This article is intended to give an overview of transportation in North Carolina. International/regional airports Commercial Passenger Albert J. Ellis Airport (Jacksonville) Asheville Regional Airport (Asheville) Charlotte/Douglas International Airport (Charlotte) Coastal Carolina Regional Airport (New Bern) Concord-Padgett Regional Airport (Concord) Fayetteville Regional Airport (Fayetteville) Piedmont Triad International Airport (Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point) Pitt-Greenville Airport (Greenville) Raleigh-Durham International Airport (Raleigh/Durham) Wilmington International Airport (Wilmington) Non-commercial Hickory Regional Airport (Hickory) Kinston Regional Jetport (Kinston) Rail Amtrak operates several passenger rail lines in North Carolina. Each train is daily except the Piedmont which is twice-daily. The Carolinian between New York and Charlotte serves Rocky Mount, Wilson, Selma-Smithfield, Raleigh, State Fair (conditional), Cary, Durham, Hillsborough (future), Burlington, Greensboro, High Point, Lexington (conditional), Salisbury, Kannapolis, and Charlotte. The Piedmont between Raleigh and Charlotte operates twice per day and serves the same stations as the Carolinian. The Crescent between New York and New Orleans serves Greensboro, High Point, Salisbury, Charlotte, and Gastonia. The Palmetto between New York and Savannah, Georgia serves Rocky Mount, Wilson, Selma-Smithfield, and Fayetteville. The Silver Meteor between New York and Miami, Florida serves Rocky Mount and Fayetteville. The Silver Star between New York and Tampa, Florida serves Rocky Mount, Raleigh, Cary, Southern Pines, and Hamlet. The state subsidizes both the Piedmont and Carolinian intercity rail between Raleigh and Charlotte and serving the Research Triangle. Amtrak has announced a third subsidized train that will run between Raleigh and Charlotte. This train will run midday to complement the Piedmont and Carolinian and include stops in Greensboro, Burlington, and High Point. There is also the Crescent which runs from New York to Atlanta during the early morning before dawn. The planned Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor includes service along the old Seaboard Air Line Railroad mainline, which is now CSX's underutilized "S" line, north of Raleigh, and the North Carolina Railroad lines south of Raleigh currently used by the Carolinian and Piedmont services. In 2022, the USDOT granted North Carolina $58 million to start the Raleigh-Richmond segment of this corridor. The State has also explored several other rail options, which would include GoTriangle Commuter service from Raleigh to Durham, and potentially Fayetteville. Some of the proposed routes are: Raleigh to Wilmington (via Goldsboro/Fayetteville) Raleigh to Greenville Sanford to Henderson (via Raleigh) Salisbury to Asheville Mass transit Several cities are served by mass transit systems. The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) operates a historical trolley line and 76