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EspañolLONE STAR (PASSENGER TRAIN)
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The '''Lone Star''' was an Amtrak passenger train serving Chicago, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, Fort Worth, Houston and intermediate points. From Amtrak's inception in 1971 until May of 1974, the train was known as the '''Texas Chief''', as it had been under the Santa Fe Railway. The name change was prompted by the AT&SF's determination that Amtrak's trains no longer met its service standards and so required Amtrak to stop using the ''Chief'' name.
The original ''Texas Chief's'' route ran from Chicago, Illinois, to Galveston, Texas with a section cutting off near Denton, Texas, and heading to Dallas, Texas. During the 1970s, Amtrak also ran a Fort Worth-Dallas connecting section. In the early 1970s, the train was cut back to Houston.
The original ''Texas Chief'' was inaugurated as a coach and Pullman train in 1939.
At Amtrak's inception, the ''Chief'' was cut back to Chicago-Houston. Nothing else about the train changed, including the fact that it operated separately from the ''Southwest Limited'' (initially named the ''Super Chief'') along their shared route from Chicago to Newton, Kansas.
A number of colleges and universities along the route -- including the University of Kansas, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Wichita State University, University of Oklahoma -- provided students looking for economical transportation.
Due to cuts ordered by the US Department of Transportation, Amtrak's ''Lone Star'' -- along with several other popular trains -- was discontinued on October 9, 1979. At the time of its discontinuance, the train was ranked as Amtrak's 7th most popular long-distance train. Chicago-Houston service continued in the form of a section of the Chicago-Laredo ''Inter-American'' that split from the train in Temple, Texas. This left Oklahoma without passenger rail service.
In 1999, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation and Amtrak initiated passenger train service from Oklahoma City to Fort Worth called the Heartland Flyer. The current train provides connecting service at Fort Worth to Amtrak's Texas Eagle.
Of the original 'Texas Chief'/'Lone Star' route, only sections from Newton, Kansas, to Oklahoma City, and Fort Worth to Houston and Galveston remain without passenger train service in 2007.
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(1975) (1975)
5:00P Dp Chicago Ar 12:45P
1:00A Kansas City 4:50A
9:00A Oklahoma City 8:40P
1:35P Fort Worth 4:10P
7:55P Ar Houston Dp 9:50A
★ ''Heartland Flyer''
★ ''Inter American (Amtrak)''
★ ''Super Chief'' / ''Southwest Limited'' / ''Southwest Chief''
★ ''Texas Chief (Santa Fe)''
★ Amtrak's Heartland Flyer
★ Amtrak's Texas Eagle
The '''Lone Star''' was an Amtrak passenger train serving Chicago, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, Fort Worth, Houston and intermediate points. From Amtrak's inception in 1971 until May of 1974, the train was known as the '''Texas Chief''', as it had been under the Santa Fe Railway. The name change was prompted by the AT&SF's determination that Amtrak's trains no longer met its service standards and so required Amtrak to stop using the ''Chief'' name.
| Contents |
| Route |
| History |
| Amtrak cutbacks of 1979 |
| Current status of route |
| Condensed historical timetable |
| See also |
| Links |
Route
The original ''Texas Chief's'' route ran from Chicago, Illinois, to Galveston, Texas with a section cutting off near Denton, Texas, and heading to Dallas, Texas. During the 1970s, Amtrak also ran a Fort Worth-Dallas connecting section. In the early 1970s, the train was cut back to Houston.
History
The original ''Texas Chief'' was inaugurated as a coach and Pullman train in 1939.
At Amtrak's inception, the ''Chief'' was cut back to Chicago-Houston. Nothing else about the train changed, including the fact that it operated separately from the ''Southwest Limited'' (initially named the ''Super Chief'') along their shared route from Chicago to Newton, Kansas.
A number of colleges and universities along the route -- including the University of Kansas, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Wichita State University, University of Oklahoma -- provided students looking for economical transportation.
Amtrak cutbacks of 1979
Due to cuts ordered by the US Department of Transportation, Amtrak's ''Lone Star'' -- along with several other popular trains -- was discontinued on October 9, 1979. At the time of its discontinuance, the train was ranked as Amtrak's 7th most popular long-distance train. Chicago-Houston service continued in the form of a section of the Chicago-Laredo ''Inter-American'' that split from the train in Temple, Texas. This left Oklahoma without passenger rail service.
Current status of route
In 1999, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation and Amtrak initiated passenger train service from Oklahoma City to Fort Worth called the Heartland Flyer. The current train provides connecting service at Fort Worth to Amtrak's Texas Eagle.
Of the original 'Texas Chief'/'Lone Star' route, only sections from Newton, Kansas, to Oklahoma City, and Fort Worth to Houston and Galveston remain without passenger train service in 2007.
Condensed historical timetable
READ DOWN READ UP
(1975) (1975)
5:00P Dp Chicago Ar 12:45P
1:00A Kansas City 4:50A
9:00A Oklahoma City 8:40P
1:35P Fort Worth 4:10P
7:55P Ar Houston Dp 9:50A
See also
★ ''Heartland Flyer''
★ ''Inter American (Amtrak)''
★ ''Super Chief'' / ''Southwest Limited'' / ''Southwest Chief''
★ ''Texas Chief (Santa Fe)''
Links
★ Amtrak's Heartland Flyer
★ Amtrak's Texas Eagle
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