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Train Days May 19-20,2012

Historic Jefferson Railway is closed for the winter.  We will reopen with our spring schedule on March 10, 2012.

For information on Access for Physically Challenged Persons, please visit our About Us page.

Spend the weekend in Jefferson and stay at Diamond Don & Cypress Bayou RV Park, just one mile from Jefferson.  Ask about our special pricing of $15 per night.

The Golden Era of Steam Railroading

 The Historic Jefferson Railway recreates the Golden Era of Steam railroading on our narrated day trains.  Steam hissing, whistle blowing and pistons chuggin, Old Engine #7 will take you on a 40-minute scenic trip along the Big Cypress Bayou.  As you roll through the history laden Piney Woods, you’ll view a Confederate Powder Magazine and traverse the site of one of the oldest, historical towns in Texas. 

Weekend evenings start off with free Ghost Stories at the historic “haunted” train depot.  The story-teller will keep you at the edge of your seat as she tells stories about famous and not-so-famous Ghosts of Jefferson and Northeast Texas. 

Then climb aboard the legendary Ghost Train to round out your evening.  The Ghost Train carries you deep into the dark and spooky woods along the Bayou.  As you ride along, the narrator shares tales that will make you reach for your loved ones! Historic Jefferson Railway is very proud to have been nominated as one of the Best Excursion Railroad Theme Trains for its Ghost Train by the readers of Cowcatcher magazine for the First Annual 2009 Gold Rail Awards. 

The Railway has become a part of the thriving community of Jefferson sponsoring major events throughout the year that bring over 20,000 visitors to Jefferson.  Riders look forward all year to Terror on the Bayou Fright Train, Rail of Lights Christmas & New Year’s Train as well as Diamond Don’s Riverport National Vintage Motocross and the Trammel’s Trace Rendezvous.

The train was built in 1964 for Six Guns Territory in Florida and moved to Jefferson in 1986. It is a Crown Metals reproduction of the 1870’s American class  4-4-0 steam locomotive christened the Robert E. Lee.  The open car coach seats still carry the custom medallions cast into them designed especially for the Six Guns amusement park.

Bigfoot Sightings – Fact or Fiction?

Bigfoot (also known in these parts as the Boggy Creek monster) has been sighted running along the railroad tracks as the sun begins to set.  Is the tale fact or fiction? 

The Texas Bigfoot Research Conservancy website says “Jerry Hestand, Mark Porter and Charles DeVore investigated a number of cases in Marion County from reliable trustworthy people in or near these remote bottomlands.  It is their assessment that it seems highly likely that events have been reported accurately”.

The train rolls right by the home of the Boggy Creek monster as depicted in the upcoming feature horror movie, “Boggy Creek”, filmed in Jefferson and Uncertain.  The movie is loosely based on the old Big Foot or Sasquatch legends, says Brian T. Jaynes, director and producer. 

So, are the sightings real or a spoof to enhance your rider experience?  You’ll have to ride the train to find out!