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 NASA Railroad and connector to Florida East Coast Railway | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Cape Canaveral, Florida |
| Reporting mark | NLAX |
| Locale | Kennedy Space Center |
| Dates of operation | 1963–present |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Electrification | No |
| Length | 38 mi (61 km) |
The NASA Railroad (reporting mark NLAX) is a Class III industrial short-line railroad at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The railroad consists of 38 miles (61 km) of track connecting the mainline of the Florida East Coast Railway and trackage at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.[1] NASA uses the railroad to deliver large or bulk materials to support its operations, particularly solid rocket boosters and chemicals such as helium and oxygen for rocket fuel.