Gold Coast Railroad Museum

The Gold Coast Railroad Museum Railinc, Search MARKs , accessed September 2009 is a railroad museum located in Miami, Florida, adjacent to Zoo Miami.

Description The Gold Coast Railroad Museum was founded in 1957. The museum was built on the former Naval Air Station Richmond. With over three miles of tracks, the old base was an ideal place to build a railroad museum.

The Gold Coast Railroad Museum is one of three Official State Railroad Museums in Florida.Florida Statutes, Section 15.045 It became a Florida state railroad museum in 1984 when it received statutory recognition by the Florida Legislature as meeting the four statutory criteria, including: its purpose is to preserve railroad history, it is devoted primarily to the history of railroading, it is open to the public, and it operates as a non-profit organization.

The Gold Coast Railroad Museum promotes historical trains and railroads. It houses over 30 historic trains, including historic railroad cars like the Presidential Pullman "Ferdinand Magellan” and engines like the Florida East Coast "153.” The museum strives to teach railroad history using artifacts, movies, and railroading materials. The museum includes many interactive displays.

The museum's train rides allow guests to board vintage trains and get a taste of the past. On most Saturdays, guests can ride in standard gauge railway cars and can also ride in the cab of the train's locomotive. The separate narrow gauge Edwin Link Children's Railroad also offers rides.

Located at a latitude of ~25.62 degrees north, the Gold Coast Railroad Museum possesses the southernmost active railroad trackage in the continental United States.

Equipment

The Gold Coast Railroad Museum has over 50 pieces of railroad rolling stock and equipment. Some of the equipment are in the process of being sold to continue to operate a financially stable museum. Some of the equipment on location include the following:

Locomotives +Locomotive details Number Image Type Class Builder Built Former owner Status 1 Diesel S-2 American Locomotive Company NASA Railroad Out of service 2 Diesel SW1500 Electro-Motive Diesel 1970 NASA Railroad Operational 48 Steam American Locomotive Company 1922 Winston Co. Static display 71 Diesel S-2 (slug) American Locomotive Company 1948 Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad Out of service 106 Diesel RS-1 American Locomotive Company 1951 Savannah River Site Out of service 113 Steam American Locomotive Company 1913 Florida East Coast Railway Static display 153 Steam American Locomotive Company 1922 Florida East Coast Railway Static display 1594 Diesel E8A Electro-Motive Diesel Florida East Coast Railway Awaiting repairs 1804 Diesel GP7 Electro-Motive Diesel 1951 Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Under restoration 4033 Diesel FP10 Electro-Motive Diesel Seaboard Air Line Railroad Out of service; on display 9913 Diesel E9A Electro-Motive Diesel 1956 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Operational (Events Only)

Other locomotives

East Swamp & Gatorville Railroad narrow gaugeCrown Metal Products Locomotive Roster Locomotive #3. Built by Crown Metal Products; donated by Edwin Albert Link. Originally coal-powered, but now runs on compressed air.

Freight and passenger cars The Freight Cars, Passenger Cars & other cars on display include:

Port Everglades Stake Car No. 1103 SCL Fruit Boxcar No. 593188 FEC Heavyweight Passenger No. 136 ACL Wood M-3 Caboose No. 0322 SAL Heavyweight Combine No. 259 US No. 1 "Ferdinand Magellan" Southern Railway Express Agency Baggage No. 359 US Army Hospital Car No. 89436 FEC Anniversary Smooth-Side Car No. 1996 ACL Observation-Tavern-Bar No. 254 SAL Tavern-Lounge No. 6300 WP "Silver Crescent" CZ-10/WP 881 CB&Q Sleeper "Silver Vale" No.490 SAL Diner/Kitchen No. 6112 CB&Q Sleeper "Silver Slumber" No.4901 WP Baggage "Silver Stag" No.802 FEC Lightweight Chair Car "Belle Glade" SAL Sleeper/Lounge "Silver Palm" No.54 (Privately Owned) CB&Q Baggage "Silver Treasure" No.908 (Privately Owned) SCL Waffle-Sided Boxcar No.126307 Belcher Oil Tank No. 105 Belcher Oil Tank No. 121 FRISCO Drop-End Gondola No. 60053 SCL Self-Driven Steam Crane No.765157 USAX Flat Car No. 35703 USAX Air-Dump Car D.66 Burro Crane No.15 MHAX Helium Car No.1202 NASA KSC Railroad Skirt Car No. 171 Illinois Central Gulf Caboose No.199477 Metra Gallery Car No.7680 Metra Gallery Car No.7667 Metra Gallery Car No.7670 Metra Gallery Car (Cab Control) No.8723 Metra Gallery Car (Cab Control) No.8726 Long Island Rail Road P-72 Commuter Car No.2916 Illinois Central Gulf Caboose No.199479 Chessie Steam Special PC-100 Chesapeake & Ohio Power Car 914101 (Privately Owned) ACL Cafe Car "Swarthmore College" SCL "Vassar College" No. 765348 SCL "Cameron Pass" # 765310

Model railroading

The Gold Coast Railroad Museum exhibits include a number of model railroads in many scales, including N, HO, O27, and G scale. The collections and equipment on display have been donated or loaned to the Museum for the public's enjoyment.

Hangar 2 Tower

Hangar 2 Tower is a cellphone transmission tower on the site of Gold Coast Railroad Museum at 25.617039 N 80.400006 W. It consists of a former 39 metres tall door support of former Hangar 2 of former Richmond Naval Air Station, which burnt down on September 15th, 1945, with a 36 metres tall lattice tower on its top. This lattice tower, which was installed in 2011, carries antennas for police and fire brigade radio service , .

Publications Steam N' Steel Newsletter - published monthly Model Railroad Magazine - published online

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