ROADTRIP TO TEXAS STATE RAILROAD
OCTOBER 2014

Photos by Neal McLain Photos by Jim Williams

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Jim Williams, Jim Bohot, Wayne LeCompte, Jimmy Pitts, Neal McLain

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PHOTOS BY NEAL McLAIN

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Palestine Terminal

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Texas Historical Marker

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Palestine Wye Click on blue bubbles for depot and train shed. To move the map drag it with mouse.

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Train shed

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TSRR-7 Locomotive

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TSRR-7 Locomotive

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TSRR-7 Locomotive

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Engine 610 marker

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Robert Gore, Steam Engine Fireman Robert served as fireman for our trip behind TSRR-7

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Robert searching from some historic documents

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Robert comes from a family of railroad men

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TSRR-300

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Charlie, resident mouser

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Deposit tickets here

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Jimmy Pitts, Robert Gore, Wayne LeCompte, Jim Williams Locomotive TSRR-7

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Alco diesel in static display

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Alco emblem

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Superior tankcar on static display

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Saturday morning, as TSRR-7 rolls out of the train shed

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Jim and Wayne at the ticket booth

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Robert Gore (In cab) and the engineer, in TSRR-7

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Route map

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TSRR-7 ready to roll

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TSRR-7 ready to roll

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TSRR-7 firebox

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Robert Gore, Jimmy Pitts

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Robert Gore (left) with an FRA examiner.

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Everybody wave at the camera!

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Legionriders of Post 17, Greenville, TX

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Legionriders of Post 17, Greenville, TX

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Legionriders of Post 17, Greenville, TX

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Historic luminaire

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Keep your head and hands inside the car at all times!

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Mail from the box is picked up by railroad personnel for your convenience

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Railway Express Agency static exhibit

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Railway Express Agency static exhibit

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Turntable

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Turntable

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Turntable

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Looking forward

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Looking forward

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Looking forward

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Looking forward

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Stills Creek Pond

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Pond

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Pond

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Almost back to Palestine station

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Abandoned ties

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Palestine Water Tower

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Even the fireant nests are red

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Robert Gore backing TSRR-7 back into the train shed.

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Jim takes gets one last photo of TSRR-7

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PHOTOS BY JIM WILLIAMS

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TSRR-7

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TSRR-7

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TSRR-7 Heading back to the train shed.

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Jimmy Pitts and Robert Gore

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TSRR-7 Tender

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Palestine depot

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Robert Gore with the FRA examiner

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Inside the cab

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Neal, contemplating the next photo

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Tender

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Jarvis Wye

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Cars 70 and 11 at Rusk Depot

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Neal in Car 70 on the return trip

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Car 46 (left) at Palestine Station

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Diesel Engine 7 on the eastbound track

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Looking east from the rear of the train, between Rusk and Maydelle

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Maydelle Turntable

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Maydelle siding, from west, looking east

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Maydelle siding, from west, looking east

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Heading on west, looking east.

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Heading on west, looking east.

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Stills creek pond, looking east.

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Approaching Palestine Depot, looking west. Water tower at left.

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Approaching Palestine Depot looking east.

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TSRR-7 at Palestine Depot

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Jimmy Pitts aboard TSRR-7

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TSRR-7

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TSRR-7

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Gondola cars

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TSRR-7

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TSRR-7