United Rail Passenger Alliance

This chart shows trains that serve Texas, and some example Connections, as proposed by Dr. Adrian Herzog in 1998 and updated in 2009.

These are just some of the connections that may be made with a single transfer to and from trains proposed to serve Texas.

Proposed stations served are shown with an x, with existing available single-transfer connections to Amtrak patrons in Texas, excluding via Los Angeles or Chicago, are shown as x

Existing Amtrak trains in light grey. The Heartland Flyer (not highlighted) operates Oklahoma City - Fort Worth on what is shown as the Pioneer Zephyr. The Golden State is highlighted, being similar to today's Texas Eagle but operating via Sweetwater.

South- and Eastward Texans Cavalier Memphian El Capitan S.W. Chief S.F. Chief Zia Pioneer Zephyr Sunset Limited Golden State Southern Crescent Gulf Breeze Gulf Wind Continental
San Jose, CA x
Bakersfield, CA x
Los Angeles, CA x x x x
Albuquerque, NM x x
Denver, CO x x
Albuquerque, NM x
Newton, KS x
Oklahoma City, OK x
Tucson, AZ x x x x
Phoenix, AZ x x x x
Flagstaff, AZ x
Las Cruces, NM x
El Paso, TX x x x x
Sweetwater, TX x x
Fort Worth, TX x x x x x x
Dallas, TX x x x x x x
Austin, TX x
San Antonio, TX x x
Little Rock, AR x x x
Centralia, IL
Memphis, TN x x
Louisville, KY x
Cincinnati, OH x
Chattanooga, TN x
Richmond, VA x
Roanoke, VA x
Kansas City, MO x x x
St. Louis, MO x x
Galesburg, IL x x x
Chicago, IL x x x x
Alexandria, LA
Houston, TX x x x x
Lafayette, LA x x x
New Orleans, LA x x x x x
Mobile, AL x x x
Meridian, MS x
Birmingham, AL x x
Tallahassee, FL x x
Jacksonville, FL x x
Atlanta, GA x x x
Washington, DC x x x x