Carolina Coastal Railway Archives - Railway Track and Structures

Aberdeen Carolina and Western Railway is one of 12 North Carolina short lines to receive grant funding under the state’s Freight Rail and Rail Crossing Safety Improvement Program. (Aberdeen Carolina and Western Railway Photograph)

December 08, 2022
Shortline/Regional

NCDOT Awards $12MM for Small-Road Infrastructure Improvements

Twelve short lines will share approximately $12 million in infrastructure-improvement grant funding from the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT).

April 22, 2020
Track Construction

Railroad trestle collapses, leaving train stopped for hours

A railroad trestle collapsed on April 22, causing a freight train to stop in Washington, N.C. The accident happened on the span the runs across Runyon Creek between Washington and Washington Park,

September 07, 2018
Shortline/Regional

NCDOT provides grants to 14 shortline projects

The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has awarded approximately $7 million to 14 shortline railroads that operate in the state to perform infrastructure improvements.