By Richard Stradling, The News & Observer; May 30, 2019
RALEIGH
The Wake Transit Plan that voters endorsed when they approved a half-cent sales tax for transportation projects two years ago calls for beginning commuter rail service along the N.C. Railroad corridor between Garner, Raleigh, Cary and Durham by 2027.
But the state Department of Transportation is also interested in fostering commuter rail between downtown Raleigh and Wake Forest and perhaps to Apex on a little-used freight line owned by CSX, says Jason Orthner, director of NCDOT’s Rail Division.