Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Welcome aboard the Piedmont, a very unusual state-sponsored Amtrak Train. North Carolina has taken matters into their own hands with their own trains and schedules between Raleigh and Charlotte, often using equipment much older (and rockier!) than the rest of the Amtrak system...

0:00 - Intro
0:43 - From RDU to Raleigh
2:32 - Raleigh Union Station
3:32 - We're Off!
4:44 - History
5:57 - Train Tour
6:21 - Burlington, Greensboro, and High Point
7:23 - The Future
8:20 - Charlotte

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