I’m in good hands. Roger Graham is driving Engine No. 300, an 83-ton, 2-8-0 steam engine built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1917, and Wesley Dearman is the fireman. Dearman has been with the Texas State Railroad State Park since 1979, and Graham will celebrate his 30th anniversary in June. If that’s not enough, two special passengers are on board this crisp, clear morning. Palestine native W.L. Braughton, 93, spent 35 years driving locomotives, including Engine No. 610, a 224-ton monst
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