Light rail Coverage

$1 billion is downpayment on rail line from Raleigh to Richmond

North Carolina is getting $1 billion to start construction on a high-speed passenger rail line that will connect Raleigh to Richmond, Virginia.

$175M taxpayer dollars spent on failed light rail

GoTriangle leaders on Thursday are expected to explain how they spent more than $157 million taxpayer dollars on the failed Durham-Orange Light Rail project.

'Nothing to show for it': GoTriangle leaders expected to explain how $157 million was spent on failed Durham-Orange Light Rail project

The Durham City Council is due to hear from GoTriangle leaders on Thursday afternoon about the failed Durham-Orange Light Rail project.

Sarah Krueger, WRAL Durham reporter

GoTriangle report details spending of $157 million on failed Durham-Orange light rail

GoTriangle leaders presented a 27-page report to the Durham County Commission about how $157,043,612 was spent on the now-defunct Durham-Orange Light Rail project.

Mark Bergin, WRAL senior multiplatform producer

New to Charlotte: 6 hybrid streetcars with novel battery storage systems

The Charlotte Area Transit System, CATS, placed six new streetcars into service in August. They're equipped with innovative battery storage technology and a hybrid system that allows them to run, even without wires.

Durham gets update on commuter rail proposal

Durham commissioners got an update Monday from GoTriangle on its feasibility study of a commuter rail line connecting Durham and Wake Counties and possibly Johnston County.

Sarah Krueger, WRAL Reporter

New report critical of GoTriangle for failure of Durham light rail project

A new report by the the American Public Transportation Association is assigning blame for why a massive light rail project in Durham failed to gain traction.

Sarah Krueger, WRAL reporter

Report finds fault in Durham light rail project

A new report is assigning blame for the demise of light rail in Durham.

Months after failure of Durham light rail, GoTriangle chief to step down

The head of the Triangle's regional transit authority announced Wednesday he will step down after four years on the job.

Tyler Dukes, WRAL investigative reporter

Residents worry GoTriangle will profit from homes they lost for failed light rail

Homeowners who were forced to give up their land in the name of a light rail are now feeling the pain a second time. They believe GoTriangle could end up making money off what was once theirs before they faced eminent domain.

No man's land: Site of failed Durham-Orange Light Rail project stands empty

Near the site of a planned facility for the failed Durham-Orange Light Rail project, 23 acres of land taken by eminent domain sit with no clear purpose.

Tyler Dukes, WRAL investigative reporter

On the Record, 6/1: Light rail funding, state budget, hurricane season

GoTriangle continues spending on its canceled Durham-Orange Light Rail Project, the Senate offers a much different spending plan than the House and the annual hurricane season has begun.

Some taxpayers unhappy that light-rail cost is still rising

The bills keep coming for the failed Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit project. The tab is now expected to hit $158.5 million.

Sarah Krueger, WRAL reporter

Estimated cost for failed Durham-Orange light rail line nears $159M

Although it was abandoned earlier this year months before construction was even scheduled to begin, the now defunct Durham-Orange Light Rail project is expected to cost North Carolina taxpayers more than $158 million before it's officially closed out in 2020. GoTriangle previously said the figure was $130 million.

Tyler Dukes, WRAL investigative reporter, & Sarah Krueger, WRAL reporter

Full interview: David Price speaks about Mueller report, Durham-Orange light rail

Democratic 4th District Congressman David Price sat down with WRAL's Debra Morgan to discuss a variety of topics, including the Durham-Orange light rail project and the recently released Mueller report.

Some question where tax money will go as light rail project reaches end of the line

Now that the Durham-Orange light rail project is all but dead, many are wondering what will come next and what will happen to the tax dollars already raised for the project.

Adam Owens, WRAL anchor/reporter

GoTriangle pulls the plug on light rail

After years of negotiations, GoTriangle and Duke University were unable to come to terms and the project was millions of dollars short of the necessary funding.

GoTriangle board chairwoman outlines the obstacles that blocked light rail

Ellen Reckhow, chairwoman of the GoTriangle Board of Trustees, detailed the obstacles that blocked the development of the Durham-Orange Light-Rail Transit project.

GoTriangle board discusses and ultimately ends the Durham-Orange Light-Rail Transit project

After about an hour in closed session, the board of trustees eulogized, then voted to end its pursuit of, a light-rail line in Durham and Orange counties.

Ellen Reckhow, chairwoman of the GoTriangle Board of Trustees

Ellen Reckhow, chairwoman of the GoTriangle Board of Trustees, discusses the obstacles that blocked the Durham-Orange Light-Rail Transit project.

GoTriangle board votes to end its pursuit of Durham-Orange light rail

After years of negotiations, GoTriangle and Duke University were unable to come to terms and the project was millions of dollars short of the necessary funding.

Travis Fain, WRAL statehouse reporter

Amid unclear future, report says Durham light rail project still eligible for federal funding

The Durham-Orange Light Rail project appears to have met a minimum threshold to remain eligible for funding from federal transit officials, according to a new report released this month.

With stalemate in Triangle, light rail proves to be an asset for ACC Tournament in Charlotte

Triangle leaders are still trying to figure out if the light rail project in Durham and Orange counties will ever happen, but Charlotte has been using light rail for years, and its in high demand for fans at the ACC Tournament.

Debra Morgan, WRAL anchor/reporter

Light rail is popular form of transport for ACC fans in Charlotte

Triangle leaders are still trying to figure out if the light rail project in Durham and Orange counties will ever happen, but Charlotte has been using light rail for years, and its in high demand for fans at the ACC Tournament.

Duke rejects GoTriangle bid for more talks, says light-rail route is 'simply not workable'

Duke University has rejected GoTriangle's request to enter mediation on the Durham-Orange Light-Rail project. The proposed route is "simply not workable," the school says.