North Carolina Railroad corridor

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The North Carolina Railroad corridor is a historic rail line running across central North Carolina that has shaped the development and growth of numerous towns and cities along its route.

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instanceOf rail corridor
railway line
associatedWith economic development in North Carolina
urban growth along the Piedmont Crescent
connectsCity Burlington, North Carolina
Charlotte, North Carolina
Durham, North Carolina
Goldsboro, North Carolina
Greensboro, North Carolina
High Point, North Carolina
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
surface form: Raleigh, North Carolina

Salisbury, North Carolina
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crossesRegion Piedmont region of North Carolina
surface form: North Carolina Piedmont
easternTerminusNear Morehead City, North Carolina
electrification not electrified
eraOfOrigin mid-19th century
followsRouteOf North Carolina Railroad
gauge standard gauge
governedBy North Carolina Railroad
surface form: North Carolina Railroad Company board of directors
hasInfluenced location of industrial facilities in central North Carolina
patterns of urbanization in central North Carolina
hasService Carolinian (Amtrak train)
Amtrak Piedmont
surface form: Piedmont (Amtrak train)
historicalSignificance shaped development of towns and cities along its route
lengthApproximate 317 miles
locatedIn North Carolina
locatedInRegion central North Carolina
ownedBy North Carolina Railroad
surface form: North Carolina Railroad Company
passesThrough Alamance County, North Carolina
Durham County, North Carolina
Guilford County
surface form: Guilford County, North Carolina

Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Rowan County, North Carolina
Wake County, North Carolina
Wayne County, North Carolina
primaryUse freight rail transportation
rightOfWayLeasedTo Norfolk Southern Railway
secondaryUse passenger rail transportation
strategicRole backbone rail corridor for central North Carolina
usedBy Amtrak
NCDOT Rail Division passenger services
Norfolk Southern Railway
westernTerminusNear Charlotte, North Carolina

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Downtown Apex Historic District locatedOn North Carolina Railroad corridor