Schedules & Fares
Celebrate the spirit of Texas, with a ride on the historic Texas State Railroad.
Round trips depart either the Rusk or the Palestine, TX depots at 11:00 a.m. – with return at 3:30 p.m. Each trip takes 1 ½ hour each way with a 1 ½ hour lunch layover at the opposite train depot. (Total 4 ½ hour experience.) There are a variety of lunch options Ask the reservation office for details.
2008 Schedule
(Please Note: Schedule, price, engines & equipment are subject to change without notice.)
JANUARY
Rusk - Steam / Palestine - Diesel
| Jan. 5 | Sat. First Regular Full Excursions departing Rusk |
| Jan. 12 | Sat. Departing Rusk |
| Jan. 19 | Sat. Departing Rusk |
| Jan. 20 | Sun. Special Photo Excursion Departing Rusk. Spend a day at the TSRR! |
| Jan. 26 | Sat. Departing Rusk |
FEBRUARY
Rusk - Steam / Palestine - Diesel
| Feb. 1 | Fri. Departing Palestine |
| Feb. 2 | Sat. Departing Rusk |
| Feb. 8 | Fri. Departing Palestine |
| Feb 9 | Sat. Departing Rusk |
| Feb 14 | Thurs. Valentine’s Dinner Train Departing Rusk. 7pm |
| Feb 15 | Fri. Departing Palestine |
| Feb 16 | Sat. Departing Rusk |
| Feb 22 | Fri. Departing Palestine |
| Feb 23 | Sat. Departing Rusk |
| Feb 29 | Fri. Departing Palestine |
MARCH
Rusk - Steam / Palestine - Diesel
| Mar 1 | Sat. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Mar 2 | Sun. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Mar 7 | Fri. Little Engine That Could™ Rail Tour (Palestine) Roundtrip excursion from Rusk to Jarvis Wye - 2 ½ hour train ride 10am |
| Mar 8 | Fri. Little Engine That Could™ Rail Tour (Palestine) Roundtrip excursion from Rusk to Jarvis Wye - 2 ½ hour train ride 10am |
| Mar 9 | Fri. Little Engine That Could™ Rail Tour (Palestine) Roundtrip excursion from Rusk to Jarvis Wye - 2 ½ hour train ride 10am |
| Mar 14 | Fri. Regular Roundtrip Excursions departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Mar 15 | Sat. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Mar 16 | Sun. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Mar 20 | Thurs Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Mar 21 | Fri. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Mar 22 | Sat. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Mar 23 | Sun. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Mar 27 | Thurs. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Mar 28 | Fri. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Mar 29 | Sat. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Mar 30 | Sun. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
APRIL
Rusk - Diesel / Palestine - Steam
| Apr 03 | Thurs. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Apr 04 | Fri. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Apr 05 | Sat. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Apr 06 | Sun. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Apr 11 | Fri. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Apr 12 | Sat. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Apr 13 | Sun. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Apr 18 | Fri. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Apr 19 | Sat. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Apr 20 | Sun. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Apr 25 | Fri. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Apr 26 | Sat. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Apr 27 | Sun. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
May
Rusk - Steam / Palestine - Diesel
| May 02 | Fri. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| May 03. | Sat. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| May 04 | Sun. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| May 09 | Fri. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| May 10 | Sat. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| May 11 | Sun. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| May 16 | Fri. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| May 17 | Sat. Departing Palestine & Rusk, Armed Forces Weekend |
| May 18 | Sun. Departing Palestine & Rusk, Armed Forces Weekend |
| May 23 | Fri. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| May 24 | Sat. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| May 25 | Sun. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| May 30 | Fri. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| May 31 | Sat. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
June
Rusk - Diesel / Palestine - Steam
| Jun 01 | Sun. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Jun 06 | Fri. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Jun 07 | Sat. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Jun 08 | Sun. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Jun 13 | Fri. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Jun 14 | Sat. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Jun 15 | Sun. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Jun 20 | Fri. Departing Palestine & Rusk, The Lone Ranger™ Train Ride |
| Jun 21 | Sat. Departing Palestine & Rusk, The Lone Ranger™ Train Ride |
| Jun 22 | Sun. Departing Palestine & Rusk, The Lone Ranger™ Train Ride |
| Jun 27 | Fri. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Jun 28 | Sat. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Jun 29 | Sun. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
July
Rusk - Steam / Palestine - Diesel
| Jul 04 | Fri. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Jul 05 | Sat. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Jul 06 | Sun. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Jul 11 | Fri. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Jul 12 | Sat. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Jul 13 | Sun. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Jul 18 | Fri. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Jul 19 | Sat. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Jul 20 | Sun. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Jul 25 | Fri. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Jul 26 | Sat. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Jul 27 | Sun. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
August
Rusk - Diesel / Palestine - Steam
| Aug 01 | Fri. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Aug 02 | Sat. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Aug 08 | Fri. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Aug 09 | Sat. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Aug 15 | Fri. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Aug 16 | Sat. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Aug 22 | Fri. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Aug 23 | Sat. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Aug 29 | Fri. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Aug 30 | Sat. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
September
Rusk - Steam / Palestine - Diesel
| Sept 5 | Fri. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Sept 6 | Sat. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Sept 12 | Fri. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Sept 13 | Sat. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Sept 19 | Fri. Departing Palestine & Rusk, Bikers & Boxcars |
| Sept 20 | Sat. Departing Palestine & Rusk, Bikers & Boxcars |
| Sept 21 | Sun. Departing Palestine & Rusk, Bikers & Boxcars |
| Sept 26 | Fri. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Sept 27 | Sat. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
October
Rusk - Diesel / Palestine - Steam
| Oct 3 | Fri. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Oct 4 | Sat. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Oct 5 | Sun. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Oct 10 | Fri. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Oct 11 | Sat. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Oct 12 | Sun. Departing Palestine & Rusk |
| Oct 17 | Fri. Day Out With Thomas™ 2008: The Great Discovery Tour (Rusk) Roundtrip excursion from Palestine to Maydelle. |
| Oct 18 | Sat. Day Out With Thomas™ 2008: The Great Discovery Tour (Rusk) Roundtrip excursion from Palestine to Maydelle. |
| Oct 19 | Sun. Day Out With Thomas™ 2008: The Great Discovery Tour (Rusk) Roundtrip excursion from Palestine to Maydelle. |
| Oct 24 | Fri. Day Out With Thomas™ 2008: The Great Discovery Tour (Rusk) Roundtrip excursion from Palestine to Maydelle. |
| Oct 25 | Sat. Day Out With Thomas™ 2008: The Great Discovery Tour (Rusk) Roundtrip excursion from Palestine to Maydelle. |
| Oct 26 | Sun. Day Out With Thomas™ 2008: The Great Discovery Tour (Rusk) Roundtrip excursion from Palestine to Maydelle. |
| Oct 31 | Fri. Regular Roundtrip Excursions departing Palestine & Rusk |
November
Coming Soon!
December
Coming Soon!
Ticket Fares
Regular Excursions out of either Palestine or Rusk Depots:
Adult Tickets: $34.00
Child Tickets: $17.00
Additional Charges:
Steam Engine Excursions –
Additional $4.00 per person (Child & Adult)
Air Conditioned/Heated: Climate Controlled Coaches -
Adult: $4 surcharge Child: $2.00 surcharge
Box lunches are available for purchase for our regular train excursions. Please call for lunch options and place your order at the time of your ticket reservation.
Cancellation fees will apply.