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Texas State Railroad On Board With Polar Express

You might not be aware that Texas has an official state railroad, but it does. And for sometime, people have wondered how long that will be the case. The Texas State Railroad, which runs between Palestine and Rusk in East Texas, has been through some hard times and was almost shut down. Now it appears the Texas State Railroad is on the right track.

David Martin Davies can be reached at dmdavies@tpr.org and on Twitter at @DavidMartinDavi