The Seaboard Railroad established a station at Van Wyck in 1887. The first station agent was M. Reece Massey. A depot built on land given by the Heath family consisted of two waiting teams, a freight warehouse, and a loading platform. The station was on the left of the tracks going south below the Ashe Brick Company crossing.

For years, the railroad was the main transportation for the community. Salesmen rode the trains to call on their customers in the area and to deliver their orders. In the early 1940’s, other forms of transportation became prevalent and the Van Wyck, South Carolina, depot was closed.