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	Reconfiguring Chicago-Texas service.
	The following plan expands and improves Chicago-Texas service by upgrading the Heartland Flyer and adding Houston and Austin & San Antonio direct connecting trains to the Texas Eagle.

Table summarizing proposed Chicago-Texas service

SW Chief		new	HF	Eagle			SW Chief	new
HF	Eagle	Eagle	miles	miles			HF	Eagle	Eagle
3:15	3:20	5:20	0	0	Chicago		3:20	1:25	2:25
10:20			450		Kansas City		7:15
12:49			516		Topeka		5:05
3:05			650		Newton		2:52
5:20					Newton		2:10
6:10			677		Wichita		10:55
9:30			848		Oklahoma City		7:30

	9:00	11:00		284	St. Louis			7:09	8:09
	4:30	6:30		634	Little Rock			10:59	11:59
	10:20	12:20		864	Longview			6:05	7:05
		6:00			Houston			11:40
	1:35	3:50		991	Dallas			2:15	4:30
	1:55	4:10			Dallas			2:05	4:20
2:00	3:15	5:10	1052	1022	Fort Worth		2:45	1:05	3:20

2:30					Fort Worth		2:15
3:30					Dallas		1:15
4:20	##				Dallas		1:00	##
10:35					Houston		7:00

2:30	4:00				Fort Worth		1:58		2:58
5:03	6:33		1180	1150	Temple		11:25		12:25
6:53	8:20	#	1253	1223	Austin		9:30	#	10:31
10:20	11:45	#	1335	1306	San Antonio		7:00	#	8:00

#		Future Longview- Austin- San Antonio service
##		Cross-platform transfer to HOU-Dallas-Fort Worth Heartland Flyer connecting train
		A Heartland Flyer extended to San Antonio makes for a 1.5 hour quicker trip, CHI-SAS

		The Texas Eagle could be better utilized CHI-DAL/HOU/ SAS, with a section in the future going west to FW, ELP & LAX

		A lot of time required to send the Eagle to SAS via FTW from Dallas

Restructured Texas Eagle

This table shows current operation v. proposed improvements.

Current							Current
Eagle	Eagle		miles				Eagle	Eagle
3:20	5:20		0		Chicago		2:25	1:25
8:50	10:50		284		St. Louis		8:45	7:45
9:00	11:00				St. Louis		8:09	7:09
	6:15		634		Little Rock		11:59	10:59
4:30	6:30				Little Rock			10:49
10:20	12:20		864		Longview		7:05	6:05
	12:35				Longview			5:40
	6:00				Houston			11:40

10:20	12:40		864		Longview		7:05	5:50
1:35	3:50		991		Dallas		4:30	2:15
1:55	4:10				Dallas		4:20	2:05
3:15	5:10		1022		Fort Worth		3:20	1:05

	2:30		0		Fort Worth		2:15
	3:30		31		Dallas		1:15
##	4:20		0		Dallas		1:00	##
	10:35		264		Houston		7:00

4:00			1022		Fort Worth		2:58
6:33			1150		Temple		12:25
8:20	#		1223		Austin		10:31	#
11:45	#		1306		San Antonio		8:00	#

#

#		Future Longview- Austin- San Antonio service
##		Cross-platform transfer to HOU-Dallas-Fort Worth Heartland Flyer connecting train

		A Heartland Flyer extended to San Antonio makes for a 1.5 hour quicker trip, CHI-SAS

		The Texas Eagle could be better utilized CHI-DAL/HOU/ SAS, with a section in the future going west to FW, ELP & LAX

		A lot of time required to send the Eagle to SAS via FTW from Dallas

Expanded Heartland Flyer

Improved Heartland Flyer service with expansions north to Newton & south to Dallas, Houston, Austin & San Antonio
Proposed service would be through coach, sleeping and dining cars joining the Southwest Chief in Newton, Kan.
The proposal enhances Fort Worth as Amtrak's Texas hub.

new	HF/SWC		miles	miles				HF/SWC	new
10:00	3:15		0			Chicago		3:20	8:30
7:00	10:10		450			Kansas City		7:30	11:30
8:00	10:20					Kansas City		7:15	10:30
10:20	12:49		516			Topeka		5:05	9:00
12:35	3:05		650			Newton		2:52	6:45
12:40	5:20			0		Newton		2:10	6:35
1:20	6:00		677	27		Wichita		10:55	5:30
1:30	6:10					Wichita		10:40	5:10
4:40	9:20		848	171		Oklahoma City		7:30	2:00
5:00	9:30					Oklahoma City		7:10	1:30
9:35	2:00		1052	204		Fort Worth		2:45	9:00

	2:30			0		Fort Worth		2:15
	3:30		1083	31		Dallas		1:15
	4:20			0		Dallas		1:00
	10:35		1347	264		Houston		7:00

	2:30		1052	0		Fort Worth		1:58
	5:03		1180	128		Temple		11:25
	6:53		1253	199		Austin		9:30
	10:20		1335	281		San Antonio		7:00

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