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| https://butterfield.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/butterfield-cheers-tiger-vi-grant-award-to-north-carolina-railroad-to | Butterfield Cheers TIGER VI Grant Award to North Carolina Railroad to Create Freight Railroad Corridor | 2014-09-10 | 2014 | 2014-09 | Democrat | House | NC | G. Butterfield | B001251 | butterfield.house.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, DC Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) today applauded the U.S. Department of Transportation's award of a Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) VI grant to the North Carolina & Virginia Railroad Company. The $5.8 million grant is vital to the modernization of freight rail in Bertie, Halifax, and Northampton counties. The project stands to better interconnect eastern North Carolina businesses with the rest of the country and boost the region's economy. Upgrading eastern North Carolina's infrastructure to better connect our businesses to the global economy is critical to our state's long-term economic competitiveness, said Butterfield. This investment in Bertie, Halifax, and Northampton counties has the potential to enhance the entire eastern North Carolina region. Specifically, these funds will enable the North Carolina & Virginia Railroad Company to develop a modern 52-mile freight corridor through the heart of eastern North Carolina and increase transportation options for commerce in North Carolina's First Congressional District. I thank Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx for recognizing the importance of this project and awarding this grant. Jim Irvin, President of North Carolina & Virginia Railroad Company said, This grant supports a project that will be an economic game-changer for eastern North Carolina, both to help the existing industries that need modern, efficient rail freight service and to attract new industry to the region. Thanks goes to Congressman Butterfield, North Carolina DOT, U.S. DOT, and our local communities and customers for their support to make this project a reality. Butterfield has been integral to North Carolina & Virginia Railroad Company's efforts to support freight transportation in eastern North Carolina, strengthen the economy, and create jobs. In addition to discussing the company's application with Secretary Foxx, Butterfield sent a letter of support on the project's behalf to USDOT, and has visited Nucor Steel in Hertford County which stands to benefit from increased freight rail capacity from the project. The Congressman was also instrumental in securing TIGER VI grant awards for the Duke Belt Line Trail in Durham, North Carolina, and for the Carolinian and Piedmont rail lines between Raleigh and Charlotte. Last year Butterfield also helped secure $10 million in the previous round of TIGER grants for the City of Goldsboro to complete the city's Center Streetscape and Union Station projects. https://Butterfield.House.Gov ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |