Florida Gulf Coast Railroad Museum
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Florida Gulf Coast Railroad | |
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Reporting marks | FGCX |
Locale | Florida, United States |
Dates of operation | 1981– |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) (standard gauge) |
Headquarters | Parrish, Florida |
The Florida Gulf Coast Railroad Museum is a railroad museum located in Parrish, Florida.
The museum operates a heritage railroad and offers tourist excursions along 6 miles of a former Seaboard Air Line Railway route in Manatee County.
The museum was founded in 1981 and has been operating weekend excursions out of Parrish, Florida since 1992.
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[edit] Rolling Stock
[edit] Locomotives
Builder | Model | Year built | Type | Current number | Former numbers (if applicable) | Operational status |
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EMD | GP7 | 1951 | Diesel-electric | FGCX 1835 | US Army 1835 | In service |
EMD | GP7 | Diesel-electric | FGCX 1822 | US Army 1822 | In storage, used for parts | |
ALCO | RS-3 | 1951 | Diesel-electric | Seaboard Air Line 1633 | New York Central 8377 | In service |
ALCO | RS-3 | Diesel-electric | PRR 8604 | Pennsylvania Railroad 8604 | In storage, used for parts | |
GE | 44-ton switcher | Diesel-electric | FGCX 100 | US Navy 100 | In service | |
EMD | NW5 | Diesel-electric | Cargill 61 | Derelict | ||
Porter | 0-6-0T | Steam | BEDT 12 | Static display |
[edit] Cars
Builder | Model | Year built | Type | Current number | Former numbers (if applicable) | Operational status |
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Pullman | Pullman | 1926 | Passenger | Kentucky Club | Mt. Langford; Kentucky; Royal American Shows 51 | In service |
Pullman | Pullman | 1954 | Passenger | Cape Tormentine | In service | |
EMU | 1930 | Passenger | FGCX 3518 | Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad 3518; New Jersey Transit 3518 | In service | |
EMU | 1930 | Passenger | FGCX 3572 | Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad 3572; New Jersey Transit 3572 | In service | |
Baggage-RPO | 1925 | Passenger | Southern Railway 142 | Gift shop | ||
Coach | 1914 | Passenger | Illinois Central Railroad 2682 | Royal American Shows 2682 | Stored, partially restored | |
Coach | 1950 | Passenger | In service | |||
Caboose | 1929 | Freight | Texas and Pacific Railway 12070 | Ticket office | ||
N&W | Caboose | 1942 | Freight | Norfolk and Western Railway 518415 | In storage | |
B&O | Caboose | 1945 | Freight | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad C-2417 | In storage | |
Pullman | Pullman | 1953 | Passenger | Short Leaf Pine | Under restoration | |
Bethlehem Steel | Coach | 1938 | Passenger | Atlantic Coast Line Railroad 1116 | In storage |