Nestled in the piney woods of Eastern Texas is the Texas State Railroad. The route runs from Palestine, through Maydelle and terminates in Rusk, Texas at the railroad shops are. The line was built in 1883 by inmates to haul raw materials for a smelter in the Rusk prison. Regular service terminated in 1921, and was then leased to private companies until 1969. In 1972, the line was given to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and was turned into a tourist railroad. In that time, the railroad acquired many pieces of historic railroad equipment, including numerous steam locomotives. With rolling grades and long stretches of straight trackage, trains really get a chance to perform at speed.

In this video, we follow Tremont & Gulf 30, a 1917 built Baldwin 282. This Mikado served the T&G until 1954, when it was sold to the Magma Arizona Railroad and renumbered 7. In 1974 the engine was sent to the Texas State Railroad, and operated as TSR 400 until 2002. In 2012, the engine was restored and operated as Magma Arizona 7 until 2017, when it became 30 in a T&G inspired look.

This video would be filmed on the last weekend the engine ran as TSR 30. Shortly after, it would be backdated as 400.