Mirabeau B. Lamar steam locomotive at Six Flags Over Texas. The train was built as Lydia in 1897.

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This is a tour onboard the Red Train at Six Flags Over Texas. The steam locomotive was built as Lydia in 1897 for the Enterprise sugar cane plantation in Louisiana. Originally, the engine was powered by coal, wood, or sugar cane, but it was purchased by Six Flags in the 1950s and modified to be heated by oil. The train runs on the 1-mile Six Flags & Texas Railroad course inside the amusement park. It is the only remaining ride that opened when Six Flags Over Texas debuted in 1961.

Originally called Lydia, it was renamed after Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar (1798 – 1859). He was an American attorney and political politician from the 1830s until his death in 1859. He was elected as the second president of the Republic of Texas after Sam Houston.

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The train will go through 200 to 400 gallons of water every two hours. The 200 gallons of fuel in the tender will last most of one day of operation.