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Pages in category "Passenger rail transportation in Texas" The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
2.1 Intercity passenger rail. 2.2 Commuter rail. 2.3 High speed rail. ... (2003), Railroad Service in Texas . Retrieved May 19, 2005. Handbook of Texas Online
The corridor saw use by the Santa Fe for both freight (particularly the movement of cattle) [4] and for passenger rail. Of the passenger routes that used the corridor, the most notable was the Texas Chief, which traveled from Chicago to Galveston. [5] In 1971, following the Rail Passenger Service Act, the Texas Chief was transferred to the ...
Note: Williams Electric Trains put the name Lonestar on many of its Texas Special passenger cars. Note: The late Pat Neil, owner of Collectible Trains & Toys, a train store formerly located in Dallas, Texas, commissioned a Texas Special train in three-rail 0-Gauge with the firm K-Line. Although the prototype Texas Special did not have a vista ...
The Sunset Limited is a long-distance passenger train run by Amtrak, operating on a 1,995-mile (3,211 km) route between New Orleans and Los Angeles.Major stops include Houston, San Antonio and El Paso in Texas, as well as Tucson, Arizona.
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.
Passenger rail service in Texas is at this moment [when?] extremely limited from both network viewpoint (with only three routes) and frequency viewpoint (only daily or tri-weekly service), and is certainly to be considered below par for a developed state. Currently three Amtrak trains serve Texas:
After years of inaction on passenger rail, the Texas Legislature in 1997 stepped in and ordered the public transport provider to hold a referendum on light rail. In response, CapMetro drew up an ambitious plan for a $1.9 billion, 52-mile (84 km) system to be funded by federal funds and local sales taxes.