Texas Railroad

We went to Palestine yesterday (that's in Texas, not the Middle East!!), to ride the rails. Here is good information concerning it...it's a good daytrip for the family on a budget!!

If you go, be sure to get the train with the steam engine:



It's so fun, here's Tanner at the beginning:



And here's Tan at the end:



Here's what the train cars look like:



Look at how big the wheels are:



Here's an OLD 'turntable'. This turns engines around in the middle of the track...



Here's a good pic:



After the train, we went to nearby Rusk and went to what is said to be the "longest footbridge" in the nation: