North Carolina Ports

Company History: The NCPR was launched in 1980 when the state of North Carolina purchased the harbor area trackage in Wilmington and Morehead City from Southern and Seaboard Coast Line respectively. In 1986, the state leased the Wilmington trackage to the new Wilmington Terminal Railroad and the Morehead City trackage to Carolina Rail Services.

Brief History: The U.S. is a country of 50 states covering a vast swath of North America, with Alaska in the northwest and Hawaii extending the nation’s presence into the Pacific Ocean. Major Atlantic Coast cities are New York, a global finance and culture center, and capital Washington, DC. Midwestern metropolis Chicago is known for influential architecture and on the west coast, Los Angeles' Hollywood is famed for filmmaking.