Central Florida Railroad Museum, Railroad museum in Winter Garden, United States
The Central Florida Railroad Museum occupies a 1913 depot building and displays railroad memorabilia, photographs, signals, and equipment from different eras of rail transport. The collection covers many aspects of railroading, from operational materials to items that show how passengers and crews lived and worked.
The depot was built in 1913 for the Tavares and Gulf Railroad, serving freight and passengers in Winter Garden. The building later housed the Central Florida Railway Historical Society, which opened the museum there in 1983. It stands within the Winter Garden Downtown Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The museum is run by the Central Florida Railway Historical Society, which opened it in 1983, and it works with the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation. Its home, the 1913 Tavares and Gulf depot at 101 South Boyd Street, stands within the Winter Garden Downtown Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The museum occupies the former Tavares and Gulf depot at 101 South Boyd Street, in Winter Garden's downtown historic district. It opens Tuesday to Friday from 11:00am to 3:00pm and Saturday from 10:00am to 3:00pm, closed on holidays. The entrance faces Boyd Street, a short walk from the surrounding downtown blocks.
The museum's best-known holding is a large collection of dining car china from several railroad companies, displayed together. The building itself is the former Tavares and Gulf depot, built in 1913 at 101 South Boyd Street. The museum opened there in 1983 and is run by the Central Florida Railway Historical Society with the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation.
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