About Us

Read the TRTC 2010 End of the Year Report

Founded in 1989, the Triangle Rails to Trails Conservancy (TRTC) is a state chartered non-profit, organization. Its purpose is to work with local and state government officials to preserve local abandoned railroad corridors for future transportation and other interim uses such as recreational trails.

The TRTC works within the Triangle J Council of Governments Service area of Durham, Orange, Wake, Chatham, Johnston, and Lee counties. The 22-mile American Tobacco Trail project (ATT) is TRTC's most ambitious current project. TRTC maintains a key role in the ATT planning effort. TRTC hosts periodic meetings of the Trail Management Committee, made up of state and local government officials, corporate advisors and interested citizens.

As design and development ensues, TRTC will help publicize progress on the project through regular meetings, at environmental fairs, though newsletters and at workshops.

TRTC has developed user maps for the ATT and is continuing to organize volunteers to help local governments implement the trail.

We accept individual and corporate donations, and maintain a database of supporters and volunteers. TRTC is a partner with but a separate organization from, North Carolina Rails-Trails. Please join us in preserving these resources before they are lost forever. Help us put abandoned rail corridors back into use as recreational trails now and for use by generations to come.

American Tobacco Trail Endowment: At it's September 2000, meeting, the TRTC Board voted to devote at least 20% of our dues and donations to the newly established American Tobacco Trail Endowment Fund. The fund's goal is $10,000. (As of 09/30/2011 the Endowment stood at $6,951) This fund's proceeds will be used to pay for management and upkeep of the Fayetteville Road Trailhead, and potentially others, forever.
When the City of Durham or some other jurisdiction takes over the management of this important and convenient trailhead, the fund's proceeds will go toward improvements to the American Tobacco Trail, or other advocate managed trail projects in the Triangle. These proceeds will NOT go to the managing jurisdiction. Thus, your contributions will forever be working for trails in the Triangle. This will be an excellent way to show your support for the American Tobacco Trail and to trails and greenways in the Triangle.

TRTC's Board of Directors has coordination meetings on the first Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the Woodcroft Professional Center on Woodcroft Parkway in Durham.

For more information on meetings, events or other programs of TRTC please contact: Bill Bussey (545-9104) or Curt Devereux (544-3948).

For questions or suggestions concerning our web site please contact Curt Devereux (544-3948) our webmaster.