Rail Projects

The Fayetteville Area MPO region has multiple major rail routes including passenger and freight and 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 passenger rail route 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. Other rail projects can be accessed 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 passenger rail feasibility study in-between Raleigh and Fayetteville. The study was completed in August 2020 and had the objectives to assess the suitability of two active rail corridors for new or additional passenger rail services, understand costs for implementing such a service, and conduct a preliminary estimate of anticipated passenger boardings for scenario-driven train and frequency configurations. The study overall concluded that both corridors were determined to have advantages and disadvantages, there was no definite choice for a preferred option. In the future, a phase two study will be conducted that will focus on one of the two routes. To view the full report click below.

Rail Projects

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  • 3-C
    Continuing Comprehensive & Cooperative Planning Process
  • AADT
    Annual Average Daily Traffic
  • AASHTO
    American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials
  • ADA
    Americans with Disabilities Act
  • AMPO
    Association of Metropolitan Organizations
  • CAC
    Citizen Advisory Committee
  • CIA
    Community Impact Assessment
  • CIP
    Capital Improvements Program
  • CMS
    Congestion Management System
  • CTP
    Comprehensive Transportation Plan/Community Transportation Program
  • DEIS
    Draft Environmental Impact Statement
  • DOT
    Department of Transportation
  • EA
    Environmental Assessments
  • EDTAP
    Elderly and Disabled Transportation Assistance Program
  • EJ
    Environmental Justice
  • EPA
    Environmental Protection Agency
  • FAA
    Federal Aviation Administration
  • FEIS
    Final Environmental Impact Statement
  • FHWA
    Federal Highway Administration
  • FONSI
    Finding of No Significant Impacts
  • FPNP
    Force Protection Needs Plan
  • FRA
    Federal Railroad Administration
  • FTA
    Federal Transit Administration
  • HOV
    High Occupancy Vehicle
  • HSTS
    Human Service Transportation System
  • IHS
    Interstate Highway System
  • ITRE
    Institute for Transportation Research & Education
  • ITS
    Intelligent Transportation System
  • LEDPA
    Least Environmentally Damaging Practicable Alternative
  • LOS
    Level of Service
  • MBE
    Minority Business Enterprise
  • MLI
    Minority Low Income
  • MOA
    Memorandum of Agreement
  • MPO
    Metropolitan Planning Organization
  • MSA
    Metropolitan Statistical Area
  • MTIP
    Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program
  • NCBOT
    North Carolina Board of Transportation
  • NCDENR
    North Carolina Department of Environmental & Natural Resources
  • NCDOT
    North Carolina Department of Transportation
  • NEPA
    National Environmental Policy Act
  • NHI
    National Highway Institute
  • NHS
    National Highway System
  • O/D
    Origin & Destination
  • PTD
    Public Transportation Division
  • RFP
    Request for Proposal
  • STIP
    State Transportation Improvement Plan
  • SPOT
    Strategic Prioritization Office of Transportation
  • STP
    Surface Transportation Program
  • TAB
    Transportation Advisory Board
  • TAZ
    Traffic Analysis Zone
  • TCC
    Transportation Coordinating Committee
  • TCM
    Traffic Control Measure
  • TDM
    Transportation Demand Management
  • TIP
    Transportation Improvement Program
  • TMA
    Transportation Management Area
  • TPB
    Transportation Policy Board
  • TSM
    Transportation System Management
  • UZA
    Urbanized Area
  • UPWP
    Unified Planning Work Program
  • VMT
    Vehicle Miles Traveled
  • VOR
    Vehicle Occupancy Rates