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Texas State Railroad. 324 reviews. #1 of 46 things to do in Palestine. Scenic Railroads. Write a review. About. An essential part of the Texas State Railroad journey is spending time at the Rusk and Palestine depot complexes prior to departure, at the turn-around and after the ride.
The Texas State Railroad, also referred to as the Lone Star and Eastern Railroad, is a historic 25 mi (40 km) heritage railroad between Rusk and Palestine, Texas. Built by inmates, it was founded in 1883 by the state of Texas to haul raw materials for a smelter at the prison at Rusk.
About Texas State Railroad. Vintage steam and diesel locomotives take passengers across the celebrated rails of the Piney Woods Route between the quaint East Texas towns of Palestine and Rusk on a 50-mile roundtrip adventure.
By the mid 1870s, railroad construction had begun to accelerate in Texas, and Athens, like every other town, wanted to participate. The earliest indications of a railroad building through Athens began to appear in the fall of 1878 under the name of the Sabine Pass & Northwestern Railroad.