
We love hearing mascot success stories, like the one about Rusty Rails, the award-winning mascot we designed for the city of Tomball, Texas. The good folks there recently passed on this press release about their mascot program.
TOMBALL MASCOT CONTINUES TO WIN AWARDS AND BRAND TOURISM PROGRAM
Just 28-miles northwest of Houston, the small town of Tomball has seen significant growth in the past few years. New shops, live music venues and award winning mom-and-pop restaurants in the old downtown district have made the city a destination for both local tourists and those from outside of southeast Texas.
A significant fun- factor in Tomball’s ongoing growth has been the introduction of walk-around mascot Rusty Rails, the face of the City’s tourism and festivals program. Since his arrival in a street-worthy locomotive during the Rails & Tails Mudbug Festival in 2012, the seven-foot-tall railroad engineer has become the visual image of Tomball.
Constructed by BAM Mascots of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, Rusty Rails is symbolic of Tomball’s longtime association with the railroad and the City’s prosperity as a railroad town from the early 1900s.


Like Clark Kent and Superman, Rusty Rails and Dusty Trails are never seen together, but their dual use during festival season continues to be a strong marketing tool and entertainment option on-site.
Tomball is just 28-miles northwest of downtown Houston on FM 2920 and State Highway 249. For more information, please call 281-351-5484 or visit tomballtx.gov. Follow Tomball on Facebook at “Tomball Texan For Fun”. ®
If you are interested in creating your own custom mascot for community events and festivities, contact us today. We can’t wait to bring you mascot vision to life!