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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
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