Amtrak Trains 21 & 22, Texas Eagle
Amtrak service on a portion of this route began as the Inter-American,
between Fort Worth and Laredo, TX, on January 27, 1973. Service was extended to
St. Louis on March 13, 1974. Service between Laredo and San Antonio ended on
October 1, 1981, when the train was renamed Eagle and through cars began
running on the Sunset Limited to and from Los Angeles (requiring the San
Antonio stop to be moved from the site of the former MoPac station to the
Southern Pacific station as of that date). The train was renamed Texas Eagle
on November 14, 1988.
Tower 105 to Centex, Track 1
Tower 112 to Centex, Track 2
Centex to Taylor
The train began using the cutoff between Taylor and Temple (instead of a
longer direct interconnection between the MoPac and Santa Fe) on October 26,
1975.
Taylor to Temple
A Houston to Temple section of the train operated between October 28,
1979 and October 1, 1981, using the Santa Fe line south of Temple.
Temple to Fort Worth
Fort Worth to Dallas
A Houston to Dallas section of the train operated between
November 14, 1988 and September 10, 1995, using the Southern Pacific line
between Dallas and Houston.
DFW Junction to Ennis Junction
Ennis Junction to KCS Junction
KCS Junction to Big Sandy
Big Sandy to Longview
Longview to Marshall
Marshall to Texarkana
Texarkana to Hope
Hope to Gurdon
Gurdon to Little Rock
Little Rock to North Little Rock
North Little Rock to Bald Knob
Bald Knob to Poplar Bluff
Poplar Bluff to St. Louis (Iron Mountain Junction)
Iron Mountain Junction to Grand Avenue
Grand Avenue to Gratiot
The train was extended from St. Louis to Chicago on October 31, 1976. Use
of St. Louis Union Station ended on October 31, 1978.
Until the mid 2000s, Amtrak trains on the St.
Louis-Chicago route used the Merchants Bridge line between Gratiot and WR
Tower
Gratiot to Bremen
Bremen to SH Interlocking
SH Interlocking to WR Tower
Gratiot to Q Tower
Q Tower to WR Tower
WR Tower to Lenox
Lenox to Wood River
Wood River to Godfrey
Godfrey to Springfield
Springfield to Mazonia
Mazonia to Pequot and South Joliet
Pequot to Joliet
Argo to Joliet
Corwith X-ing to Argo
Bridgeport to Corwith X-ing
21st Street to Bridgeport
Chicago Union Station to 21st Street and Halsted Street