North Carolina Railroad
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The North Carolina Railroad is a historic rail corridor running across the state of North Carolina that underpins much of its modern passenger and freight rail service.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| North Carolina Railroad Company | 1 |
| North Carolina Railroad Company board of directors | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rail corridor
ⓘ
railroad company ⓘ |
| charteredBy | State of North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
Charlotte metropolitan area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Carolina coast NERFINISHED ⓘ Piedmont Triad region NERFINISHED ⓘ Research Triangle region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| electrification | not electrified ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasSubsidiary | North Carolina Railroad Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Raleigh, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic rail corridor ⓘ |
| inception | 1849 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | North Carolina ⓘ |
| majorityOwner | State of North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Norfolk Southern Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | State of North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | State of North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Burlington, North Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charlotte, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Durham, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Goldsboro, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Greensboro, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ High Point, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Kinston, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Morehead City, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ New Bern, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Raleigh, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Salisbury, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFreightOperator | Norfolk Southern Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed |
central North Carolina
ⓘ
eastern North Carolina ⓘ western North Carolina ⓘ |
| rightOfWayOwner | North Carolina Railroad Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| routeEnd | Morehead City, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| routeStart | Charlotte, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantFor | economic development of North Carolina ⓘ |
| state | North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stockholder |
State of North Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
private shareholders ⓘ |
| supportsService |
Carolinian (Amtrak train)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Piedmont (Amtrak train) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackLength | 317 miles ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Amtrak
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NCDOT Rail Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Norfolk Southern Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight rail service
ⓘ
passenger rail service ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
North Carolina Railroad Company
this entity surface form:
North Carolina Railroad Company board of directors