PALESTINE -- The City Council has agreed to loan $500,000 to the Texas State Railroad Authority to help keep the historic East Texas tourist train running.

Railways have long defined these East Texas towns, and the Texas State Railroad aims to keep that history on the books. I pulled up to the train depot in the East Texas city of Palestine, $220 ...

Jason Jaeger of Houston celebrated his 37th birthday with an unexpected train ride. "I had no idea," Jaeger said. "My girlfriend was just driving me around on the day after my birthday and I didn ...

It’s full steam ahead at the Texas State Railroad. After an extended timeout for repairs, Texas’ very own 1917 Baldwin steam engine is back in service on the TSRR’s Rusk-to-Palestine Piney ...

Supporters of the Texas State Railroad are seeking emergency state funding to keep the East Texas tourist train rolling. As of now, The Texas State Railroad State Park train between Rusk and Palestine ...

TYLER, TX (KLTV) - The City of Palestine has a museum dedicated to the railroads and the important role they played in the growth of their city. One special feature of the museum is a model train ...

PALESTINE – Stunned Texas State Railroad passenger Bailey Parsons, 6, seemed almost speechless recently as her childhood hero ventured up the train aisle and extended a gloved hand in greeting.

The Texas State Railroad now carries freight railcars along with its tourist ... We are also collecting new teddy bears and baby blankets for the Blankets and Bears Children’s Fund in Palestine.

The Texas State Railroad, which cuts across East Texas from Palestine to Rusk, was named the “Official Railroad of Texas” in 2003 and has a rich history to support that designation.

The Texas State Railroad Historical Park will celebrate its 25th anniversary as a state-operated steam railroad for tourists this weekend. The depots in Rusk and Palestine also will commemorate ...