In compliance with the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act of 2014 and the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (PRIIA), we are working with the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) to update the North Carolina State Rail Plan, which was last updated in 2015. NCDOT is undertaking this comprehensive effort to determine the state’s passenger and freight rail needs over the next two decades. We are identifying projects that efficiently move people and goods while enhancing the state’s economy. In developing the Statewide Rail Plan, we are incorporating input from the railroads, industry, agriculture, government, and the public.