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Historic train at Prime Osborn Center to depart Jacksonville
City Council voted 16-2 to transfer title of locomotive to National Railway Historical Society
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The Atlantic Coast Steam Engine No. 1504 has been at the Prime Osborn Convention Center for decades. (WJXT)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Have you seen that historic train locomotive in the parking lot of the Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center? If not, time’s running out to go get a photo.
The Atlantic Coast Steam Engine No. 1504 has been there for decades, following its restoration.
Built in 1919, some see it as a beautiful piece of the city’s history. In fact, it’s designated a landmark. Others see it as a multi-ton paperweight that few know is there.
Jacksonville could soon lose another historic landmark – not from demolition, but from relocation.
City Council is considering legislation that would declare Atlantic Coast Line #1504, the steam locomotive displayed at the Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center, surplus property with a declared value of $50,000.
Ordinance 2021-0293 on the June 8 agenda also authorizes the city to rescind the locomotive’s local and national historic landmark status and transfer its title to a railroad preservation organization.
The North Florida Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society Inc. has a contract to sell the locomotive to Sugar Express LLC, a division of U.S. Sugar Corp. in Clewiston.