The Model
Railroad Page
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| General
Hours
of Operation |
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| Monday
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Friday: |
11:00
a.m. - 2:00 p.m. |
| Saturday
and
Sunday: |
11:00
a.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
| Hours
may vary depending on volunteer availability. |
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The
Gold Coast Railroad Museum houses quite an array of model railroads in
many scales as well as priceless railroad paraphernalia. The various
scales represented are N, HO, O27, and G scale. The collections and
equipment on display have all been donated or
loaned to the Museum to
be displayed for the public's enjoyment in an air-conditioned
exhibition building.
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Hands
On
The Museum has several
wood trainset
layouts for visiting children to
play with hands on! The layouts feature "Thomas" and other equipment,
both free-wheeled and motorized.
There is room for several children to
play at once, and even seating areas for supervising adults. So bring
the children for a fun and educational experience you can share with
your family.
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N
Scale
The 4 x 8 foot N
scale layout was another donation to the Museum and has three operating
loops for trains to run on. The layout has a rather large yard on the
front side and another yard on the upper level.
A large mountain
has
been
constructed in the center of the layout. The mountain contains five
tunnels for trains to run through continuously. There are two lower
level loops and an upper level loop with a 3 percent, ascending and
descending grade.
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HO
Scale
The Museum has one HO
scale on the property. The layout is a small mountain
display layout with two continuous running loops.
The GCMRR Club has plans to design and build a large "New" Digital
Command & Control HO Scale layout, enabling members to operate
their own locomotives and trains in a more realistic and operational
way. Sign up and join the club so you can help us design our new layout.
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O
Scale
One display in the
Museum's model railroad
collection is a rather large O27 scale layout, built with mostly Lionel
rolling stock and accessories. The layout measures about 10 by 8 feet
with an access hole in the middle of the square. The layout has 2
continuously running loops, and one elevated loop.
The layout's equipment comes from various historical eras of the Lionel
equipment offered from the 1950's to the present. This layout was
donated to the museum unfinished and scenic work is continually being
done on a majority of the layout's surface area.
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G
Scale
The Museum contains two
large G Scale
layout which are somewhat scenicked but needs a lot more attention to
details. One of the layouts has a back and forth trolley line as well
as one continuous loop, at the present time.
Many people have G Scale railroads outside in their yards and around
their gardens in
Southern Florida since the weather is so nice year round. This is a
very durable and sturdy
gauge to model.
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Other
Areas of Interest
A
collection
of American
Flyer S
gauge and old Rivarossi large scale equipment is on public display. The
museum also has a diorama of a Western Pacific California Zephyr train
set in HO scale. As a member of the museum or the GCMRR Club
you
also have the opportunity, with the proper training and certification
to operate the 24" Gauge Link Train
and the 1:1 Scale trains too! |
If
you would like to be a member of the Gold Coast Model Railroad Club
and help to
operate and
maintain these wonderful examples of model railroading magic, call
the
museum or drop an e-mail
message to GCMRR
CLUB.
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