A station agent at Maydelle holds out a hoop with train orders for the engineer of Texas State Railroad's 2-8-2 No. 30. The engineer (not in view) will lean out and grab the paperwork on the fly ... (more)
After a brief station pause at Maydelle, Texas State Railroad 2-8-2 No.30 leads a return excursion west towards Palestine, TX. A good percent of the round trip, four -hour, 25 mile line is throug... (more)
Texas State Railroad 2-8-2 No.30 leads a return excursion west towards Palestine, TX making a brief station stop at the depot at Maydelle.
Visioning the possibilities of a town on the State Rail... (more)
Tremont & Gulf Railroad 2-8-2 No.30 travels east through Rusk, TX, over the original Texas State Railroad right of way bound for the depot. The train will wye there and return to Palestine (prono... (more)
Tremont & Gulf Railroad 2-8-2 No.30, an oil burner, travels west through Jacksonville, TX, over the original Texas State Railroad right of way on a return trip, via Maydelle, to Palestine (pronoun... (more)
Texas State Railroad 2-8-2 No. 30, an oil-burner, makes a late night appearance in Maydelle, TX, leading a freight bound for Rusk. A station agent awaits with train orders as the engineer (not in... (more)
Texas State Railroad's #30 celebrated its 100th birthday on September 23, 2017. For this day, Texas State Railroad ran #30 from Rusk to Palestine and back. Here, TSRR #30 prepares for departure fr... (more)
Like a scene straight from the 30's, Texas State Railroad number 30 and the crew take a small break after coming from Rusk with a successful first run.