DRAFT Comprehensive Transportation Plan Update: February 23, 2018 version

EXISTING

CONDITIONS

Railroads The North Carolina Railroad (NCRR) Corridor runs through Morrisville along the west side of NC 54. Operated by Norfolk Southern, the

NCRR Corridor connects Charlotte to Morehead City with several other cities in between including Durham and Raleigh. Passenger rail

service also runs along this rail line, connecting Charlotte and Raleigh via the Piedmont and Charlotte, Raleigh, and New York City via the

Carolinian.

The United States Department of Transportation estimates that 12 trains travel through Morrisville between 6 AM and 6 PM and 4 trains

travel through Morrisville between 6 PM and 6 AM on an average day. Six passenger trains travel through Morrisville on a typical day.

Detailed in the Crash Statistics section, the most recent motor vehicle-train collision occurred in November 2015 at Morrisville-Carpenter

Road near NC 54.

There are six rail crossing locations in Morrisville, shown in Figure 2-24 and Table 2-8 . Three are grade-separated and three are at-grade

(two public and one private). The at-grade crossing on McCrimmon Parkway has been funded as part of the STIP and is anticipated to

become grade-separated in 7 to 10 years.

Table 2-8: Rail Crossing Locations

Location

Type

Crossing ID

NC 540 WB between Church St and NC 54

Grade-separated

929899U

NC 540 EB between Church St and NC 54

Grade-separated

946850E

McCrimmon Pkwy near NC 54

At-grade

734750N

Truss Builders Driveway (Private Crossing)

At-grade

N/A

Morrisville-Carpenter Rd near NC 54

At-grade

734753J

Morrisville Pkwy WB east of Crabtree Crossing Pkwy Grade-separated

904436A

Morrisville Pkwy EB east of Crabtree Crossing Pkwy Grade-separated

946853A

NW Cary Pkwy SB west of Village Market Place

Grade-separated

929902A

NW Cary Pkwy NB west of Village Market Place

Grade-separated

946854G

McCrimmon Parkway near NC 54

Morrisville-Carpenter Road near NC 54

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