Re: Two Railroad Rosters

Posted by John Greenly on
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Jeff Young wrote

Hi John,

The mainline leg of the Wilfley mill wye contains a siding, so I suspect this is where the original depot was.  I’ve also heard about a couple of boxcars used as a depot “up near the White Quail”, which would fit with this.

“Near the junction of the short spur...” refers to the later location of the depot on the mainline.

Cheers,
Jeff.

Hi Jeff,

yes, could be, but If Schoppe and Mather are correct, the wye and that siding didn't exist until 1895, and by that time the depot was built downtown, according to them.  I'd bet you're right that at first there was probably a boxcar "depot" on the mainline, before the spur to downtown was built.  Maybe that's what Mac Poor was referring to.  And maybe one or both of the old carbodies that ended up by the depot in its final location were the original depot?  

And yes, certainly the "near junction of short spur" location means the final location on the mainline after about 1915.

Cheers,
John