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MUSEUM NEWS

Aug 2, 2021

Welcome Party

The Florida East Coast Railway's Caboose #715 has been fully restored by Richard Beall and his team! On Saturday, July 31st, the #715...

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Aug 1, 2021

New Artifacts in the Ferdinand Magellan

There are new artifacts in the U.S. Car No. 1, "Ferdinand Magellan!" Our dedicated staff member, Alexandra MacRobert, took up the task of...

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Jul 5, 2021

Free First Saturday

Here at GCRM, we celebrated the Fourth of July weekend with free admission! Visitors got to view our historic rail cars and explore the...

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Jul 4, 2021

Country Kick Off to Summer Splash

GCRM recently hosted Country Kick Off to Summer Splash! Families had tons of fun in the summer sun with everything the event included....

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Jun 4, 2021

Caboose Project

Richard Beall and his team have worked tirelessly on the restoration of the last remaining FEC wood caboose here at GCRM! The project to...

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May 3, 2021

Ghost Hunting on the Rails

Ghost Hunting on the Rails was a huge success! Our friends, ghost hunters from War Party Paranormal, gathered tons of evidence, and took...

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Apr 6, 2021

Easter Weekend

We had a great weekend here at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum! We kicked off Easter weekend with Free First Saturday, offering free...

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Apr 4, 2021

Roof Repairs

GCRM staff members, Alex and Elizabeth MacRobert, have dedicated their time to making much needed repairs on the roof of some of our...

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Mar 7, 2021

Moving our Railcars

GCRM volunteer and engineer, Cully Waggoner, and GCRM staff member and conductor, Lowelson Lake, teamed up to move some of our railcars!...

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Mar 4, 2021

New Display Addition

GCRM staff member, Elizabeth MacRobert, painted a red line emphasizing the exact area where a fire burned a plane stationed at Naval Air...

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Feb 8, 2021

Volunteering at GCRM

Our volunteers are always working hard alongside museum staff to maintain outdoor areas and exhibits throughout the museum. This month,...

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Jan 29, 2021

New Items in the Museum Store

GCRM staff member, Elizabeth MacRobert, has organized, priced, and placed new items in the Thomas & Friends section of the museum store!...

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Jan 29, 2021

Groundskeeping in the Plaza Area

GCRM staff members, Alexandra & Elizabeth MacRobert, have dedicated some time to take care and maintain the plants in our plaza area!...

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Dec 31, 2020

New Display Lighting

GCRM's Curator, Victor Vincent, helped us install new LED lighting in one of the museum store's many displays! Before installing the...

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Dec 5, 2020

New Lighting in the Hospital Car

Our Hospital Car, more specifically known as the U.S. Army Hospital Car #89436, was in need of better lighting! GCRM's Curator, Victor,...

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Dec 4, 2020

Decorating for the Holiday Season

The holiday season is here! GCRM staff has been working hard decorating the museum for a new holiday season. Andres and Lowelson have...

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