Palestine Depot

The train arrives, and everyone gets off to get a bite to eat while the move the engine from the front to the back so we can return. The depot is out of town, and the "diner" is run by the train staff that we saw onboard. Not cheap, supply and demand working well here.

Riding the Rails

September 29th 2018
After a brief hotel breakfast in Jacksonville, Texas, we rode to Rusk, to get aboard the train to Palestine. This is not a regular scheduled ride for people to travel between the two cities, but a scenic tour of the Piney Woods of East Texas. During Dogwood blooming season, or changing of the leaves, it would be more scenic, but today, everything was gray, overcast, but a very nice trip without ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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