870861 Looking north from Norlina, N.C., on the S line in 1987. Tracks have already been removed; ties and other hardware are awaiting removal.

This segment of the S line, now owned by SCL successor CSX, has been out of service since 1985. The right of way is still intact, however, and plans are underway to convert this line into a part of the projected Southeast High-Speed Rail Corridor.

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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