Gainesville's Steam Locomotive



Gainesville Midland steam locomotive

Gainesville Midland No. 209 (SAL No. 533), a 2-10-0 "decapod," and several rail cars are displayed near the old Gainesville Midland Depot (now the Arts Council Depot) downtown. A small railroad museum here is open by appointment. (At corner of Jesse Jewell Parkway and W. Academy Street downtown).

Gainesville Midland steam locomotive close-up

No. 209 served the Gainesville Midland Railway, now merged into CSX.

Seaboard Railroad caboose

After 1959, the Gainesville Midland was controlled by Seaboard Railroad. A Seaboard caboose is part of the display.

 


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