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The Texas Eagle is a 1306-mile (2102 km) passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the central and western United States. Trains run daily between Chicago, Illinois and San Antonio, Texas, and continue to Los Angeles, California, 2728 miles (4390 km) total, three days a week (incorporated as part of the Sunset Limited). This article is about trains in rail transport. ...
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Jump to: navigation, search Chicago, colloquially known as the Second City and the Windy City, is the third-largest city in population in the United States and the largest inland city in the country. ...
Jump to: navigation, search Downtown San Antonio as viewed from the Tower of the Americas Nickname: Alamo City Location in Texas Founded Incorporated 1731 County Bexar County Mayor Phil Hardberger Area - Total - Water 1,067. ...
The City of Los Angeles (from Spanish Los Ãngeles , meaning the angels), also known as L.A., is the second-largest city in the United States in terms of population, as well as one of the worlds most important economic, cultural, and entertainment centers. ...
Sunset Limited (eastbound) at the Houston train station. ...
Historically, Amtrak's Texas Eagle is the direct successor of the Missouri Pacific Railroad and Texas and Pacific Railway train of the same name, which was inaugurated August 15, 1948. The original Texas Eagle operated between St. Louis and Longview, Texas, where the train was split into several sections, each serving different Texas cities. The west Texas section of the Texas Eagle continued from Longview to Dallas, Fort Worth, and El Paso; the south Texas section served Palestine, Austin, San Antonio, and Laredo, with a through Pullman continuing to Mexico City. A third section of the Texas Eagle split from the main train at Palestine, providing service to Houston. Missouri Pacific (MoPac; AAR reporting mark MP) was the first American railroad west of the Mississippi River. ...
The Texas and Pacific Railway Company (known as the T&P) was created by federal charter in 1871 with the purpose of building a southern transcontinental railroad between Marshall, Texas and San Diego, California. ...
Flag of Longview Longview is a city located in Texas. ...
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Flag of Longview Longview is a city located in Texas. ...
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Fort Worth is the sixth-largest city in the state of Texas, located about 30 miles west of Dallas on the West Fork Trinity River and forming part of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. ...
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Palestine (pronounced PAL-es-teen) is a city located in Anderson County, Texas. ...
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San Antonio (the Spanish name of Saint Anthony) is a common toponym in parts of the world where the Spanish language is or was spoken: Argentina San Antonio, Jujuy province Belize San Antonio, Cayo District Chile San Antonio Mexico San Antonio, San Luis Potosí Philippines San Antonio, Quezon San Antonio...
Laredo redirects here. ...
The Pullman Palace Car Company, owned by George Pullman, manufactured railroad train cars in the mid to late 1800s through the early decades of the 20th century, during the boom of railroads in the United States. ...
Jump to: navigation, search Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México) is the name of a megacity located in the Valley of Mexico (Valle de México), a large valley in the high plateaus (altiplano) at the center of Mexico, about 2,240 metres (7,349 feet) above sea-level...
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Houston redirects here. ...
The route of Amtrak's Texas Eagle is longer (Chicago to San Antonio versus St. Louis to San Antonio, but much of today's route is historically a part of the original Texas Eagle route. St. Louis to Texarkana and Taylor, Texas to San Antonio is over former Missouri Pacific Railroad trackage, while the Texarkana to Fort Worth segment traverses the former Texas and Pacific Railway. Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ...
San Antonio (the Spanish name of Saint Anthony) is a common toponym in parts of the world where the Spanish language is or was spoken: Argentina San Antonio, Jujuy province Belize San Antonio, Cayo District Chile San Antonio Mexico San Antonio, San Luis Potosí Philippines San Antonio, Quezon San Antonio...
The Gateway Arch, shown here behind the Old Courthouse, is the most recognizable part of the St. ...
San Antonio (the Spanish name of Saint Anthony) is a common toponym in parts of the world where the Spanish language is or was spoken: Argentina San Antonio, Jujuy province Belize San Antonio, Cayo District Chile San Antonio Mexico San Antonio, San Luis Potosí Philippines San Antonio, Quezon San Antonio...
The Gateway Arch, shown here behind the Old Courthouse, is the most recognizable part of the St. ...
Texarkana is the name of two U.S. cities which are twin cities: Texarkana, Texas Texarkana, Arkansas The name is a portmanteau of Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana. ...
Taylor is a city located in Williamson County, Texas. ...
San Antonio (the Spanish name of Saint Anthony) is a common toponym in parts of the world where the Spanish language is or was spoken: Argentina San Antonio, Jujuy province Belize San Antonio, Cayo District Chile San Antonio Mexico San Antonio, San Luis Potosí Philippines San Antonio, Quezon San Antonio...
Missouri Pacific (MoPac; AAR reporting mark MP) was the first American railroad west of the Mississippi River. ...
Texarkana is the name of two U.S. cities which are twin cities: Texarkana, Texas Texarkana, Arkansas The name is a portmanteau of Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana. ...
Fort Worth is the sixth-largest city in the state of Texas, located about 30 miles west of Dallas on the West Fork Trinity River and forming part of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. ...
The Texas and Pacific Railway Company (known as the T&P) was created by federal charter in 1871 with the purpose of building a southern transcontinental railroad between Marshall, Texas and San Diego, California. ...
Station stops
The Texas Eagle runs as trains 21 souothbound/westbound and 22 northbound/eastbound; the continuation to Los Angeles along the Sunset Limited is assigned the numbers 421 and 422. The following station stops are made: Sunset Limited (eastbound) at the Houston train station. ...
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In the waiting room of the Union Station, January 1943 Union Station is a Chicago, Illinois train station that opened in 1925, replacing an earlier 1881 station, and is now the only intercity rail terminal in Chicago. ...
Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: The Show Me State Other U.S. States Capital Jefferson City Largest city Kansas City (largest metropolitan area is Saint Louis) Governor Matt Blunt (R) Senators Kit Bond (R) Jim Talent (R) Official languages English Area 69,709 mi²; 180,693 km² (21st) - Land...
State nickname: The Natural State Other U.S. States Capital Little Rock Largest city Little Rock Governor Mike Huckabee (R) Senators Blanche Lincoln (D) Mark Pryor (D) Official languages English Area 137,732 km² (29th) - Land 134,856 km² - Water 2,876 km² (2. ...
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Midwest States (United States of America, ND to OH) The Midwest is a common name for a region of the United States of America. ...
The Ann Rutledge is an Amtrak train route running between Chicago, Illinois and Kansas City, Missouri. ...
Michigan Services is an umbrella term used by Amtrak to encompass three separate routes which originate from Chicago, Illinois and run into southern and central Michigan. ...
The California Zephyr is a 2438-mile (3924 km) passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the Midwestern and Southwestern United States. ...
Amtraks Capitol Limited is one of the two routes connecting Washington, DC to Chicago, running via Cleveland, Ohio (the other is the Cardinal via Cincinnati). ...
The Cardinal is a passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the Midwestern and Northeastern United States. ...
Amtraks City of New Orleans at the Memphis, Tennessee, station. ...
Empire Builder is a train route operated by Amtrak in the Midwestern and Northwestern United States. ...
Hiawatha logo from the Milwaukee Road days Hiawatha (or the Hiawatha Service) is the name of a train route operated by Amtrak on the western shore Lake Michigan, though the name was historically applied to several different routes that extended across the Midwest and out to the Pacific Ocean. ...
The Cardinal is a passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the Midwestern and Northeastern United States. ...
The Illini is a 310-mile (499 km) passenger train operated by Amtrak that runs between Chicago and Carbondale, Illinois. ...
The Illinois Zephyr is a 258-mile (415 km) passenger train operated by Amtrak that runs between Chicago and Quincy, Illinois. ...
The Kansas City Mule is a 283-mile (455 km) passenger train operated by Amtrak running between St. ...
The Lake Shore Limited is a train route operated by Amtrak in the Midwestern and Northeastern United States on routes formally traveled by the famed 20th Century Limited. ...
Michigan Services is an umbrella term used by Amtrak to encompass three separate routes which originate from Chicago, Illinois and run into southern and central Michigan. ...
The Southwest Chief (or Southwest Limited) is a train route operated by Amtrak in the Midwestern and Southwestern United States. ...
The State House is a passenger train operated by Amtrak that runs between Chicago, Illinois and Saint Louis in Missouri. ...
Michigan Services is an umbrella term used by Amtrak to encompass three separate routes which originate from Chicago, Illinois and run into southern and central Michigan. ...
| | South Auto Train - Carolinian - City of New Orleans - Crescent - Palmetto - Piedmont - Heartland Flyer - Silver Meteor - Silver Star - Sunset Limited - Texas Eagle The U.S. Southern states or The South, known during the American Civil War era as Dixie, is a distinctive region of the United States with its own unique historical perspective, customs, musical styles, and cuisine. ...
Jump to: navigation, search Auto Train is a scheduled 855-mile (1376 km) public rail transportation service for both passengers and their personal transportation vehicles currently operated by Amtrak between Lorton, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.) and Sanford, Florida, near Orlando. ...
The Carolinian is a train running daily between Charlotte, North Carolina and New York, New York. ...
Amtraks City of New Orleans at the Memphis, Tennessee, station. ...
The Crescent is a passenger train operated by Amtrak in the eastern part of the United States. ...
The Silver Service and Palmetto are a group of passenger railway lines operated by Amtrak, connecting New York Penn Station to Tampa, Florida and Miami, Florida. ...
The Carolinian is a train running daily between Charlotte, North Carolina and New York, New York. ...
Amtraks Heartland Flyer is a relatively new 209-mile route between Fort Worth, Texas and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. ...
The Silver Service and Palmetto are a group of passenger railway lines operated by Amtrak, connecting New York Penn Station to Tampa, Florida and Miami, Florida. ...
The Silver Service and Palmetto are a group of passenger railway lines operated by Amtrak, connecting New York Penn Station to Tampa, Florida and Miami, Florida. ...
Sunset Limited (eastbound) at the Houston train station. ...
| | West California Zephyr - Empire Builder - Southwest Chief - Sunset Limited - Texas Eagle This article deals with the western United States. ...
The California Zephyr is a 2438-mile (3924 km) passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the Midwestern and Southwestern United States. ...
Empire Builder is a train route operated by Amtrak in the Midwestern and Northwestern United States. ...
The Southwest Chief (or Southwest Limited) is a train route operated by Amtrak in the Midwestern and Southwestern United States. ...
Sunset Limited (eastbound) at the Houston train station. ...
| | California California Zephyr - Capitol Corridor - Coast Starlight - Pacific Surfliner - San Joaquins - Southwest Chief - Sunset Limited - Texas Eagle State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Senators Dianne Feinstein (D) Barbara Boxer (D) Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd) - Land 404,298 km² - Water 20,047 km² (4. ...
The California Zephyr is a 2438-mile (3924 km) passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the Midwestern and Southwestern United States. ...
The Capitol Corridor is a 292-mile (470 km) passenger train route operated by Amtrak in California. ...
The Coast Starlight is a 1389-mile (2235 km) passenger train route operated by Amtrak on the West Coast of the United States. ...
The Pacific Surfliner is a designator for Amtrak passenger trains serving communities on the coastline of southern California between San Diego and San Luis Obispo. ...
The San Joaquins refers to a train route operated by Amtrak California in Californias Central Valley. ...
The Southwest Chief (or Southwest Limited) is a train route operated by Amtrak in the Midwestern and Southwestern United States. ...
Sunset Limited (eastbound) at the Houston train station. ...
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External links
References - Texas & Pacific Color Pictorial; Goen, Steve A., 1997. [ISBN 1885614179]
- Route of the Eagles, Missouri Pacific in the Streamlined Era; Stout, Greg, 1995. [ISBN 089745991]
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