The Moscow, Camden & San Augustine Railroad is a common carrier shortline located in the State of Texas. The line runs from Camden, Texas to an interchange with the Union Pacific 6.9 miles away in Moscow, Texas, the road having never reached the San Augustine in its name. The railroad is now a subsidiary of the Georgia-Pacific Corporation.

I had read about this little railway as a youth back in the early sixties and admired the little 2-6-0 steam locomotive, the #201, that was on the roster at the time. I hoped one day to visit the line, and to witness that little locomotive in operation.

In February of 1998 I finally (partially) got my wish. While on a week-long railfanning expedition with friend Wayne Robichaux, we found ourselves in Camden at the MC&SA. The steam locomotive was not there, having been replaced long ago with an EMD SW900. I recorded this image of the machine at rest adjacent to the mill.

As a side note, I had unknowingly gotten my youthful wish of seeing that little 2-6-0 steamer in action. She had been sold in 1970 to the Grisby Foundation, who subsequently resold it to the Eureka Springs & North Arkansas, a tourist line. On a trip up to Arkansas one year, I would witness and ride behind that little Mogul, not realizing at the time that she was the MC&SA #201. 🙂