte Junction keeping traffic off the South Charlotte to Uptown Charlotte Segment.
Intermodal, manifest, coal trains, and Amtrak run on the Charlotte District. 20-30 trains a day run through Charlotte, North Carolina, while between C.P. Charlotte Junction (a connector to the R-Line) and Gaffney, South Carolina, it is usually 10-18 trains a day. Most regional trains do not need track authorities from the Charlotte dispatcher ...
North Carolina Air–Line Railway: SOU: 1877 1877 Atlanta and Charlotte Air Line Railway: North Carolina Connecting Railway: 1905 1907 Roanoke River Railway: North Carolina Midland Railroad: SOU: 1880 Still exists as a lessor of the Norfolk Southern Railway: North Carolina Mining, Manufacturing and Development Company: ACL/ N&W: 1903 1905