Comments on: The Boylan Wye: Why The Wye?

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Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:31:09 +0000

[...] a ghost town and a rather scary place to be at night. This particular building is nearest to the Boylan Wye, which for decades served as a community for passing travelers hopping on freight cars. The bridge [...]

By: Hal Bowles

Hal Bowles — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 03:06:37 +0000

Thanks for this story on the Boylan Wye. A few years ago I purchased a small number of cobblestones from a paving company that had the job of repaving the wye some years before it was torn down. Instead of paving over the cobblestones, they removed them and they had been sitting at their warehouse off 401 for over 30 years.

By: Jeff Glover. Jr

Jeff Glover. Jr — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 22:22:48 +0000

One of my uncles named “Casey Jones” was an engineer many years for the Norfolk Southern RR. He lived there in Raleigh.

By: Zman

Zman — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:07:03 +0000

Yes indeed. Pamlico Jct is an old name for what is now called Edgeton. There was a small two story interlocking tower which controlled the junction, built and manned by the NS. No idea when the name changed or when the tower came down – I started exploring that area in the early 1980s and there was no trace of a tower at that time.

By: Raleigh Boy

Raleigh Boy — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:46:07 +0000

Zman — Have you ever heard of a “Pamlico Junction”? It’s clearly marked on a 1914 geologic survey map of Raleigh. It’s location was where the Norfolk Southern and Seaboard tracks cross, north of downtown, more or less where the Atlantic Ave bridge carries traffic over the tracks today. I’ve not seen the designation on any other map of Raleigh.

By: Zman

Zman — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:53:31 +0000

“Southern Jct” is actually around the bend between Hillsboro and Jones Sts. It was put in around 1974 to allow Southern Rwy trains to get to Glenwood Yard after the Southern purchased the original (grey) Norfolk Southern.

By: uliveandyouburn

uliveandyouburn — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:12:16 +0000

The railroads refer to it as the Southern Junction, so thats what I call it too. Its a great spot to go at night downtown and chill, because nobody else is ever down there. And obviously its the best place in Raleigh to watch trains.

By: John Dancy-Jones

John Dancy-Jones — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:20:15 +0000

This is also one of Raleigh’s richest sites for homeless anecdotes – the small bonfires directly under the bridge, at least one murder I can remember – plus the railroad shacks that have served as shelter. Years ago, there were practically hobo mansions built into the old wooden beam dumpstalls built into the hillside between the wye and the station. A tiny tributary of Rocky Branch fed down toward the utility yard and served as a water supply. The wye has so much potential -the TTA station was pie in the sky, I guess – but besides “nesting sites,” as described, my main thought about it (since the Martin Street extension came down, anyway,) is the wonderful chamomile blossoms in the wye meadow, and the rich cornflower stands that run by the track from here to Pullen Park. it is a fascinating spot – wonderful post. Thanks