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| Established | 1957 |
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| Location | Miami,Florida, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 25°37′02″N80°24′03″W / 25.6172°N 80.4007°W /25.6172; -80.4007 |
| Website | gcrm |
TheGold Coast Railroad Museum (reporting markGCOX)[1] is a railroad museum located inMiami,Florida, adjacent toZoo Miami.
The Gold Coast Railroad Museum was founded in 1957. The museum was built on the formerNaval 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.[2] It became a Florida state railroad museum in 1984 when it received statutory recognition by theFlorida 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 instandard gauge railway cars and can also ride in the cab of the train's locomotive. The separate2 ft (610 mm)narrow gauge Edwin Link Children's Railroad also offers rides.[3]
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.
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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.[4] Some of the equipment on location include the following:
| Number | Image | Type | Class | Builder | Built | Former owner | Status |
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| 1 | Diesel | S-2 | American Locomotive Company | NASA Railroad | Out of service | ||
| 2 | .jpg) | Diesel | SW1500 | Electro-Motive Diesel | 1970 | NASA Railroad | Operational[6] |
| 48 |  | Steam | 0-4-0 | 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 | 4-6-2 | American Locomotive Company | 1913 | Florida East Coast Railway | Static display |
| 153 |  | Steam | 4-6-2 | 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 | Awaiting repairs |
East Swamp & Gatorville Railroad2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge[7]4-4-0 Locomotive #3. Built byCrown Metal Products; donated byEdwin Albert Link. Originally coal-powered, but now runs on compressed air.
The Freight Cars, Passenger Cars & other cars on display include:[5]
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 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[1],[2].
