Norfolk Southern Coastal Division
The Charlotte District running 95.7 miles from Linwood, NC to Grover, NC. The Danville District is north of Linwood, NC and the Charlotte District continues into Greenville, SC. Along with Norfolk Southern’s 10 to 15 trains, this line has regional Piedmont passenger trains running between Raleigh, NC, and Charlotte, NC. Amtrak’s Carolinian trains 79 & 80 provide daily round trip service between New York City and Charlotte. Also, Amtrak’s Crescent travels from New York to New Orleans in the overnight hours three days a week.
Scanner Frequencies
160.9500 AAR-80 Road Channel
161.3100 AAR-80 Dispatch “Channel 2”
161.4900 AAR-92 Yard
161.2200 AAR-74 Charlotte Airport Intermodal Yard
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Linwood Yard
The Linwood Yard was shut down back in May 2020 due to a downturn in rail traffic because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- $49 Million to build
- 376 acres – 4.5 miles long with 65 miles of track.
- Diesel locomotive repair shop.