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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Predicate Object
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 ⓘ
Salisbury, North Carolina ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
crossesRegion 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 Company board of directors ⓘ
hasInfluenced location of industrial facilities in central North Carolina ⓘ
patterns of urbanization in central North Carolina ⓘ
hasService Carolinian (Amtrak train) ⓘ
Piedmont (Amtrak train) ⓘ
linked to: Amtrak Piedmont
historicalSignificance shaped development of towns and cities along its route ⓘ
lengthApproximate 317 miles ⓘ
locatedIn North Carolina ⓘ
locatedInRegion central North Carolina ⓘ
ownedBy North Carolina Railroad Company ⓘ
passesThrough Alamance County, North Carolina ⓘ
Durham County, North Carolina ⓘ
Guilford County, North Carolina ⓘ
linked to: Guilford County

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 ⓘ
NC By Train → primaryCorridor → Raleigh–Charlotte rail corridor ⓘ
linked to: North Carolina Railroad corridor
Carolinian → usesRailCorridor → North Carolina–Virginia rail corridor ⓘ
linked to: North Carolina Railroad corridor
NCDOT Rail Division passenger services → usesInfrastructure → North Carolina Railroad corridor ⓘ
NCDOT Rail Division passenger services → primaryCorridor → North Carolina Railroad corridor ⓘ