The Gold Coast Railroad Museum ( reporting mark GCOX ) is a railroad museum located in Miami , Florida , adjacent to Zoo Miami .
13-542: The Gold Coast Railroad Museum was founded in 1956. 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. It became a Florida state railroad museum in 1984 when it received statutory recognition by the Florida Legislature as meeting
26-1010: A latitude of ~25.62 degrees north, the Gold Coast Railroad Museum possesses the southernmost active railroad trackage in the continental United States. One of the most important exhibits is the Presidential Car Ferdinand Magellan . The museum also has a collection of model railroad equipment. Several of the diesel locomotives are operational and active. Some of the locomotives on location are: East Swamp & Gatorville Railroad 2 ft ( 610 mm ) narrow gauge 4-4-0 Locomotive #3. Built by Crown Metal Products ; donated by Edwin Albert Link . Originally coal-powered, but now runs on compressed air. The freight cars and other railroad cars on display include: The Gold Coast Railroad Museum has over 40 pieces of railroad rolling stock and equipment. They are currently in
39-809: A latitude of ~25.62 degrees north, the Gold Coast Railroad Museum possesses the southernmost active railroad trackage in the continental United States. One of the most important exhibits is the Presidential Car Ferdinand Magellan . The museum also has a collection of model railroad equipment. Several of the diesel locomotives are operational and active. Some of the locomotives on location are: East Swamp & Gatorville Railroad 2 ft ( 610 mm ) narrow gauge 4-4-0 Locomotive #3. Built by Crown Metal Products ; donated by Edwin Albert Link . Originally coal-powered, but now runs on compressed air. The freight cars and other railroad cars on display include: The Gold Coast Railroad Museum has over 40 pieces of railroad rolling stock and equipment. They are currently in
52-521: Is a railroad museum located in Miami , Florida , adjacent to Zoo Miami . The Gold Coast Railroad Museum was founded in 1956. 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. It became a Florida state railroad museum in 1984 when it received statutory recognition by
65-507: 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 classic railroad cars like the Western Pacific "Silver Crescent” and engines like
78-655: The Florida East Coast "113.” The museum strives to teach railroad history with the use of artifacts, movies, and railroading materials. The museum includes a number of displays that are interactive. The museum's train rides allow guests to board vintage trains and get a taste of the past. On certain days, guests can ride in standard gauge railway cars and can also ride in the cab of the train's locomotive. The separate 2 ft ( 610 mm ) narrow gauge Edwin Link Children's Railroad also offers rides. Located at
91-537: The Florida East Coast "113.” The museum strives to teach railroad history with the use of artifacts, movies, and railroading materials. The museum includes a number of displays that are interactive. The museum's train rides allow guests to board vintage trains and get a taste of the past. On certain days, guests can ride in standard gauge railway cars and can also ride in the cab of the train's locomotive. The separate 2 ft ( 610 mm ) narrow gauge Edwin Link Children's Railroad also offers rides. Located at
104-412: 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 classic railroad cars like the Western Pacific "Silver Crescent” and engines like
117-549: The nation, 17 large wooden hangars were built, of which Richmond NAS had more (3) than any other base. On September 15, 1945, a hurricane caused a fire in one of the hangars. The fire quickly spread to the two other hangars and destroyed the hangars, blimps, 366 planes and 150 cars. The same type of wooden hangar can still be seen today at only four locations: (2) Moffett Field in California, (2) Tustin, California , (2) Lakehurst, NJ , and (1) Tillamook, Oregon . In response to
130-472: The process of selling of some of the equipment to continue to operate a financially stable museum. 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. Naval Air Station Richmond The Naval Lighter Than Air Station Richmond
143-834: The railroad tracks on the base were used for the Gold Coast Railroad Museum . In 1984, the museum moved to the area previously occupied by Hangars #1 and #2. In 1968, after Ramparts magazine exposed CIA operations on other campuses, JMWAVE was moved off the Miami South campus out of concern for embarrassing the university. The command building currently houses the Miami Military Museum. Related lists 25°36′57″N 80°23′53″W / 25.615752°N 80.39801°W / 25.615752; -80.39801 Gold Coast Railroad Museum The Gold Coast Railroad Museum ( reporting mark GCOX )
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#1732863175612156-567: The sudden increase in enrollment resulting from veterans returning to college, the University of Miami leased the decommissioned station to provide classrooms and housing for 1,100 students as its "South Campus." Buildings currently house: the Global Public Health Research Group, Miami Institute for Human Genomics, D.U.I. Laboratory (for analysis of motorist blood samples), and Microbiology & Immunology. Starting in 1956
169-422: Was a South Florida military installation about 18 miles (29 km) south of Miami and 3.5 miles (5.6 km) west of US 1 . It was an active air base during World War II . Since 1948, the University of Miami has used it as a research facility and storage area. In September 15, 1942, the U.S. Navy purchased 2,000 acres (810 ha); the base was used as a blimp base. Among the ten LTA bases across
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