On the station platform in Selma, a dozen passengers line up to board the 1:11 p.m. Palmetto, the daily northbound train that runs from Savannah, Georgia, to New York City. As it whistles into the station, passengers gather at the entrances for the coach and business class cars. The stop is quick–passengers unload, and new riders file on board, heading off to graduations or vacations on this rainy June day.
It seems almost like the old days, when railways connected many more cities across the country. Those days could be coming back in North Carolina as the Federal Railroad Administration evaluates new routes in the region, including high-speed rail between Richmond, Virginia, and Raleigh, and lines connecting the eastern and western ends of the state. It’s part of a national effort looking at potential routes on 69 corridors in 44 states.
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