North Carolina Rail Division Staff of about 50 Mission to: Improve & expand passenger rail service Improve safety at crossings Provide industrial access.

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

NCDOT Rail Organization

P la nn ing E n g in e erin g & S a fe ty P a ssen g er

R a il D iv is io n

D e p u ty S e c re ta ry fo r T ra n s it

S e c re ta ry N C D O T R a il A d v isory C o u n c il

B o ard o f T ra n spo rta tion

NCDOT - Rail DivisionStatutory Responsibilities

• Corridor Preservation

• Intercity Passenger Service

• Crossing Safety

• Safety Inspections

• Industrial Development

• Revitalization

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

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

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

• NCDOT – NS partnership • Treat 216 public crossings

+ 47 private crossings• Use existing technology• FRA national model•

Sealed Corridor Safety Improvements

Track & Signal Improvements• Partnered with NS and NCRR

• NCDOT- preliminary engineering & design

• Norfolk Southern – final

design & construction

• Lengthen sidings

• Reconstruct interlocks

• Super-elevate tracks

• Straighten curves

• Double Track

Track & Signal Improvements

Track & Signal Improvements• Install Traffic Control &

Communications System

• Lengthen train detection circuits

• Revise train control signals

• Install bi-directional signals

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