PALESTINE – Growing up and driving locomotives across the tracks is the dream of lots of kids, and over in East Texas there is a place where youngsters and oldsters alike can climb aboard a vintage, ...

A freight train derailed after striking a semi-trailer that was blocking a crossing in Pecos City, Texas, Wednesday evening. City officials say the impact killed two Union Pacific staff onboard the ...

For the third year in a row, the Texas State Railroad State Park will offer children 12 and under a free train ride through the East Texas Piney Woods from June 1 through Sept. 30. The railroad offers ...

All Aboard for a Scenic Train Ride. With scenic trains transporting passengers through stunning scenery, it is really the journey that’s more important than the destination. These historic routes were ...

A train crashed into a tractor-trailer stopped on the tracks in Pecos, Texas on Wednesday. The train derailed and crashed into the Chamber of Commerce building nearby. Two people were killed, and ...

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. Officials said the loan will benefit the ...