Research: Tram & Railroad Database

Code: 228
Corporate Name: Texas State Railroad
Folk Name:
Incorporated:
Ownership: State of Texas
Years of Operation: 1909
Track Type:
Standard Gauge Wooden Rails
Track Length: 25 miles
Locations Served: Rusk to Palestine Anderson
Counties of Operation: Cherokee and Anderson
Line Connections:
Track Information:
Tram Road Logging / Industrial Common Carrier Logging Camp
Equipment:
History: The Southern Industrial and Lumber Review in March 1909 reported that the state railroad from Rusk to Palestine was almost completed. Nearly half a dozen sawmills were operating. The product was being shipped through Rusk until the western terminus at Palestine was ready.