January Snow Night
The news media are typically focused on how kids enjoy the snow, and show the fun they have during the day. In Downtown Raleigh, some adults were having just as much fun in the evening hours.
The Evolution of Street Lighting in Raleigh
New LED street lighting on Hillsborough Street
If you’ve driven down Hillsborough Street at night within the past week or so, you may have noticed some new lighting. What makes this lighting noteworthy is that it is LED (right), as opposed to fluorescent or the more common sodium vapor lamps (left).Â
But before we dive into why this is important, let’s take a look at the history of municipal lighting of streets, buildings, and sidewalks at night.Â
The Piedmont: Amtrak’s North Carolina-Only Line
The Piedmont #76, Charlotte to Raleigh route, is the Amtrak line that serves only North Carolina. From Charlotte it makes stops in Kannapolis, Salisbury, High Point, Greensboro, Burlington and Durham. It ends is Raleigh. The reverse route is a part of the Carolinian line, train #79.
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