Moscow, Camden & San Augustine Railroad

Texas' shortest (and one of its oldest) "mixed"-train railroads. Has passenger and freight cars pulled by a single engine on a 7-mile system, 5 days a week. Chartered 1898 by lumberman W. T. Carter to connect sawmill town of Camden with Texas & New Orleans Railway at Moscow. "Panama No. 201," now retired to Camden with other old steam engines, was used in building the Panama Canal in 1914. It was last locomotive in service here, 1965. Passenger coach with original rattan seats began its career 1898 on Long Island Railroad.

Moscow, Camden & San Augustine Railroad is a historical marker in Camden, Polk County, dedicated in 1968. It is one of 49 historical markers documented in Polk County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 134 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.9177, -94.7392 near Camden. The nearest cataloged historic site is Havis (cemetery), about 0.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include Gay, Friendship-Manry, and Lilly Island Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5373010415. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.