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59 <br />The Triangle Regional Transit Plan (TRTP), which is in progress, contains a bus <br />element for Orange County, which was utilized in the development of the public <br />transportation element of the CTP. All recommendations for public transportation were <br />coordinated with the local government and the Public Transportation Division of <br />NCDOT. Refer to Appendix A for contact information. <br />Rail <br />Today North Carolina has 3,684 miles of railroad tracks throughout the state. There are <br />two types of trains that operate in the state, passenger trains and freight trains. <br />The North Carolina Department of Transportation sponsors two passenger trains, the <br />Carolinian and Piedmont. The Carolinian runs between Charlotte and New York City, <br />while the Piedmont train carries passengers from Raleigh ..to Charlotte and back <br />everyday. Combined, the Carolinian and Piedmont carry more than 200,000 passengers <br />each year. <br />There are two major freight railroad companies <br />Transportation and Norfolk Southern Corporation <br />freight railroads, known as shortlines. <br />There are currently no existing rail facilities wi <br />County's existing rail lines are contained within th <br />contact information for the Rail Division of NCDO' <br />Bicycles & Pedestrians <br />Bicyclists and pedestrians are ,a growin <br />Carolina. Many communities are worki <br />pedestrians. <br />operate in North Carolina — CSX <br />), there are more than 20 smaller <br />the CTP planning area; Orange <br />'U areas . Refer to Appendix A for <br />of the transportation equation in North <br />improve mobility for both cyclists and <br />NCDOT's Bicycle Policy, updated in 1991, clarifies responsibilities regarding the <br />provision of bicycle facilities upon and along the 77,000 -mile state - maintained highway <br />system. The policy details guidelines for planning, design, construction, maintenance, <br />and operations pertaining to' bicycle facilities and accommodations. All bicycle <br />improvements undertaken by the NCDOT are based upon this policy. <br />The 2000 NCDOT Pedestrian Policy Guidelines specifies that NCDOT will participate <br />with localities in the construction of sidewalks as incidental features of highway <br />improvement projects. At the request of a locality, state funds for a sidewalk are made <br />available if matched by the requesting locality, using a sliding scale based on <br />population. <br />NCDOT's administrative guidelines, adopted in 1994, ensure that greenways and <br />greenway crossings are considered during the highway planning process. This policy <br />was incorporated so that critical corridors which have been adopted by localities for <br />future greenways will not be severed by highway construction. <br />1 -14 <br />