High Speed Rail - Task Force recommends NC-3 (Norfolk Southern)

Submitted by Andrew Campbell on Thu, 08/05/2010 - 11:49am.

OnTuesday, August 3, 2010, Raleigh City Council received recommendationsfrom the Passenger Rail Task Force that identified the NC-3 route(Norfolk Southern) as the best path for a future high speed rail line.

  • Click here to read the Task Force's recommendations.
  • Click here to view a detailed map of high speed rail route options.
After receiving recommendations on August 3, 2010, Council decided to hold a public hearing on the issue on August31, 2010 in order to guage citizen support for specific route options.  "It's up to us to take theinformation and put it to the citizenry to see what they say," saidRuss Stephenson, an at-large councilor - read more.

Cityof Raleigh staff chose to endorse NC-3, favoring the NorfolkSouthern route as an opportunity to replace aging railroad trusses - read more.

What is the Passenger Rail Task Force?
In the Spring of 2010 the Raleigh City Council appointed an 11 member Passenger Rail Task Forceto advise the Council on several specific issues related to the futureprovision of passenger rail service--local, regional andlong-distance--to the City of Raleigh.  Aside from focusing on highspeed rail, the Task Force is also responsible for developingrecommendations on Union Station, a proposed transit hub, and on othertransit improvement projects.