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TThe railroad operates between Aberdeen, NC and Fayetteville, NC and serves customers in Moore, Hoke and Cumberland counties.
The Aberdeen Carolina & Western Railway Co. operates in south-central North Carolina from Aberdeen westward to Charlotte and eastward to Gulf, serving businesses in Montgomery, Moore, Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Chatham, and Stanly counties.
The Alexander Railroad Co. operates between Statesville and Taylorsville in North Carolina’s Western Piedmont, serving businesses in western Iredell and eastern Alexander counties.
The Atlantic & Western Railway Co. operates in Sanford, in the center of Lee County in the center of North Carolina. .
The BLU is Watco's first property located in the state of NC.
The Caldwell County Railroad Co. operates between Hickory and Lenoir, serving businesses in Catawba and Caldwell counties in North Carolina ’s Western Piedmont.
Carolina Coastal Railway (CLNA) operates a 142-mile line from Raleigh to Plymouth, NC and a 17-mile line between Belhaven and Pinetown, NC, serving agricultural facilities and industries in Eastern North Carolina.
Jaguar Transport Holdings has acquired the leasehold rights to the Charlotte Western Railroad (CER), a 13-mile short line railroad owned by the North Carolina Department of Transportation.
The Chesapeake & Albemarle Railroad operates from Edenton through Elizabeth City to Norfolk, Virginia – serving businesses in the Northeastern North Carolina counties of Currituck, Camden, Pasquotank, Perquimans, and Chowan.
CSX Corporation owns one of the nation's leading transportation companies, providing rail, intermodal and rail-to-truck transload services that connect 70 ocean, river and lake ports, as well as 230 short line and regional railroads.
The Great Smoky Mountains Railroad operates between Sylva and Andrews through the Western North Carolina counties of Jackson, Swain, Graham, Macon, and Cherokee.
The Laurinburg & Southern Railroad Co. operates in south-central North Carolina from Johns through Laurinburg to Raeford, serving shippers in Scotland and Hoke counties.
Norfolk Southern connects with roughly 250 short lines operating a railway network across the Southeast, Midwest, and East regions in the US.
The North Carolina & Virginia Railroad operates from Boykins, Virginia to Ahoskie and Tunis, serving businesses in the Northeastern North Carolina counties of Northampton, Bertie, and Hertford.
The North Carolina Railroad Company owns and manages the 317-mile rail corridor extending from Morehead City to Charlotte, and related commercial properties.
R J Corman Railroad Group operates a group of railroad and railroad related services companies.
The Thermal Belt Railway operates from Bostic through Alexander Mills and Forest City to Spindale in Rutherford County , which is located in the foothills of western North Carolina .
The WTRY operates within the Port City of Wilmington, serving shippers on the Southeast Bank of the Cape Fear River in New Hanover County. The WTRY was incorporated in 1986 to lease and operate the rail lines owned by the North Carolina Ports Railway Commission in Wilmington, NC.
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The Winston-Salem Southbound Railway Co. operates from Winston-Salem through Lexington and Albemarle to Wadesboro, serving industries in the central Piedmont counties of Forsyth, Davidson, Stanly, and Anson.
The Yadkin Valley Railroad Co. operates in the foothill counties of Forsyth, Stokes, Surry, and Wilkes – located in North Carolina ’s northwestern Piedmont – along two lines originating in Rural Hall: one to Elkin and North Wilkesboro, the other to Mount Airy.