The L-Line is a rail line that runs from
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Winston-Salem is a city in Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States, and its county seat. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 249,545, making it the List of municipalities in North Carolina, fifth-most populous ...
to
Mooresville, North Carolina
Mooresville is a town located in the southwestern section of Iredell County, North Carolina, United States, and is a part of the fast-growing Charlotte metropolitan area. The population was 50,193 at the 2020 census, making it the most populo ...
and it is owned and operated by the
Norfolk Southern Railway
The Norfolk Southern Railway is a Class I freight railroad operating in the Eastern United States. Headquartered in Atlanta, the company was formed in 1982 with the merger of the Norfolk and Western Railway and Southern Railway. The comp ...
; the line is part of the
Coastal Division. The line crosses the
S-Line at Barber, North Carolina, where most trains are based out of. The line's end point at Mooresville is joined with the
O-Line which runs from Mooresville to
Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte ( ) is the List of municipalities in North Carolina, most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the county seat of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 at the 2020 United ...
.
The majority of the trains on the L-Line are locals, running trains as far north as Clemmons, but other trains can use this line if needed.
The line was very rarely used between Clemmons and Winston-Salem and was still listed as fully operational on its website until recently. However it is disconnected from the K-Line at milepost zero. The Peters Creek Trestle in Winston-Salem was the catalyst for shuddering this section. As of 2020 it has not been repaired and there are no current plans to do so, but the track is still in place.
See also
List of Norfolk Southern Railway lines
The Norfolk Southern Railway owns and operates A vast network of rail lines in the United States east of the Mississippi River. In addition to lines inherited from predecessor railroads, Norfolk and Western, and the Southern Railway, it acquir ...
S-Line (Norfolk Southern)
References
{{Reflist
https://www.wvncrails.org/ns-l-line-winston-salem-to-mooresville.html
http://www.nscorp.com/content/dam/nscorp/maps/2016-system-map-print.pdf
Rail infrastructure in North Carolina
L line