A project 25 years in the making is finally hitting a major milestone. A ribbon-cutting for the Downtown Greenway in ...

Momentum finally broke through in 2023, when NCDOT secured a federal grant worth nearly $1.1 billion to design and build that ...

As the U.S. Department of Transportation's Corridor I.D. program moves forward, potentially bringing passenger rail back to Asheville for the first time in 50 years, a newly finalized economic impact ...

The long-held vision of bringing passenger rail to WNC would generate an economic impact of $59 million annually to the ...

RALEIGH, NC (WWAY) — The NC Department of Transportation’s Rail Division is investing $16.3 million to improve freight rail infrastructure on 12 short line railroads including the Wilmington Terminal ...

NCDOT is looking into new rail service to the beach and mountains as federal funding is awarded for the initial stages. Passenger rail manufacturing is also expanding in the state.

In April 2026, Siemens Mobility opened a new US$220 million rail manufacturing and services center in Lexington, North ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WRAL) - North Carolina transportation officials are working to expand passenger rail service across the state, including a route offering quicker access from the Triangle to Wilmington.