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Carrboro
Train Station Set to Open- Rail Link Puts Town on The Right
Track-Leaves Chapel Hill Railing
The Paris of The Piedmont has once again defied all odds making
a tranportatorial decision that left even her greatest critics
in awe. "Carrboro has everything it needs to become one
of the major US Cities. It has schools, two nationally acclaimed
newspapers(The Grandaddy News and the infant Citizen), roads,
buses, electricity, indoor plumbing and Chapel Hill as it's
neighbor. The only thing stopping her growth was the absence
of the railroad. But that has all changed now!"
The
Carrboro Central Train Station
The Red Line Express(to the right) carries commuters
to NC State every hour and The Green Line(On the
left) transports passengers from the Park 'n' Rides
to UNC Campus. (Note the decorative bicycles tied
to the rail to give it a distinctly European Flavor
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Styling her modern
21st Century station after her European counterparts turn
of the 19th Century stations was a stroke of genius admired
by urban planners throughout the world. "When I walk
into the Carrboro Train Station I see a timeless, placeless
and spaceless world. I could be in Madrid, Paris, Nice, Frankfurt
or Fayetteville."
Although at present
there are only two lines(The NC State Express and the Park
'n' Ride Connection), more routes will be opening in September
once they complete the rails through the other side of town.
"Although we have plans to make this the Central Lower
Eastern Mid-Atlantic Hub for all railways, we will have to
wait until we finish the tracks. We're getting a little bit
of resistance from the rail companies as they don't want to
back their trains up for 5 miles to get back onto the main
rail line. Once the new tracks are laid then the trains can
continue straight through town and continue on their way.
We expect the Cole Park Plaza Express to be very popular."
Chapel Hill is
especially stung by the expansion of the railroad system.
Carrboro has long been thought of as the little neighbor living
in the shadows of Chapel Hill but this surprise development
has elevated her status in the two town community. "Yes,
Chapel Hill has an express bus to Durham, but we now have
express trains to Chicago, New York, Washington DC, Atlanta,
Dallas and Los Angeles and RDU Airport. I think it's safe
to say that Chapel Hill got caught napping. No longer is Carrboro
the "Gateway to Chapel Hill". When the Chapel Hill
residents come to Carrboro to board their trains and get their
tickets punched we'll all know what is which gateway to where!"
said one alderperson.
Along with the
developement of this new nationally connected train station
is a restaurant for those people who long to go on a trip
but can't afford the time and/or expense. Now you can sit
in the station restaurant and eat and drink, pretending that
you're getting ready to board the Midnight Express for your
long awaited vacation. With the roar of the trains as they
speed past, you're shaking table will get your pre-trip adrenaline
flowing. Thanks to the new Carrboro Train Station Restaurant
you can experience the pre-travel butterflies without ever
leaving the safety of your home town. You may not be able
to experience the click-clack, click-clack, click-clacking
or a real online experience of dining, but the rattling and
shaking of the station as the Chicago Express 911 passes through
Carrboro is, if nothing else, the next best thing to being
on it!
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