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1. Type: Museum

2. Hours of Operation:

Weekdays 10 am – 4 pm

Weekends 11 am – 4 pm

3. Ticket Price:

Adult $6.00

Child $4.00

4. Special Discounts: FREE MUSEUM ADMISSION on the first Saturday of each month.

5. Parking Fee: Free lots in the museum

6. Food: There is no food available on site.

7. Disabilities Access: YES

8. Restrooms: YES

9. Tips: What to bring and wear? : The Gold Coast Railroad Museum offers a variety of different scenic backdrops for filming all located on its 50 acre site. The Museum's plaza area, main display shed, and several air-conditioned lounge cars are available for meetings, weddings, and other events. Large events and/or multi-day events requiring significant use of the grounds, including closing the Museum during the event, require significant lead time.

10. How long takes to visit? Duration: No limit in the time of your stay

11. Near Transportation: Taxi, bus, car

12. Phone: 305-253-0063

13. Address: 12450 S.W. 152nd Street Miami, Florida 33177-1402

14. Email: ravento@gcrm.org

15. Website: http://gcrm.org/

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Organization is a pretty important issue

The Gold Coast Railroad Museum is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving, exhibiting, and operating historic railroad equipment. Train rides are available on the weekends (Cab Rides, Coach Rides, and Narrow Gauge; not included with the Go Miami Card). An amazing model train exhibit includes various scales and has numerous Thomas the Tank Engine tables for the kids to enjoy interactive play. The Museum was formed in 1957 by a group of Miamians who were trying to save pieces of Florida history that were taken for granted and rapidly disappearing. Some of the earliest pieces in the collection are the “Ferdinand Magellan,” the private railroad car built for President Franklin Roosevelt; the Florida East Coast Railway locomotive #153, the engine that pulled the rescue train out of Marathon, Florida, after the 1935 hurricane; and the #113, an FEC locomotive built in 1913 and used in regular revenue service over the entire Florida East Coast railroad.

At first glace, this museum seems a little old and dusty. But look closer, and you will find it is a diamond in the rough that will delight train lovers both young and old. The museum is home to several historic train cars, including the Ferdinand Magellan Railcar, built for President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Short train rides are offered on several types of trains, depending on the day. There is also an extensive model train exhibit, and a huge toy train set that children can play with.

The history of today's Gold Coast Railroad Museum is rather unique. The coming together of persons and events in a rare mix that helped shape today's premier railroad museum in the state of Florida and one of the finer rail museums in the United States.

It all began in August, 1956. William J. Godfrey was a Business Administration student, attending the University of Miami (UM). He was also a bit of a "rail enthusiast." He had heard that the University's "South Campus" contained miles of unused railroad tracks. That site was 2,100 acres of high pineland located in southern Dade County. The property had been Naval Air Station Richmond (NASR) - A WWII airship base. A few years after the war, the Navy left the base and the land was leased to the University of Miami from

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