The outbound Texas Eagle barrels through downtown Lemont with a sharp Amtrak 4 in charge, kicking up anything that gets in its way.

Amtrak's outbound Texas Eagle is right on time as it snakes through downtown Lemont.

Amtrak Texas Eagle 21 departs Dallas Union Station

Amtrak No. 21 departs Ft. Worth as a UP northbound rolls by the tower.

Amtrak No. 21 rounds the wye at Tower 55 from Dallas as it prepares to back into Ft. Worth passenger terminal.

Amtrak 139 and a sister Amtrak P42 slowly approach Joliet Union Station with the outbound Texas Eagle. Four special passenger cars were at the end today.

Check out the damage on 179's nose!

The fall colors are beginning to show by the looks of the tree on the right as the outbound Texas Eagle barrels through town not slowing up at all.

Amtrak P42 #202 highballs the southbound Texas Eagle through Lockport, laying on the horn, with the fall colors just beginning to show.

Amtrak P42DC 146 is in charge of the southbound Texas Eagle, seen here departing Fort Worth for San Antonio.

The Henry E. Huntington private passenger car brings up the rear of the outbound Texas Eagle 21, along with New York Central the "Swift Streak", a stainless sleeper passenger car and California Ze... (more)

Amtrak 139 pulls into Joliet Union Station with the outbound Texas Eagle, with Private passenger cars California Zephyr the "Silver Dome", a stainless sleeper passenger car, New York Central the "... (more)

The outbound Texas Eagle 21 passes under the ATSF signal bridge at Joliet.

Two RP contributors take their photos as the outbound Texas Eagle pulls into Joliet Union Station passing the baseball stadium Silver Cross Field.

A reduced consist Texas Eagle departs Fort Worth for San Antonio. The Texas Eagle trains and City of New Orleans trains share equipment which have been reduced due to decreased ridership on the C... (more)