Houston is, but it's also the most the most unkempt station I know of. I was there on a Saturday before anyone was to show for the bus to Longview to catch the Texas Eagle.
On Wikipedia it says that the Houston Amtrak is proposed to close in 2012. Isn't it already closed though? I mean, is it possible to go from Houston to Chicago via train?
@VerticalhorizonXL Yes. Catch a Monday, Wednesday, or Friday evening train to San Antonio and transfer to the Texas Eagle the next morning, or catch the bus service that serves Galveston, Houston, Nacogdoches, and Longview and catch the evening Texas Eagle in Longview. Furthermore, it won't be 2012 - METRO hasn't received clearance from UP to think about creating a station along its right-of-way yet, so there's no place for Amtrak to move yet as it stands.
@singwith METRO is supposed to build Burnett Plaza which is a major Amtrak and commuter hub. San Antonio should use Sunset Station as its commuter hub and have 6 tracks underground. San Antonio only has 4 rail lines.
i think they recently did work on this track, making it a usable track. have you been to the station lately?
mfastx 4 days ago
@mfastx Yes, in December. No change to the track that I saw when I looked.
kanjo007 3 days ago
thats too bad, i hope we return dallas-houston service soon, real soon.
amtrakboy93 3 years ago
Houston is, but it's also the most the most unkempt station I know of. I was there on a Saturday before anyone was to show for the bus to Longview to catch the Texas Eagle.
kanjo007 3 years ago
@kanjo007
On Wikipedia it says that the Houston Amtrak is proposed to close in 2012. Isn't it already closed though? I mean, is it possible to go from Houston to Chicago via train?
VerticalhorizonXL 1 year ago
@VerticalhorizonXL Yes. Catch a Monday, Wednesday, or Friday evening train to San Antonio and transfer to the Texas Eagle the next morning, or catch the bus service that serves Galveston, Houston, Nacogdoches, and Longview and catch the evening Texas Eagle in Longview. Furthermore, it won't be 2012 - METRO hasn't received clearance from UP to think about creating a station along its right-of-way yet, so there's no place for Amtrak to move yet as it stands.
kanjo007 1 year ago
That look like an abandoned depot! I thought Houston is the biggest city in TX!
singwith 3 years ago
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Sniper12890 2 years ago
@singwith METRO is supposed to build Burnett Plaza which is a major Amtrak and commuter hub. San Antonio should use Sunset Station as its commuter hub and have 6 tracks underground. San Antonio only has 4 rail lines.
Sniper12890 2 years ago