Code: | 228 |
Corporate Name: | Texas State Railroad |
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Ownership: | State of Texas |
Years of Operation: | 1909 |
Track Type: |
Standard Gauge |
Wooden Rails |
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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 |
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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. |