Mr. Orulz, your comments regarding Wilmington NC I fine interesting.
First, let it be noted, I have never been to Wilmington, and I cannot foresee any reason why I'd have occasion to do so. I'm aware that a WWII Battleship is a museum there.
Now so far as rail transport goes, the "Carolina Creeper", did not survive to see A-Day. As late as 1963, it was down to a Wash-Wilm Pullman line. If you were riding in (surely heavyweight) Coach, you had a few changes to make en route.
It would seem the area hss forgotten passenger trains, other than a consultant or two "studying", or otherwise feeding at the State trough, the feasibility of such.
Now so far as a maritime port, it would seem navigating up the Cape Fear River past a shoal on the Outter Bank, would present a hazard.
Nevertheless, here is material on the two NC ports - Morehead City being the other:
https://ncports.com/port-capabilities/
But no question whatever, two roads, rather than one to each, would make these ports more attractive to shippers. While my predictions regsrding the FEC in Florida, as well as Brightline, represent the most mistaken I have ever been in some sixty five years observing railroad industry affairs, I was correct that no way was the FEC going to be part of CSX or NS. It would indeed be in the Port authority's interest if each Class I had line haul access to both.
Mr Cowford, call home?