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Overview | |
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Parent company | State of North Carolina |
Headquarters | Raleigh, North Carolina |
Reporting mark | NCRR |
Locale | Between Morehead City and Charlotte |
Dates of operation | 1854– |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
Previous gauge | 4 ft 8 in (1,422 mm) |
Length | 317 miles (510 km) |
Other | |
Website | ncrr |
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 railroad works with the North Carolina Department of Commerce and the North Carolina Department of Transportation on capital improvement projects.