Texas State Railroad F unit no. 125 leads on the first half of the trip to Rusk while passing by Gibson Road.

Texas State Railroad mikado no. 30 passes by milepost 5 which is between Fairchild Hill and Maydelle Country Wines.

On July 4th Weekend, the Texas State Railroad in Palestine, Texas unveiled what they dubbed the "Hall of Giants." This consists of 3 static steam locomotives, one of which has been cosme... (more)

Picking up orders. A hot-shot freight, headed up by Tremont & Gulf Mikado #30, sails past depot in Maydelle, TX on its eastbound run as the crew picks up orders on the fly. This is probabl... (more)

Grabbing orders. Here's a close-in view of a TRG #30 cab crew member grabbing train orders from a hoop, as his locomotive runs past the station platform at Maydelle, TX, without stopping. ... (more)

Sisters....of sorts. Sitting in front of the locomotive restoration and maintenance facility in Rusk, Texas, you see a pair of Baldwin steam locomotives that have handled the lion's share o... (more)

Waiting on the evening freight. In the early evening light, a motorist waits patiently in his Ford Model A, as a local freight passes through a rural crossing with its whistle blaring. Ou... (more)

Tanking at Palestine. Tremont & Gulf #30 has her photo freight in tow as she pulls up to the very unique-looking water tower in the yard at Palestine, TX. In this case, it's all for show, ... (more)

Maydelle after dark. Our 2019 Lerro Productions Charter at the Texas State Railroad started with some daylight runbys at the Maydelle Depot, simulating a freight picking up orders on the fl... (more)

Running the Palestine Wye. After arriving back in Palestine from her trip to Rusk, Tremont & Gulf #30 takes her photo freight onto the wye to be turned for the following day's operations. ... (more)

A line with a most unique history. The Texas State Railroad's big oil-burning, Tremont & Gulf Mikado #30 charges out of the (not-so) Piney Woods of East Texas at the Gibson Road crossing, h... (more)

The men and their machines....or.....The boys and their toys. The crew of our Texas State Railroad photo freight poses on the pilot of Tremont & Gulf Mikado #30 in the yard at Rusk, the eas... (more)

We don't like foamers here, son. Now git! When our Lerro Productions photo freight stopped at the concrete trestle over Tailes Creek, just a couple of miles west of Maydelle, our leader, P... (more)