NCDOT, CSX to begin A-line crossover project

Written by Jenifer Nunez, assistant editor

CSX, in partnership with North Carolina Department of Transporation, will begin construction on a series of projects to build universal crossovers on the CSX A-line in three eastern North Carolina locations: South Weldon, Enfield and Rocky Mount. Construction at the three project locations will include grading, drainage improvements, track and signal construction.

 

The Enfield project will be constructed just to the south of downtown Enfield in Halifax County, spanning a distance of approximately one mile from south of Burnette Street to south to Plant Street.

The crossovers will enable trains to cross over from one track to another regardless of direction, allowing passenger and freight trains to operate more fluidly. Three Amtrak passenger trains operate on this section of railroad, which runs north to Richmond and south through Fayetteville to Florida.

The $12.5-million construction project is funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Construction is being done by CSX and the project is scheduled to be in service by early 2016.

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