RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Rail Division of the N.C. Department of Transportation is touting a move which feeds passengers on its Raleigh-to-Charlotte train while saving money. Until 2002, NCDOT offered ...

The state Department of Transportation has received a federal grant that will allow it to replace aging engines and passenger cars on its Piedmont trains between Raleigh and Charlotte, but it’s not ...

When the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus shut down in 2017 it donated or sold off the railroad cars that made up the two, mile-long trains that carried performers, animals and equipment to ...

North Carolina’s rail system contributes to more than $20 billion into the state’s economy and supports 88,000 jobs, according to a report released Feb. 26 by the North Carolina Department of ...

RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Transportation is urging the public to pay more attention to railroad tracks and crossings as part of Rail Safety Week (Sept. 20-26). In America, every four hours a ...

NCDOT Invests $10.2MM in Short Line Railroads Written by Carolina Worrell, Senior Editor The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) on Dec. 19 announced that it is investing $10.2 million ...

The cash-strapped state Department of Transportation is suspending Piedmont passenger train service between Raleigh and Charlotte to save money. NCDOT had already eliminated two of the three daily ...