040337 Rusting switch in Norlina, N.C. The harware to operate the switch, which would have been in the foreground, has been removed long ago.

This switch is on a short remaining segment of a branch that went east from Norlina to Warren Plains and on to Weldon, N.C. No plans have been made to re-activate this branch. However, if the S line north of Norlina is rebuilt as part of the Southeast High-Speed Rail Corridor, tracks in Norlina could be used for staging construction equipment.

Additional context on the relevance of this image is provided on the main page describing plans to re-activate the currently idle (tracks removed between 1985 and 1987) segment of the CSX S line between Petersburg, Va., and Raleigh, N.C., as a high-speed passenger rail corridor. Construction of the Southeast High-Speed Rail (SEHSR) corridor would also require substantially upgrading the still intact segment of track between Norlina, N.C., and Raleigh, N.C. To go to that main page, click here.

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