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)

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)

On the platform at Rusk. Tremont & Gulf #30 sits on the platform at the beautiful depot in Rusk, Texas with her photo freight, awaiting clearance for a westbound departure to Palestine. R... (more)

Hanging out with an "honorary" steam engine. Tremont & Gulf #30 sits at the depot in Rusk, Texas with her photo freight, sharing the yard with one of the Texas State Railroad's di... (more)

Texas State Railroad's 2-8-2 pulls a Lerro Productions photo charter past the 1977 built water tank located by the depot in Rusk, TX.

Up on a pedestal - Texas State Railroad's Baldwin built 1917 ex-Tremont & Gulf Raiway 2-8-2 No. 30 shows off her fine lines crossing a low trestle with a photo fright during a Lerro Productions ch... (more)

Texas State Railroad's 2-8-2 No. 30 positions itself with a photo freight along a siding by the Rusk depot for a return trip to Palestine. The new Rusk Depot is located in what was the Rusk City ... (more)

Continuing the chase along the Tremont & Gulf Railway; 2-8-2 No. 30 is seen here captured in an undated photo leading a westbound freight over an unimproved crossing through northern Louisiana. L... (more)

Texas State Railroad 2-8-2 No. 30, dressed as former Tremont & Gulf Railway, brings a small freight train through Rusk, TX, past the depot. The original Texas State Railroad was started as a narr... (more)

Texas State Railroad's RS-2 No. 7 switches some freight cars at a siding just west of the depot at Rusk, TX. The 1947 built Alco RS2, former Union Railroad, is wearing a Southern Pacific inspired... (more)

Cincinnati & Lake Erie Interurban Freight Motor No. 646

I "found" this sitting in the yard at the Texas State Railroad in Rusk, TX and could have easily walked past it with just a nod a... (more)

They just don't build 'em like they used to...

This is the original boiler for ex-Texas & Pacific 4-6-0 No. 316, aka; Texas State Railroad No. 201. It was built by Alco-Cooke locomotive ... (more)

Texas & Pacific 4-6-0 No. 316

Texas & Pacific 4-6-0 No. 316, aka; Railroad: Texas & Pacific
Locomotive: Steam 4-6-0
Location: Rusk, Texas, USA
Locomotive #: TP 316
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: April 28, 2019

One of Texas State Railroad's prized possessions is its Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway 4-6-2 No. 1316, aka, Texas State Railroad No. 500. This is a "new" boiler that was manufactur... (more)

One of Texas State Railroad's prized possessions is its Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. 4-6-2 No. 1316. This is the original running gear of that locomotive, built by Baldwin Locomotive W... (more)