Gulf Wind Chapter NRHS

05/06/2026

The West Gadsden Historical Society will celebrate the successful restoration of a former Clinchfield Railroad caboose at a free event in Greensboro on Saturday, May 9, the group announced.

The grand unveiling takes place at the historic Greensboro Depot Railroad Museum from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be lunch provided free by the historical society, as well as operating model train layouts set up by the Big Bend Model Railroad Association.

For more details, visit westgadsdenhistory.org.

02/23/2026

Join the Gulf Wind Chapter members on Saturday, Feb. 28 for our free open house at the historic Lloyd Depot. The event is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and includes exhibits of railroad artifacts and memorabilia, plus a model train layout. The lunch plan is pulled pork sandwiches and sides for a suggested donation of $12.

A centerpiece of the Lloyd Historic District in Jefferson County and Florida’s oldest remaining train station, the depot was built in 1858 by the Pensacola & Georgia Railroad. Depot open house events are a chance for us to put numerous railroad artifacts and memorabilia on display and to discuss the building's historical significance.

Also open this Saturday will be the Lloyd Farmers Market, located adjacent to the depot property.

The depot is located at 8781 Old Lloyd Road, just east of State Road 59.

10/22/2025

Join the Gulf Wind Chapter members on Saturday, Oct. 25 for our free open house at the historic Lloyd Depot. The event is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and includes exhibits of railroad artifacts and memorabilia, plus a model train layout. Bring the kids! gulfwindnrhs.org

08/21/2025

Just a quick reminder that Thursday, Aug. 21 is Train Night at the IMAX Theater downtown at the Challenger Learning Center. This is a free program consisting of an illustrated lecture on the Big Bend's historic railroads and remnants of them which still exist today. Afterward, the theater will show the Stephen Low documentary "Train Time," an IMAX movie that presents both historic railroad activities and present day train operations on the big screen.
The free program is sponsored by the Gulf Wind Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society, the Tallahassee Film Society, and Visit Tallahassee. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., with various railroad artifacts and memorabilia on display. The lecture begins at 7 p.m. with the movie to follow.
For more information, visit gulfwindnrhs.org. To see the movie trailer, visit traintimefilm.com.
Photo: Southern Pacific Railroad's famed locomotive No. 4449, known as "Daylight," has a starring role in "Train Time."

08/08/2025

The region’s historic railroads take the spotlight Thursday, Aug. 21 during Train Night, a free program at the Challenger Learning Center’s IMAX Theater in downtown Tallahassee.

Florida’s railroad development actually started in Tallahassee, where the state’s first railroad was chartered and built. Train Night begins with an illustrated lecture that will explore this and other aspects of railroad history across the Big Bend.

After the lecture, the Challenger Learning Center will present “Train Time,” an IMAX documentary by Stephen Low which presents both historic railroad activities and present day train operations on the big screen.

The free program is sponsored by the Gulf Wind Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society, the Tallahassee Film Society, and Visit Tallahassee.

The guest speaker for the lecture is Gulf Wind Chapter member Richard C. Hall, Ph.D., a noted historian, author and Professor Emeritus of History at Georgia Southwestern State University.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m., with various railroad artifacts and memorabilia on display. The lecture begins at 7 p.m. with the movie to follow.

For more information, visit the website gulfwindnrhs.org. To see the movie trailer, visit traintimefilm.com.

07/19/2025

Saturday [July 19] is our summer open house at the Lloyd Depot, a free event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at this historic train station. Come see our exhibits, have some refreshments, and learn about local railroad history. The depot is in Jefferson County, FL, just off SR 59 at the tracks. The street address is 8781 Old Lloyd Rd., Lloyd. The Lloyd Farmers Market will be open, too.

07/17/2025

04/23/2025

The Gulf Wind Chapter of the NRHS will present our free Spring Open House this Saturday, April 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the historic Lloyd Depot in Jefferson county, FL. We will have various displays of railroad artifacts and equipment, a model train layout, and hot dogs on the grill for lunch. Come join us!

01/10/2025

Open House Jan. 11 at the Lloyd Depot

The Gulf Wind Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society cordially invites railfans and residents to the organization’s free winter open house scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 11 at the historic Lloyd Depot in Jefferson County, FL.

A centerpiece of the Lloyd Historic District and Florida’s oldest remaining masonry train station, the depot was built in 1858 by the Pensacola & Georgia Railroad and is one of only two surviving antebellum railroad depots in the state. Our open house is a chance for us to put numerous railroad artifacts and memorabilia on display and to discuss the building's historic significance.

The free event takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The address for the depot is 8781 Old Lloyd Road. Hot chocolate and cookies available!

08/29/2024

It's time for our quarterly Open House at the historic Lloyd Depot! This free event is Saturday, Sept. 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Vintage railroad items and artifacts on display and we're grilling hotdogs for lunch. To get there, take either I-10 or U.S. 27 to State Road 59 and proceed to Lloyd. The depot is just east of the flashing caution light, next to the Lloyd Farmers Market. More on our website at gulfwindnrhs.org.