Charlotte - Raleigh - Richmond - Washington, DC

April 1999


Table of Contents

  1. Executive Summary

  2. Project Introduction & Overview

  3. Engineering Evaluation - Charlotte To Raleigh

  4. Engineering Evaluation - Raleigh To Richmond

  5. Train Performance & Line Capacity Analysis: Charlotte To Raleigh

  6. Line Capacity Anlysis, CSX A & S Lines (Raleigh To Richmond)

  7. Station & Station Area Standards

  8. Environmental Screening

  9. Demand Modeling & Ridership/Revenue Projections

  10. Operating Costs and Profitability Analysis

  11. Economic and Fiscal Impact Analysis

  12. Federal Assessment of Corridor Feasibility

  13. Cost-Benefit Analysis

  14. Public-Private Partnership Alternatives

  15. Funding & Financing Alternatives

  16. Project Summary

  17. Recommendations for the Future Action

  18. Bibliography

    Report compiled by
    Travis Pollack
    NCDOT Rail Division

Prepared by the
North Carolina Department of Transportation Rail Division

Prepared for the
Federal Railroad Administration

With the assistance of
Carter & Burgess, Inc.
Corporate Strategies, Inc.
Hickling Lewis Brod, Inc.
JBM/TranSystems Engineers and Planners
KPMG Peat Marwick, LLP
Marsolan Associates
National Railroad Passenger Corporation
Price Waterhouse, LLC
Science Applications International Corporation
Virginia Department of Rail & Public Transportation
Wilbur-Smith Associates
William Gallagher

This report summarizes studies prepared for the North Carolina Department of Transportation as part of the master plan for the Piedmont High Speed Corridor. The information in this report has not been reviewed by the authors of the various studies. NCDOT assumes full responsibility for its content.

This work was financed in part by a grant from the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. The United States Government assumes no liability for its contents or use, and the views expressed herein should not be interpreted as reporting the official policy of the United States Government, The United States Department of Transportation, or the Federal Railroad Administration.