NB Amtrak Train #22, the Texas Eagle, shoves out of the San Antonio Amtrak Station to begin its journey to Chicago, IL. The lead unit is the first heritage scheme Amtrak unit to celebrate their 4... (more)

The inbound Texas Eagle to Chicago arrives at Dallas Union Station with the Amtrak Heritage Phase three locomotive in charge.

The Texas Eagle detours through Illinois farm country due to track work on its normal St. Louis to Chicago route.

Detour for the St. Louis to Chicago Texas Eagle. Track work on its normal line required the train to run another route non-stop through rural Illinois.

Amtrak #22 raises a cloud of dust as it thumps over the mud encased I&M diamond on the passing siding at Ridgely in preparation for a meet with Amtrak #301.

Amtrak #22, the northbound Texas Eagle, prepares to hit the NS diamond at Shops as the train detours thru Springfield over the Illinois & Midland due to trackwork on UP's ex-GM&O mainline.

Amtrak's eastbound Texas Eagle departs Dallas UPT as a westbound UP autoparts train originating in Atlanta heads for Arlington.

Northbound Amtrak Texas Eagle slips past a Union Pacific work train in the old Missouri Pacific Ivory Yard, adjacent to the new River City Casino, in beautiful soft early morning light on a hot an... (more)

Amtrak 22 pauses for passengers in the late afternoon sun at the old GM&O passenger station in Springfield, IL. Former SAL tavern-observation 6601, now Amtrak 3341, adds a punctuation mark to the... (more)

The Inter-American

An Eagle from Texas passes a tower in Illinois on short time.

A recently originated Texas Eagle runs north toward New Braunfels. In the background, a MoPac freight train is done waiting, and will follow the Eagle north.

The inbound Texas Eagle to Chicago battles heavy snowfall as it rolls through the Metroplex. More than half a foot of snow had fallen when the photo was taken on a record setting day of snow for D... (more)

The Texas Eagle breezes by the Illinois capitol on the way to Chicago.

Amtrak's Texas Eagle re-routed due to flooding.