Crossing the Neches Flood Plain. Tremont & Gulf Mikado #30 traverses the 1,100 ft. long, concrete trestle over the Neches River at Milepost 13.7 on the Texas State Railroad. This is the l... (more)

Carving out a living in the Louisiana woods. Tremont & Gulf #30 blows for a rural crossing in woods of Northern Louisiana, as she leads a local mixed freight northeast toward Monroe. The Tr... (more)

Water at Palestine. With the springtime sun sinking low into the afternoon sky, Tremont & Gulf #30 eases up to the Palestine Water Tank for a welcome drink, after her 25 mile westbound run.... (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)

Springtime in Texas. Tremont & Gulf Mikado #30 runs eastbound on the Texas State Railroad with a photo freight, bound for Maydelle and eventually Rusk. This 1917 Baldwin product has a lon... (more)

Just passing through. Tremont & Gulf Mikado #30 rolls slowly past the little depot in Maydelle, TX as her crew picks up orders for the next segment of her run toward Rusk. Although not his... (more)

Starry, starry night...

Bound for Rusk, Texas, 2-8-2 No. 30 makes a brief station stop at Maydelle on a clear and starry night. Follow Railroad: Texas State Railroad
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-2
Location: Maydelle, Texas, USA
Locomotive #: TSRR 30
Train ID: Lerro Charter
Photo Date: April 28, 2019

Texas State Railroad's 2-8-2 Mikado has the highball as she emerges from the woods, westbound, just shy an unimproved road crossing, bound for Palestine.

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)

A crewman leans out of the cab to capture trainorders as Texas State Railroad's 2-8-2 No. 30 passes through Maydelle, TX, en route to Rusk. Part of a Lerro Productions charter at the Texas State ... (more)

Texas State Railroad's 2-8-2 No. 30, former Magma Arizona No. 7, nee Tremont & Gulf Railway pulls a photo freight over the 1100 feet long - 35 feet high concrete trestle which spans the flood path... (more)

Louisiana's former Tremont & Gulf Railway Mikado No. 30 working the "new" Texas State Railroad - sometime between the early 1950's and April 28th, 2019.

The original Texas State Railroad, foun... (more)