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Amtrak - Texas Eagle



TEXAS EAGLE
Chicago, IL - San Antonio, TX (Los Angeles, CA)
1,305 miles (2,728 miles)

 

Train Data:

Route

Chicago, IL - San Antonio, TX
Chicago, IL - Los Angeles, CA

Route Map

Distance

1,305 miles (CHI - SAS)
2,728 miles (CHI - LAX)

Operation

Daily (CHI - SAS)
3 times a week (CHI - LAX)

Time

32h 25m (CHI - SAS)
67
h 20m (CHI - LAX)

Train Set

Superliner

Cars

Sleeper, Coach, Dinner, Lounge, Baggage

 

Station Information:

Station State Time Zone Distance

Elevation

Notes

Chicago

IL CT

0 mi

182 m

METRA

(Summit)

IL CT

12 mi

183 m

METRA, Non Stop

Joliet

IL CT

37 mi

165 m

METRA

(Dwight)

IL CT

74 mi

195 m

Non Stop

Pontiac

IL CT

92 mi

195 m

 

Bloomington

IL CT

124 mi

241 m

 

Lincoln

IL CT

156 mi

180 m

 

Springfield

IL CT

185 mi

181 m

Illinois State Capitol

Carlinville

IL CT

224 mi

190 m

Flag Stop Station

Alton

IL CT

257 mi

149 m

 

Saint Louis

MO CT

284 mi

137 m

Transfer to Kansas City

Arcadia

MO CT

376 mi

274 m

Opened on 11/20/2016

Poplar Bluff

MO CT

453 mi

104 m

 

Walnut Ridge

AR CT

513 mi

82 m

 

Little Rock

AR CT

634 mi

82 m

Arkansas State Capitol

Malvern

AR CT

677 mi

85 m

Flag Stop Station

Arkadelphia

AR CT

694 mi

59 m

Flag Stop Station

Hope

AR CT

741 mi

110 m

Opened on 4/4/2013

Texarkana

AR CT

774 mi

95 m

 

Marshall

TX CT

840 mi

90 m

 

Longview

TX CT

864 mi

101 m

Amtrak Bus to Houston

Mineola

TX CT

912 mi

125 m

 

Dallas

TX CT

991 mi

130 m

TRE, DART

Fort Worth

TX CT

1022 mi

183 m

Transfer to Heartland Flyer

Cleburne

TX CT

1050 mi

232 m

 

McGregor

TX CT

1125 mi

220 m

 

Temple

TX CT

1150 mi

213 m

 

Taylor

TX CT

1188 mi

166 m

 

Austin

TX CT

1223 mi

146 m

Texas State Capitol

San Marcos

TX CT

1253 mi

175 m

 

San Antonio

TX CT

1305 mi

 203 m

Sunset Limited

Del Rio

TX CT

1475 mi

294 m

 

Sanderson

TX CT

1600 mi

847 m

Flag Stop Station

Alpine

TX CT

1692 mi

1367 m

 

El Paso

TX MT

1910 mi

1140 m

 

Deming

NM MT

1998 mi

1323 m

Flag Stop Station

Lordsburg

NM MT

2058 mi

1295 m

Flag Stop Station

Benson

AZ MT

2176 mi

1091 m

Flag Stop Station

Tucson

AZ MT

2226 mi

728 m

 

Maricopa

AZ MT

2312 mi

359 m

Closest station to Phoenix

Yuma

AZ MT

2477 mi

42 m

 

Palm Springs

CA PT

2622 mi

207 m

 

Ontario

CA PT

2690 mi

304 m

 

Pomona

CA PT

2696 mi

263 m

Metrolink

Los Angeles

CA PT

2728 mi

91 m

Metrolink

Note:  Only Amtrak stations are listed.  Commuter Train Stations are not shown.


Train #421 Westbound (December 2016)

Photo 01 Photo 02

Boarding for Train #21/421 at Saint Louis

Boarding for Train #21/421 at Saint Louis

Photo 03 Photo 04

Coach at night

Arrived at Arcadia Valley, MO

Photo 05 Photo 06

Baggage Car at Dallas, TX

Arrived at Cleburne, TX

Photo 07 Photo 08

Leaving Taylor, TX

Sunset near McGregor, TX

Photo 09 Photo 10

6-hour Layover at San Antonio, TX

due to early arrival

Historic Sunset Depot at San Antonio, TX

Photo 11 Photo 12

Sunrise between Del Rio and Sanderson

Del Rio, TX - Sanderson, TX

Photo 13 Photo 14

Sightseeing Lounge Car

Sunset near Benson, AZ

Photo 15 Photo 16

Diner

Diner Reservation

Photo 17 Photo 18

Steak Dinner

Chicken Dinner

Photo 19 Photo 20

Tucson, AZ

Arrived at Palm Springs, CA

Photo 21 Photo 22

Arrived at Los Angeles Union Station

Los Angeles Union Station

Train #22 Northbound (August 2009)

Photo 1 Photo 2

San Antonio, TX

Near Austin, TX

Photo 3 Photo 4

Transition Sleeper and P42 Locomotive

Two Diner/Lounge cars

Photo 5 Photo 6

Cafe

Near Marshall, TX

Photo 7 Photo 8

Saint Louis, MO

Near Saint Louis, MO

Photo 9 Photo 10

Near Lincoln, IL

Pontiac, IL

Photo 11 Photo 12

Approaching Chicago Union Station

Arrived at Chicago Union Station



Media by McCann

 

~ Actual Train Consists - Texas Eagle Car Numbers ~

August 1, 2009: Train #22

at Fort Worth, TX

 

August 1, 2009: Train #21

at Fort Worth, TX

Chicago, IL

 

↑ San Antonio, TX

P42 Locomotive   179   P42 Locomotive   18
Transition Sleeper (Superliner 2)   39035   Transition Sleeper (Superliner 2)   39035
Sleeper (Superliner 1)   32039   Sleeper (Superliner 1)   32059
Diner Lounge (Superliner 1)   37007   Diner Lounge (Superliner 1)   37001
Diner Lounge (Superliner 1)   37015   Sightseeing Lounge (Superliner 1)   33008
Baggage/Coach (Superliner 1)   31028   Baggage/Coach (Superliner 1)   31000
Coach (Superliner 1)   34001   Coach (Superliner 1)   34092
Coach (Superliner 1)   34044   Coach (Superliner 1)   34062

 

 

     

December 31, 2016: Train #21/#421

at Dallas, TX

 

January 1, 2017: Train #1/#421

at San Antonio, TX

↑ San Antonio, TX / Los Angeles, CA

 

↑ Los Angeles, CA

P42 Locomotive   52   P42 Locomotive   9
Baggage (Viewliner)   61046   P42 Locomotive   172
Transition Sleeper (Superliner 2)   39008   Baggage (Viewliner)   61046
Sleeper (Superliner 1)   32041*   Transition Sleeper (Superliner 2)   39019
Diner Lounge (Superliner 1)   37016   Sleeper (Superliner 1)   32066
Sightseeing Lounge (Superliner 1)   33018   Diner (Superliner 1)   38065
Baggage/Coach (Superliner 1)   31012   Sightseeing Lounge (Superliner 2)   33033
Coach (Superliner 2)   34139   Baggage/Coach (Superliner 1)   31032
Coach (Superliner 2)   34136*   Coach (Superliner 1)   34007
        Coach (Superliner 2)   34136*
        Sleeper (Superliner 1)   32041*

*32041 and 34136 are thru cars to Los Angeles, CA

*The last two cars are #421 from Chicago, IL

 

 

 

Train Number for Texas Eagle

#021/022: Chicago, IL - San Antonio, TX

#321/322: Chicago, IL - St. Louis, MO

#421/422: Chicago, IL - Los Angeles, CA

#521/522: Chicago. IL - Houston, TX (discontinued in 1995)

Chicago Union Station Train Information showing Train #21, 321 and 421 (August 2015)

Amtrak Texas Eagle in Dallas, Texas (January 2011)


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