Editing Elizabeth City, North Carolina (section)

===Rail===
[[File:CA3841GP38M.JPG|thumb|right|Chesapeake and Albemarle Railroad Locomotive 3841, often seen parked adjacent to Halstead Boulevard Extended (NC 344)]]

The [[Chesapeake and Albemarle Railroad]], a [[Railroad classes#Class III|short line]] operated by the North Carolina and Virginia Railroad, extends {{convert|82|mi}} between [[Edenton, North Carolina]], and [[Chesapeake, Virginia]]. This line had first been established in 1881 as the Elizabeth City and Norfolk Railroad, later renamed the [[Norfolk Southern Railway (1942–82)|Norfolk Southern Railway]]. Once one of Norfolk Southern's principal lines, the decline of the region's industry and the demolition of tracks across the [[Albemarle Sound]] from Edenton to Mackey's Ferry marginalized the route, forcing the line's lease to the Chesapeake and Albemarle in 1990.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.norfolksouthernhs.org/briefNShistory.html|title=Norfolk & Southern Railway Historical Society|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101127115204/http://norfolksouthernhs.org/briefNShistory.html|archive-date=November 27, 2010}}</ref> The railroad still serves the region, primarily carrying grain, sand, gravel and other raw materials to and from the Norfolk Southern and CSX mainlines in Chesapeake.

Passenger service to Elizabeth City ended in 1947. Today, the closest passenger service is provided by [[Amtrak]] in [[Newport News, Virginia]], approximately one hour to the north. Though an Amtrak station exists in [[Norfolk, Virginia]], most outbound passengers from Norfolk are bussed via Amtrak Connect to Newport News instead.