Chesapeake & Albemarle

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Piedmont & Northern Railroad Overview

The Piedmont & Northern Railroad is a 14 mile short-line railroad that runs between Gastonia to Mount Holly (with a spur to Belmont). The railroad is owned by the state of North Carolina and is currently operated by Progressive Rail. The railroad was dormant for over 20 years (since NCDOT purchased the line from CSX in 1991) and was reopened by NCDOT in 2010 to spur economic development in the area. Previous operators of the line since reopening include Patriot Rail (2012 to 2015) and Iowa Pacific (2015 to 2017).

The railroad mostly serves transload facilities and does some car storage.

PNRW interchanges with NS in Gastonia and CSX in Mount Holly.

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