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Selma Union Depot, also known as Selma Union Station and Selma–Smithfield, is a train station and museum in Selma, North Carolina, and near the town of Smithfield. Built in 1924, it is currently served by two Amtrak passenger trains, the Palmetto and the Carolinian. It is located at 500 East Railroad Street in the heart of downtown Selma.
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.
Winston-Salem and Madison Railroad: SOU: 1879 1880 North Carolina Midland Railroad: Winston-Salem and Mooresville Railroad: SOU: 1878 1880 North Carolina Midland Railroad: Winston-Salem Terminal Company: ACL/ N&W/ SOU: 1922 1972 Norfolk and Western Railway, Southern Railway, Winston-Salem Southbound Railway: Winton Railroad and Lumber Company ...
Salisbury station is an Amtrak station located in Salisbury, North Carolina. It is served by three passenger trains: the Crescent , the Carolinian , and the Piedmont . The street address is Depot and Liberty Streets, and is located in the Salisbury Railroad Corridor Historic District .
The Yadkin Valley Railroad (reporting mark YVRR) is the trade name of the Piedmont and Atlantic Railroad and is a shortline railroad operating two lines leased from the Norfolk Southern Railway (Then purchased outright in 2009) originating out of Rural Hall, North Carolina for a distance of 93 miles (150 km).
Western North Carolina had been served by passenger trains following the construction of the Western North Carolina Railroad in the 1850s. Service was inherited by the Southern Railway in 1894, and discontinued in August 1975. [19] In January 1997, NCDOT's Rail Division first studied the possibility of restoring service to the region.
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.
Johnston County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina.As of the 2020 census, the population was 215,999. [1] Its county seat is Smithfield. [2]Johnston County is included in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC Combined Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 2,368,947 in 2023.