The South Florida Railway Museum is a
railroad museum
A railway museum is a museum that explores the history of all aspects of rail related transportation, including: locomotives (steam, diesel, and electric), railway cars, trams, and railway signalling equipment. They may also operate historic equ ...
located in the
Deerfield Beach Seaboard Air Line Railway Station
Deerfield Beach station, also known as the Old Deerfield Beach Seaboard Air Line Railway Station, is a train station in Deerfield Beach, Florida. It is served by Amtrak intercity rail and Tri-Rail commuter rail trains.
Located at 1300 Florida St ...
in
Deerfield Beach, Florida
Deerfield Beach is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States, just south of the Palm Beach County line. The city is named for the numerous deer that once roamed the area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 86,859. It is a principal ...
. It is operated by volunteers.
Location
SFRM is located in the historic Deerfield Beach
Seaboard Air Line Railroad
The Seaboard Air Line Railroad , which styled itself "The Route of Courteous Service," was an American railroad which existed from April 14, 1900, until July 1, 1967, when it merged with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, its longtime rival, t ...
Station, which was built in 1926. It is a
registered historic place, and was restored in the early 1990s. The station today serves
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Trade name, doing business as Amtrak () , is the national Passenger train, passenger railroad company of the United States. It operates inter-city rail service in 46 of the 48 contiguous United Stat ...
and
Tri-Rail
Tri-Rail is a commuter rail line linking Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach in Florida, United States. The ''Tri'' prefix in the name refers to the three counties served by the railroad: Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade. Tri-Rail i ...
passengers. The museum is located in the former Seaboard Air Line
Less Car Load facility.
Exhibits
The museum features two operating model train layouts, depicting 2 different places: South Farmington Rail & Mule Railroad in HO scale and South Florida N Scale. There is an extensive collection of model locomotives, showing off the liveries of the railroads through the years.
In addition, collections of apparel, tools, literature, and other items from 1901 to present. Bells and whistles are also on display, as well as a full sized mock up of the tail end of a
Pullman observation car.
External links
Official Website*https://local.aarp.org/place/south-florida-railway-museum-deerfield-beach-fl.html
See also
*
Boca Express Train Museum
The Boca Express Train Museum, operated by the Boca Raton Historical Society, is housed in a restored 1930 Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) train station in Boca Raton, Florida. designed by Chester G. Henninger, built for Clarence H. Geist. I ...
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Museums in Deerfield Beach, Florida
Railroad museums in Florida
Model railway shows and exhibitions