HENDERSON â The N.C. Department of Transportation has landed a $900,000 federal grant that will help Henderson and five other cities plan for development around any future train stations along the âS-Lineâ track that runs from Raleigh to Ridgeway.
The award from the Federal Transit Authority, announced Wednesday afternoon, followed a $47.6 million grant from another arm of the U.S. government that will help the state buy the S-Line, which more or less parallels the U.S. 1 and Interstate 85 corridors.
The track belongs to CSX and remains active, albeit in limited use.
State and federal planners hope it someday can accommodate faster passenger and freight service between Raleigh and the Washington, D.C., area. Thatâs contingent on authorities also finding a way to put back into service a missing link between Ridgeway and Petersburg, Virginia.
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