Atlantic, Tennessee and Ohio railroad trains brought passengers and freight to Moore’s Siding and opened markets to local farmers and merchants. A second line was opened to Winston Salem through Mocksville in 1886. Proximity to transportation was essential in making the town grow and prosper. The rumble of locomotives became part of the character of the community.

The one acre lot housing the Depot was established as the center of town at an elevation of 918 feel above sea level, measured from the center of the first crossing street at the Depot door. The corporate limits extended one mile in every direction. The Public Road became Main Street and the first crossing road was Center Avenue. Main Street was wider than the original roadway, and Broad Street followed the same design.