Gold Coast Railroad Museum

NASA locomotive No. 2
Former NASA locomotive No. 2 now pulls trains at the Golf Coast Railroad Museum in Miami. (Photo by Todd DeFeo)

Overview

The Gold Coast Railroad Museum, founded in 1956 and located in the former Naval Air Station Richmond (NASR), is one of Florida’s official state railroad museums. It houses a valuable collection of exhibits, including the Ferdinand Magellan. This observation car was built by the Pullman Company in 1929 and served as the Presidential Rail Car between 1943 and 1958.

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