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The Texas State Railroad, also referred to as the Lone Star and Eastern Railroad, is a historic 25 mi (40 km) heritage railroad between Rusk and Palestine, Texas. Built by inmates, it was founded in 1883 by the state of Texas to haul raw materials for a smelter at the prison at Rusk.
Rusk is the county seat of Cherokee County, Texas, and was named after Thomas Jefferson Rusk, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. Learn about its history, population, economy, and landmarks, such as the Confederate Monument at the courthouse.
At-grade with city streets: ... terminus at Smith Street with split tracks on Capitol and Rusk Streets ... 85, 151, 160/161/162, Park & Ride routes Central ...
CapMetro Rail is a hybrid rail system that connects Downtown Austin with its northwestern suburbs on existing freight tracks. It operates the Red Line, which has 10 stations and a daily ridership of about 1,800, and plans to add new lines as part of the Project Connect plan.
Kilgore was founded in 1872 when the International–Great Northern Railroad completed the initial phase of rail line between Palestine and Longview.The rail company chose to bypass New Danville, a small community about 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Longview, in lieu of a new townsite platted on 174 acres (0.70 km 2) sold to the railroad by Constantine Buckley Kilgore, the town's namesake.
Cedar Park is a city and a suburb of Austin in the state of Texas, approximately 16 miles (26 km) northwest of the center of Austin. [5] According to the 2020 U.S. census , the city's population was 77,595, [ 6 ] and in 2022 was estimated to be 77,642.
Henderson is a city and the county seat of Rusk County, Texas, [4] in Northeast Texas, United States. Its population was 13,271 at the 2020 census. Henderson is named for James Pinckney Henderson, the first governor of Texas. The city has functioned as a major crossroads in Northeast Texas over the last two centuries.
Central Station is a light rail station served by METRORail in downtown Houston, Texas, United States. It serves as a major transfer point between the Red, Purple and Green lines. It is the busiest station on the Green and Purple lines.