Asheville North Carolina Service

Sure, I meant less of tracks to the ferry and more of a reliable bus to and from the trains to Atlantic Beach, Beaufort, Emerald Isle, Jacksonville, Ocracoke Ferry, Sawnsboro, Greenville area

The rebuild on the line to Wilmington has the same issue as the o-line, it can be done, but, with so much track going through the center of downtowns like Davidson, Cornelius, Mooresville, Clemmons, Stratford Rd in Winston; downtown Goldsboro, Mt Olive, Brogden, and then mass crossings from north of castle hayne into Wilmington. It feels massive.

The triad also has a ton of tie to Wilmington area and Emerald Isle area. Would be cool to see a Winston-Salem to Morehead City run first. as a way to introduce two new areas on one run

Asheville most desired in NC: Citizen-Times.com

'Most requested location': Asheville most desired city for NC Amtrak stop: NCDOT study

ASHEVILLE - Nearly $3.5 million has been approved for identifying new rail routes across North Carolina, including $500,000 to identify and develop an Asheville to Salisbury passenger rail corridor.

The investment marks an early step in returning passenger rail to Western North Carolina.

The grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation were announced by U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis on Dec. 5 and coincided with the announcement of a $1 billion grant toward expanding the "S-Line" service between Raleigh and Richmond.
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