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North Carolina Rail Division

North Carolina Rail Division. Staff of about 50 Mission to: Improve & expand passenger rail service Improve safety at crossings Provide industrial access Improve infrastructure Develop high-speed rail Preserve corridors for future use. NCDOT Rail Organization.

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North Carolina Rail Division

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  1. North Carolina Rail Division • Staff of about 50 • Mission to:Improve & expand passenger rail serviceImprove safety at crossingsProvide industrial accessImprove infrastructure Develop high-speed railPreserve corridors for future use

  2. NCDOT Rail Organization

  3. NCDOT - Rail DivisionStatutory Responsibilities Corridor Preservation Intercity Passenger Service Crossing Safety Safety Inspections Industrial Development Revitalization

  4. NCDOT- Rail Division Planning • Short & Long Range Planning for Passenger Services • Environmental Compliance • State Rail Plan • Corridor Acquisition • Southeast High Speed Rail Coalition • VA/NC High Speed Rail Compact • Rail Industrial Access Program

  5. NCDOT - Rail Division Engineering & Safety • Engineering • Commuter, freight and intercity • TIP project scoping • Rail Industrial Access Program • Safety • FRA-certified safety inspections • Commuter rail safety oversight • Crossing Safety • Sealed Corridor and Traffic Separation Studies • Gates, lights and signal improvements • Crossing Inventory • Corridor Management

  6. Investments in Infrastructure • Develop Sealed Corridor Program • Develop Private Crossing Safety • Conduct Traffic Separation Studies • Purchase North Carolina Railroad • Renovate Historic Stations • Develop New Multi-Modal Centers • Improve track and signals

  7. SealedCorridor Safety Improvements • NCDOT – NS partnership • Treat 216 public crossings+ 47 private crossings • Use existing technology • FRA national model

  8. Track & Signal Improvements • Partnered with NS and NCRR • NCDOT- preliminary engineering & design • Norfolk Southern – final design & construction

  9. Track & Signal Improvements • Lengthen sidings • Reconstruct interlocks • Super-elevate tracks • Straighten curves • Double Track

  10. Track & Signal Improvements • Install Traffic Control & Communications System • Lengthen train detection circuits • Revise train control signals • Install bi-directional signals

  11. Pre NCRRIP

  12. Post NCRRIP

  13. Raleigh-Charlotte Travel Time in Minutes

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