Welcome to the web site of the
Central Pasco & Gulf Railroad
A non-profit organization dedicated to preserving railroad heritage.
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Welcome to the web site of the Central Pasco & Gulf Railroad A non-profit organization dedicated to preserving railroad heritage. |
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Updated May 13, 2012
Located in Pasco County, Florida in Crew’s Lake County Park the CP&G, is a 7 ½ inch gauge “riding” railroad that is great fun for all ages. Since 2006 the volunteer membership has installed about 8500 feet of track including yards and sidings. Operating on donations only, the club rides the public on the 2 nd Saturday of each month and provides birthday trains. Special events on Halloween and Christmas are very popular. The CP&G is modeled after the Orange Belt Railroad that ran through the area in the late 1800’s. Station names like Trilby, Lachooche, Macon and Lenard are located along the track as they did over 100 years ago on the original Orange Belt. A museum has just been opened in the park to remember the Orange Belt Railroad. The gathering of items to display is in progress. Anyone can join for a modest membership fee and learn how to build a scale model railroad along with learning to become Conductor and Engineer. There is a certification program in place stressing education and safety. While most locomotives are privately owned there is a “club” locomotive for the membership to operate. Membership classes and an application can be found on the Membership page. Public speakers for local railroad safety and educational programs are available. Several times per year the CP&G hosts 7 ½ inch gauge railroad meets where hobbyists travel from all over the country bringing their trains to show and operate on the track. It’s a beautiful ride through the forest from Sanford yard to Dade City station and will last about 20 minutes round trip. Visitors and new members are welcome. For further information about the railroad, membership, donations, birthday trains or any other questions you can call 727-569-2289 and leave a message.
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. Be sure to check our Honor Roll page for those companies which have donated time and/or materials to the construction of the railroad.
Upcoming Events
Public Runs
Next Public Run Day, June 9th, 10am - 3pm.
Following month July 14th.
Food and Drink Concession available.
Everyone is welcome.
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Work Sessions - Saturday's from 8 AM to 4 PM weekly.
Be advised, due to insurance requirements, we cannot give rides
to pregnant women.
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The following image shows the portion of track operational.
(Blue is planned, red is completed)
Photo's of RailRoad Progress
Click on any image below for a larger picture.
May 12th, today was our public run day for the month. However, lots of work was done also. |
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Here you see the site prep work was done for our new ballast bin. |
Here a crew worked on installing posts along the road where it comes closest to our track. |
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This series of photos shows the new signal heads installed in the Trilby Junction area. |
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May 5, here is part of the crew that disassembled the old ballast bin. The new one should be in place in the next couple of weeks. |
April 7, this weekend the signal crew began installing the infrastructure for the signals in Trilby Junction. |
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Was it the red one or the blue one? |
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March 24, a new cross over gets installed in the pair of tracks to Dade City.
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See more recent Photos in Photo Album
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The CP&G is a non-profit organization whose mission is to educate the public about railroad safety and history. Please contribute and support the railroad. Your donations are fully tax deductible and will benefit future generations of railroad enthusiasts.
* donations will vary for special events
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