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Wednesday 12pm - 4:30pm Thursday 9:30am - 4:30pm Friday 9:30am - 4:30pm Saturday 9:30am - 4:30pm

Railroad Heritage Center

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Operated by the Texas State Railroad Society, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, the Railroad Heritage Center preserves and shares the rich railroad history of Palestine and East Texas.

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👻🎃 ONLY A FEW TICKETS LEFT! 🚂🖤

Join us THIS SATURDAY, October 24th, for our Spooky Special Train, an adult-only Halloween costume party on the rails! 🥂👻

Grab your tickets before they’re gone and get ready for a spooky night of Halloween fun! 🕸️🖤 https://texasstaterailroad.net/events/spooky-special/

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They may have the same shape, but these railroad spikes served different purposes!

Regular spikes, made of iron or steel, fasten rails to wooden ties to help hold the track in place. Gold spikes served a ceremonial purpose, celebrating the completion of a railroad.

That’s the interesting part: the gold spike usually marked the finish, rather than the start!

After the celebration, ceremonial spikes were often replaced with regular spikes and preserved as keepsakes or displayed in museums.

You can see examples of both working and ceremonial spikes right here at the Palestine Railroad Heritage Museum!

🚂 Palestine Railroad Heritage Museum
808 W. Oak Street
[email protected]
palestinerailmuseum.org

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🎟️ Tickets are on sale now!

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History is even better when you experience it together.

The Palestine Railroad Heritage Museum welcomes group visits for schools, clubs, organizations, families, and more.

Explore railroad history through exhibits, artifacts, stories, and model trains, with plenty to see for visitors of all ages.

Planning a group visit? We’d love to have you.
Learn more at palestinerailmuseum.org

Address

808 West Oak Street
Palestine, TX
75801

Opening Hours

Wednesday	12pm - 4:30pm
Thursday	9:30am - 4:30pm
Friday	9:30am - 4:30pm
Saturday	9:30am - 4:30pm

Telephone

(903) 586-7141

Website

https://www.visitpalestine.com/business/railroadheritagecenter

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