North Carolina Department of Transportation Rail Division Archives

WMATA/Metro and KRC on Feb. 5 announced their “resolution of several ongoing contract disputes regarding, among other things, the 2021 Blue Line derailment of a 7000-series railcar which led to the entire 7000-series fleet being grounded.” (WMATA 7000-Series railcars, courtesy Wikipedia)

February 06, 2026
Passenger

Transit Briefs: WMATA/KRC, NCDOT, PennDOT

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA/Metro) and Kawasaki Rail Car, Inc. (KRC) resolve their 7000-Series railcars disputes. Also, a new North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) study confirms that restoring Salisbury-to-Asheville passenger rail service would benefit the economy, job opportunities, and public transit in the area and the state; and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) advances the Scranton-to-New York Penn Station Passenger Rail Corridor project.

August 04, 2025
News

DOT Roundup: Michigan, North Carolina, Connecticut

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) are seeking public input on a draft 2026-2030 transportation program and on projects to include in the 2028-2037 transportation plan, respectively. Also, the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) has released its second-annual Customer Experience Action Plan Progress Report.

Pennsylvania Transformer Technology LLC’s manufacturing facility expansion project in Hoke County, N.C., will add nearly 200 jobs. Aberdeen & Rockfish Railroad is the rail service provider. (Pennsylvania Transformer Technology LLC Photograph)

February 21, 2025
Short Lines & Regionals

NCRR Injecting $400K into Rail-Served Facility Expansion Project

Pennsylvania Transformer Technology LLC will receive a $400,000 grant from NCCR Invests, the North Carolina Railroad Company’s (NCRR) economic development arm, for a facility expansion project in Raeford, N.C., which is served by Aberdeen & Rockfish Railroad.

R.J. Corman Railroad Group’s Raleigh and Fayetteville Railroad landed a $999,586 grant for rail corridor improvements from N.C. Department of Transportation’s Rail Division. (Photograph Courtesy of NCDOT)

November 15, 2024
Regulatory

Kentucky, North Carolina Invest in Short Line, Port Infrastructure Projects

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and North Carolina Department of Transportation’s (NCDOT) Rail Division have awarded $7.5 million and $12.9 million, respectively, to rail projects at short lines and ports in their states.

Manna Capital Partners’ beverage production and distribution complex will be constructed in Montgomery, Ala., at a CSX Select Site. Operations are slated to begin in early 2025. (Rendering Courtesy of the Alabama Governor’s Office/Hal Yeager)

October 20, 2022
Freight

Industrial Development Briefs: CSX, ACWR

Manna Capital Partners is planning a $600 million beverage production and distribution complex at a CSX-served site in Montgomery, Ala. Also, Aberdeen Carolina & Western Railway (ACWR) has opened the Midland Logistics Park in Cabarrus County, N.C.