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.
