RUSK, Texas -- WFAA has learned the Texas State Railroad, the vintage rail line in east Texas that operates the Polar Express, is in trouble again. The Texas State Comptroller confirms the rail ...

A train at the Texas State Railroad Rusk Depot in Rusk, Texas, on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017. The Texas State Railroad is a historic 25-mile railroad between Rusk and Palestine, Texas.

The 135-year-old Texas State Railroad between Rusk and Palestine will continue to operate, an Iowa Pacific Holdings official said in response to an email from its former marketing manager that the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Rusk: 126 miles southeast of Dallas It’s full steam ahead at the Texas State Railroad. After an extended timeout for repairs, Texas’ very own 1917 Baldwin steam engine is back in service on ...

The rails no longer carry prisoners, iron ore, or timber. Now, visitors from all corners of the state come to take a ride on what became, in 2003, the official State Railroad of Texas.

The special train trips happen on three Fridays this month, beginning Sept. 12. The train departs from the Rusk Depot on 90-minute round trips. The Texas State Railroad was established in 1881.

Texas State Railroad in Rusk and Palestine confirmed Friday some members of its staff have been laid off, but a spokesman says operations will resume in March. A former employee created confusion ...

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 ...