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)

Tremont & Gulf Rwy photo from my collection - featuring 2-8-2 No. 30, captured somewhere along the line in Northern Louisiana.

Don't Mess with Texans!

Fortunately, we had received permission to be here along the Texas State Railroad ROW during a Lerro Productions charter. In return, the landowners asked f... (more)

Suprise! All fired up and ready to roll!

A few of us were privy to this event well in advance - notably, photographers of a Lerro Productions photo charter back in April of... (more)

Another Tremont & Gulf Rwy photo from my collection - this one, not dated, features a westbound freight possibly south of Winnfeild, LA featuring 2-8-2 No. 30, T&P's largest and sole Mikado. Lots... (more)

Texas type steam locomotives like wide open spaces

Texas & Pacific No. 610, a 2-10-4 built in Ohio by Lima Locomotive Works in 1927 calls the Texas State Railroad Museum in Palestine, TX... (more)

A hot and muggy day chase finds Tremont & Gulf Railway's largest locomotive, 2-8-2 No. 30 barreling through a curve leading a hot freight somewhere in northern Louisiana in this undated photo. In ... (more)

Tremont & Gulf Railway's 2-8-2 No. 30, leads a freight over the westbound leg of the wye in this undated photo marked "Winnfield, LA". The T&G Rwy interchanged here with the Rock Island Railroad.... (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)

Acquired new, in 1917, Tremont & Gulf Railway's 2-8-2 No. 30, is captured here in this undated photo leading a westbound freight through northern Louisiana bound for Winnfield. No. 30 was the lar... (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)