SIAP awards nearly $6 million to North Carolina rail projects

Twelve North Carolina freight projects have received nearly $6 million in funding through the Short Line Infrastructure Assistance Program (SIAP), the North Carolina Department of Transportation has announced.

 

 

SIAP is a component of the Freight Rail and Rail Crossing Safety Improvement Program that was established in 2013 by the General Assembly. The North Carolina Railroad Company also contributed and each approved project was funded based on the railroad's needs and the impact of the proposed improvement.

The awarded projects include the following:

 

R.J. Corman Carolina Lines

Joint elimination Signal upgrades Bridge upgrade

 

Port of Morehead City

Demolish and repair West lead track Replace switch

 

Aberdeen Carolina & Western Railway

Upgrades to four bridges Upgrade switches Rail replacement and upgrade switch Facility improvements

 

Blue Ridge Southern Railroad

 

Piedmont and Northern Railway

Construction of transload facility in Belmont

 

Carolina Coastal Railway

Upgrades to seven bridges along NS and BH line Rail replacement, cross ties and surfacing

 

Aberdeen and Rockfish Railroad

 

Yadkin Valley Railroad

Rail replacement Cross tie replacements

 

Great Smoky Mountain Railroad

Rail replacement Cross tie replacement Return track to service

 

Port of Wilmington

Rebuild intermodal Track 18 Rebuild intermodal Track 1

 

Atlantic & Western Railway, LP

Upgrade four turnouts at Sanford Yard

 

Alexander Railroad

Upgrade of Statesville Yard track and switches

Original author: Kyra Senese, Managing Editor