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Texas Eagle
Texas Eagle in Austin, 2011
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail, higher-speed rail
LocaleMidwest and Southwestern United States (daily)
PredecessorInter-American
First serviceOctober 2, 1981 (1981-10-02)
Current operator(s)Amtrak
Annual ridership294,439 (FY23) Increase 16.2%[a][1]
Route
TerminiChicago, Illinois
San Antonio, Texas or
Los Angeles, California
Stops43
Distance travelled
  • 1,306 mi (2,102 km) (to San Antonio)
  • 2,728 mi (4,390 km) (to Los Angeles)
Average journey time
  • 30 34 hours (San Antonio to Chicago)
  • 32 14 hours (Chicago to San Antonio)
  • 61 34 hours (Los Angeles to Chicago)
  • 65 34 hours (Chicago to Los Angeles)[2]
Service frequencyDaily (tri-weekly to Los Angeles)
Train number(s)21, 22 (to San Antonio)
321, 322 (to St. Louis)
421, 422 (to Los Angeles)
On-board services
Class(es)Coach Class
Sleeper Service
Disabled accessTrain lower level, all stations
Sleeping arrangements
  • Roomette (2 beds)
  • Bedroom (2 beds)
  • Bedroom Suite (4 beds)
  • Accessible Bedroom (2 beds)
  • Family Bedroom (4 beds)
Catering facilitiesDining car (San Antonio-Los Angeles only), Café
Observation facilitiesSightseer lounge car (San Antonio-Los Angeles only) (Chicago-San Antonio to be restored October 2024)
Baggage facilitiesOverhead racks, checked baggage available at selected stations
Technical
Rolling stockGE Genesis
Superliner
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Operating speed55 mph (89 km/h) (avg.)
100 mph (161 km/h) (top)[3]
Track owner(s)UP, BNSF, CN
Route map
Map
Legend
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Empire Builder and
Hiawatha Service
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0 mi
Chicago Metra
Texas Eagle
37 mi
60 km
Joliet Metra
Texas Eagle
92 mi
148 km
Pontiac
Texas Eagle
124 mi
200 km
Normal
Texas Eagle
156 mi
251 km
Lincoln
Texas Eagle
185 mi
298 km
Springfield
Texas Eagle
237 mi
381 km
Carlinville
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257 mi
414 km
Alton
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IL
MO
Mississippi River
Texas Eagle
284 mi
457 km
St. Louis MetroLink (St. Louis)
Texas Eagle
Texas Eagle
Missouri River Runner
to Kansas City
Texas Eagle
376 mi
605 km
Arcadia Valley
Texas Eagle
453 mi
729 km
Poplar Bluff
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MO
AR
Texas Eagle
523 mi
842 km
Walnut Ridge
Texas Eagle
560 mi
901 km
Newport
closed
1996
Texas Eagle
634 mi
1020 km
Little Rock
Texas Eagle
677 mi
1090 km
Malvern
Texas Eagle
694 mi
1117 km
Arkadelphia
Texas Eagle
741 mi
1193 km
Hope
Texas Eagle
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774 mi
1246 km
Texarkana
AR
TX
Texas Eagle
Texas Eagle
Crescent
to New York
proposed
Texas Eagle
840 mi
1352 km
Marshall
Texas Eagle
864 mi
1390 km
Longview
Texas Eagle
912 mi
1468 km
Mineola
Texas Eagle
991 mi
1595 km
Dallas Dallas Area Rapid Transit Dallas Streetcar Trinity Railway Express
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Heartland Flyer
to Oklahoma City
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branch discontinued 1995
Texas Eagle
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1022 mi
1645 km
Fort Worth Trinity Railway Express TEXRail
Texas Eagle
Texas Eagle
1051 mi
1691 km
Cleburne
Texas Eagle
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1125 mi
1811 km
McGregor
Texas Eagle
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1036 mi
1667 km
Corsicana
Texas Eagle
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1150 mi
1851 km
Temple
Texas Eagle
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1152 mi
1854 km
College Station
Texas Eagle
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1188 mi
1912 km
Taylor
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1223 mi
1968 km
Austin
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1247 mi
2007 km
Houston
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1253 mi
2017 km
San Marcos
Texas Eagle
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Sunset Limited
to New Orleans
Texas Eagle
1306 mi
2102 km
San Antonio
daily
tri-weekly
Texas Eagle
1475 mi
2374 km
Del Rio
Texas Eagle
1601 mi
2577 km
Sanderson
Texas Eagle
1692 mi
2723 km
Alpine
Texas Eagle
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Central Time
Mountain Time
Texas Eagle
1910 mi
3074 km
El Paso
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TX
NM
Texas Eagle
1998 mi
3215 km
Deming
Texas Eagle
2058 mi
3312 km
Lordsburg
Texas Eagle
NM
AZ
Texas Eagle
2176 mi
3502 km
Benson
Texas Eagle
2226 mi
3582 km
Tucson
Texas Eagle
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2312 mi
3721 km
Maricopa
Texas Eagle
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Phoenix
discontinued
1996
Texas Eagle
Texas Eagle
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2477 mi
3986 km
Yuma
Texas Eagle
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AZ
CA
Mountain Time
Pacific Time
Texas Eagle
Indio
closed
1998
Texas Eagle
2622 mi
4220 km
Palm Springs
Texas Eagle
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Texas Eagle
Southwest Chief
to Chicago
Texas Eagle
Texas Eagle
2689 mi
4328 km
Ontario
Texas Eagle
Texas Eagle
2696 mi
4339 km
Pomona Metrolink (California)
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Left arrow Coast Starlight to Seattle
Left arrow Pacific Surfliner Right arrow
Texas Eagle
2728 mi
4390 km
Los Angeles Metrolink (California)

Disabled access all stops are accessible

The Texas Eagle is a long-distance passenger train operated daily by Amtrak on a 1,306-mile (2,102 km) route between Chicago, Illinois, and San Antonio, Texas, with major stops in St. Louis, Little Rock, Dallas, Fort Worth, and Austin. Three days per week, the train joins the Sunset Limited in San Antonio and continues to Los Angeles via El Paso and Tucson. The combined 2,728-mile (4,390 km) route is the longest in the United States and the second-longest in the Americas, after the Canadian.

Prior to 1988, the train was known simply as the Eagle.


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  1. ^ "Amtrak Fiscal Year 2023 Ridership" (PDF). Amtrak. November 27, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "Amtrak Timetable Results". www.amtrak.com. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  3. ^ Johnston, Bob (May 3, 2023). "110 mph Schedules Coming for Amtrak Chicago-St. Louis Corridor". Trains. Retrieved May 6, 2023.

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