Passenger train service was discontinued to Western NC in the 1970s. A third of the state of North Carolina is isolated without any intercity public transportation, rail, bus or otherwise.
In 2023 two new neighbors, who moved into their homes one week apart, started a conversation about the whistle of the freight train they could hear at night. Not a week later they read about the possibility of passenger rail returning to the region. In speaking with other neighbors and the local mayor, they formed Waiting For The Train, a citizens' group dedicated to working with all the communities along the line to help make that a reality.
It is clear that passenger rail is an essential common good, for the health of our economy, for the preservation of our natural beauty and for human connection.
Company Details
- Employees
- 1
- Founded
- 2023
- Address
- Morganton, North Carolina 28655, Us
- Industry
- Rail Transportation
- NAICS
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Rail TransportationLine-Haul RailroadsShort Line Railroads
- Keywords
- Passenger rail, Advocacy, Community engagement, Public Awareness Campaigns, Partnerships, Grassroots organizing, Fundraising, Events.
- HQ
- Morganton, North Carolina
Waiting For The Train Questions
Waiting For The Train's website is http://www.waitingforthetrain.org
Waiting For The Train's LinkedIn profile is https://www.linkedin.com/company/waiting-for-the-train
Waiting For The Train has
1 employees.
View email and phone details for 1
employees at Waiting For The Train.
Waiting For The Train's industry is
Rail Transportation
Waiting For The Train's top competitors are
Cooperloop,
Irt Railway,
Rochester & Erie Railway, Llc,
Crooked River Railroad,
Sil4 Systems, Inc.,
M4 Capital Group,
Chesapeake & Delaware, Llc,
Eastern Carolina Rail,
Srt Transportation Solutions, A Kasgro Company,
Ptsi Transportation.
Waiting For The Train's categories are Rail Transportation
Waiting For The Train's founding year is 2023
