The Texas State Railroad passes between towns Palestine, which has more buildings in the National Register of Historic Places than any Texas city except Galveston, and Rusk on a 50-mile round trip ...

Jasper came late to the table where railroads were concerned, finally receiving its first train in 1901. Many towns in East Texas already had rail lines, and the business community in Jasper was ...

Texas State Railroad – East Texas In 2003, the Texas State Legislature declared that the Texas State Railroad was an outstanding asset to the Lone Star State, and it's easy to see why.

RUSK, Texas (KLTV) - The Texas State Railroad is well-known today as an attraction for families, but it certainly didn’t start that way. Prisoners at the state facility in Rusk built the line to ...

The Texas Hobo State Championship Cook-Off and Gypsy Jamboree kicks off its first round of competition in the railroad's campground from 5 to 8 p.m. today.

The Texas State Railroad will celebrate its 135th anniversary with a four-day celebration beginning Friday and continuing through Monday, July 4. The Texas State Railroad was founded in 1881 to ...

The Texas State Railroad uses vintage locomotives to take passengers on a scenic 50-mile round trip between depots near Rusk and Palestine. As the train moves through the Piney Woods, it crosses ...

The Texas State Railroad, which cuts across East Texas from Palestine to Rusk, was named the “Official Railroad of Texas” in 2003 and has a rich history to support that designation.