Record #:

9088

Author(s):

Jackson, L.A.

Abstract:

In 1982, the East Carolina Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society became the new owners of a six-mile rail spur in Wake County. The society bought the line after the Southern Railway closed it down. Southern Railway assisted the society by selling the line at scrap value. The rail line was named The New Hope Valley Railway, and it runs from Bonsal to New Hill. The first trains ran on the line in 1906, and now a hundred years later they run for a different purpose--keeping alive North Carolina's railroading heritage.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 75 Issue 2, July 2007, p126-131, il

Subject(s):

New Hope Valley Railway; Railroads--Wake County