Florida Gulf Coast Railroad Museum

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Florida Gulf Coast Railroad
Reporting marks FGCX
Locale Florida, United States
Dates of operation 1981
Track gauge 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
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
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

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