The locomotive served on the Florida East Coast Railway from 1922 to 1938 and pulled a train carrying President Calvin Coolidge to Miami in 1928. In 1935, when it was in use on the run between Miami and Key West, No. 153 was one of the last locomotives to reach Miami before the hurricane that year destroyed the bridges to the Florida Keys.
After 1938, No. 153 was used as an industrial switcher by the United States Sugar Corporation of Clewiston, Florida. In 1956, it was donated to the University of Miami.
From March 1957 until November 1966, it operated a train called Gold Coast Special in Miami every Sunday. In 1966, it received a major overhaul, after which it was inspected and subsequently certified by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
For pulling the "rescue train" out of Marathon before the Labor Day Hurricane, #153 was added to the U.S.National Register of Historic Places on February 21, 1985. Due to age and damage by Hurricane Andrew in 1992, its been out of service since.[1] It is located at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum, 12400 Southwest 152nd Street, Miami, FL.
florida, east, coast, historic, florida, east, coast, railway, alco, steam, locomotive, located, miami, florida, display, gold, coast, railroad, museumtype, originpower, typesteambuilderamerican, locomotive, companyserial, number63262build, date1922specificati. Florida East Coast 153 is a historic Florida East Coast Railway 4 6 2 ALCO steam locomotive located in Miami Florida USA Florida East Coast 153FEC 153 on display at the Gold Coast Railroad MuseumType and originPower typeSteamBuilderAmerican Locomotive CompanySerial number63262Build date1922SpecificationsConfiguration Whyte4 6 2 UIC2 C1 hGauge4 ft 8 1 2 in 1 435 mm Driver dia 68 in 1 727 m Adhesive weight126 500 lb 57 4 t Loco weight204 000 lb 92 5 t Tender weight162 000 lb 73 5 t Fuel typeOilFuel capacity3 500 US gallons 13 000 L 2 900 imp gal Water cap 7 300 US gallons 28 000 L 6 100 imp gal Firebox Firegrate area47 1 sq ft 4 4 m2 Boiler pressure180 lbf in2 1 24 MPa Heating surface Firebox160 sq ft 14 9 m2 Superheater Heating area440 sq ft 40 9 m2 CylindersTwoCylinder size22 in 26 in 559 mm 660 mm Valve gearWalschaertsValve type11 inch 279 mm piston valvesPerformance figuresTractive effort28 314 lbf 125 9 kN Factor of adh 4 47CareerOperatorsFlorida East Coast Railway 1922 1938 U S Sugar 1940 1956 University of Miami 1956 1966 Class151Power class77Numbers153Retired1956 revenue service 1992 excursion service Restored1957Current ownerGold Coast Railroad MuseumDispositionOn static display based in Miami Florida Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory Edit nbsp FEC 153 left alongside FEC 113 right at Fort Lauderdale around the 1970sThe locomotive served on the Florida East Coast Railway from 1922 to 1938 and pulled a train carrying President Calvin Coolidge to Miami in 1928 In 1935 when it was in use on the run between Miami and Key West No 153 was one of the last locomotives to reach Miami before the hurricane that year destroyed the bridges to the Florida Keys After 1938 No 153 was used as an industrial switcher by the United States Sugar Corporation of Clewiston Florida In 1956 it was donated to the University of Miami From March 1957 until November 1966 it operated a train called Gold Coast Special in Miami every Sunday In 1966 it received a major overhaul after which it was inspected and subsequently certified by the Interstate Commerce Commission For pulling the rescue train out of Marathon before the Labor Day Hurricane 153 was added to the U S National Register of Historic Places on February 21 1985 Due to age and damage by Hurricane Andrew in 1992 its been out of service since 1 It is located at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum 12400 Southwest 152nd Street Miami FL See also EditU S Sugar 148References Edit Locomotives ALCO 4 6 2 FEC 153 Gold Coast Railroad Museum 2009 Archived from the original on July 9 2012 Miami Dade County listings at National Register of Historic Places Florida s Office of Cultural and Historical Programs Dade County listings Florida East Coast Railway Locomotive 153 Florida East Coast 4 6 2 Pacific Type Locomotives Steamlocomotive com Archived from the original on 2011 06 13 Retrieved 2009 03 18 How to Boot a Steam Locomotive Phil Jern 1990 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Florida East Coast Railway 153 nbsp National Register of Historic Places portal nbsp Trains portal nbsp This steam locomotive related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Florida East Coast 153 amp oldid 1177922376, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,