Rail Projects
The Fayetteville Area MPO region has multiple major rail routes, including passenger and freight, and it must coordinate with the rail operators and NCDOT Rail division to plan for the future of these rail corridors. Fayetteville and Cumberland County are located in the middle of the Amtrak rail route for passengers from New York to Miami, with two passenger trains, the Palmetto and Silver Meteor, linking Fayetteville to the rest of the East Coast. FAMPO also has several freight lines and operators, including Norfolk Southern, Aberdeen and Rockfish Railroad Company, and CSX Transportation. Freight rail also serves Fort Bragg, making Fayetteville and Cumberland County a freight rail hub. Rail transportation is an element of FAMPO's 2045 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) and can be accessed here. You can access other rail projects below.
Fayetteville-Raleigh Passenger Rail Feasibility Study (August 2020):
The Fayetteville Area MPO and the Capital Area MPO (Raleigh), with technical support from NCDOT, commissioned Metro Analytics and Stantec in 2019 to complete a feasibility study for passenger rail between Raleigh and Fayetteville. The research was finished in August 2020, and its goals were to find out if two active rail corridors would be good for new or extra passenger rail services, how much it would cost to set up such a service, and how many people would likely board for different train and frequency configurations. Overall, the study determined that both corridors had advantages and disadvantages, leaving no clear preferred option. We will conduct a phase two study in the future, focusing on one of the two routes. To view the full report, click below.
