Jacksonville Terminal

Railroad Museum Inc.

Welcome to the Gateway to Florida in HO Scale

While Jacksonville served as the Gateway to the development of Florida, it was still a very important transportation hub for the distribution of both passengers and goods to the East, Central and West Coasts.  Our interests are from the transition from steam to diesel, heavyweight to streamline, all the way to the advent of Amtrak.  You will journey from 1939 as the first silver fleet pass thru town, the war years, first generation diesels in their colorful paint schemes, right through to the second generation units with the simple colors and merges.  Featured are the areas surrounding Jacksonville with Atlantic Coast Line entering from Folkston GA down to Jax and on to Orange Park, the Florida East Coast from Jax down to St Augustine, the Seaboard Air Line from Kingsland GA down to Jax and Baldwin along with the Fernandina Branch, the GS&F from Crawford to Jax (the Southern entered over the ACL using trackage rights).  Jacksonville Terminal is the focal point set in the late 1950's early 60's.  The equipment represents the most widely used in this area.

Museum News

Jacksonville Terminal Railroad Museum is proud to present our new DVD of Jacksonville Terminal and trackage with over 60 photographs and track diagrams from the late 1940's and early 1950's.

The DVD is available free to members with 1 year's paid dues or with a donation of $20 or more!  Shipping and Handling is free!!

Click on the Donate button below to donate via PayPal.

You can now pay membership dues via PayPal on the membership page.

* Museum Hours *

Mondays 1-6pm

  Watch our message board and calendar for regular hours and activities.  The museum is in the Jacksonville Historical Society Building located at the foot of the Main St Bridge (southeast side) on the River Walk.  Join us as we make history! Visit the membership page for more information on club membership.

We are currently being hosted by the Jacksonville Historical Society at their Southbank location.  We will be showcasing HO gauge prototype trains to represent Jacksonville  and  surrounding areas.  A research area with a library, videos, and historical photographs with other local railroad artifacts will be available.  Please continue to send email to the Mayor of Jacksonville, John Peyton and the Jacksonville Department of Parks, Recreation, Entertainment and Conservation expressing your support.

If you have any questions concerning this site or our project, contact Rodney:

rodney@jacksonvilleterminal.com