Goose Creek Railroad

Goose Creek Railroad This is the facebook home of our Goose Creek RR. Owned & operated by the Wiley Helton Family.

We’ve made good progress the past week on our crossing project. Photo made 8/16/2025.
08/16/2025

We’ve made good progress the past week on our crossing project. Photo made 8/16/2025.

Today is National Train Day. 156 years ago today, our continent was linked by rail at Promintory Summit, Utah.
05/10/2025

Today is National Train Day. 156 years ago today, our continent was linked by rail at Promintory Summit, Utah.

We began our project to move our upper crossing today.
05/04/2025

We began our project to move our upper crossing today.

Here's a Throwback Thursday photo from 30 years ago. In February 1995, we were able to buy a large amount of used rail ...
02/07/2025

Here's a Throwback Thursday photo from 30 years ago. In February 1995, we were able to buy a large amount of used rail that enabled us to embark on the expansion of our railroad which culminated in the completion of our loop in September 1998. This rail had been cut up into 8ft lengths and was being used as concrete reinforcement.

Here's a throw back "Front End Friday" photo from 19 years ago. It's one of our favorites. We hope everyone is having ...
12/20/2024

Here's a throw back "Front End Friday" photo from 19 years ago. It's one of our favorites. We hope everyone is having a wonderful Christmas season.

Finally have fuel pump issues resolved on the Jeep and went for some test runs after work today.
10/14/2024

Finally have fuel pump issues resolved on the Jeep and went for some test runs after work today.

June 14, 1994. The debut of our locomotive #5!
06/14/2024

June 14, 1994. The debut of our locomotive #5!

30 years ago, we were doing the final work on our Locomotive #5 which was built from scratch by our founder Wiley Helto...
05/28/2024

30 years ago, we were doing the final work on our Locomotive #5 which was built from scratch by our founder Wiley Helton. Here we see photos of the locomotive before painting. We see the cab getting painted and the cab coming back from getting the cab fitted with safety glass.

We missed posting about our 35th anniversary last month. GCRR began when Wiley & Mary Alice Helton bought our trolley f...
04/08/2024

We missed posting about our 35th anniversary last month. GCRR began when Wiley & Mary Alice Helton bought our trolley from Robert Hankla on March 9, 1989. The trolley was hauled to its new home on March 11, 1989 and is pictured below with Wiley and Matt that evening sitting in the Heltons' driveway.

It’s a bit hard to tell because of the snow but all 4 wheels of the Jeep locomotive are derailed. We thought it’d be fun...
01/19/2024

It’s a bit hard to tell because of the snow but all 4 wheels of the Jeep locomotive are derailed. We thought it’d be fun to ride in the snow but the flangeways in the curved crossing at the wye was our undoing. Don’t worry, with the help of a big New Holland tractor, everything is back on track and snuggled back down in the barn.

12/25/2023

Merry Christmas to all our GCRR friends. We wish for all of you to have a wonderful time with your friends and family as we celebrate the birth of our Lord. May you have a blessed 2024!

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Bristol, VA
24202

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