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  2. Houston station (Texas) - Wikipedia

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    When Amtrak was created it was one of two stations in Houston that served Amtrak trains, the other being Union Station, now part of Daikin Park. All Amtrak trains moved to Southern Pacific Station by the end of July 1974, and all trains were canceled or rerouted out of Houston except the Sunset Limited .

  3. Union Station (Houston) - Wikipedia

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    Union Station is a building in Houston, Texas, in the United States. Dedicated on March 2, 1911, and formerly a hub of rail transportation, the building now serves as a cornerstone for Daikin Park. [2] It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and has since been superseded by Houston's Amtrak station.

  4. Lone Star (Amtrak train) - Wikipedia

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    The Lone Star was an Amtrak passenger train that ran between Chicago and Houston, or Dallas via Kansas City, Wichita, Oklahoma City, and Fort Worth. The train was renamed from the Texas Chief, which the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway had introduced in 1948. Amtrak discontinued the Lone Star in 1979.

  5. Transportation in Houston - Wikipedia

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    Amtrak Houston Station. Amtrak's thrice-weekly Los Angeles–New Orleans Sunset Limited stops at the Houston train station, which is on the north side of the downtown area. There were 20,205 boardings and alightings at the station in FY2018. [8] An Amtrak Thruway connects Houston with Amtrak's Chicago–San Antonio Texas Eagle at Longview. It ...

  6. Inter-American (train) - Wikipedia

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    The merged train retained the Inter-American name, changed from thrice-weekly to daily, and added a Houston section which split in Temple. [ 1 ] : 61 On October 1, 1981, Amtrak, once again forced to make service cuts, truncated the Inter-American to San Antonio and eliminated the Houston section. [ 3 ]

  7. Houston Belt and Terminal Railway Company - Wikipedia

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    501 Crawford Street, Room 100, Houston, TX 77002-2113: Dates of operation: 1905 () ... The company's archives from 1905 to 1936 are held by History Colorado. [7]

  8. Sunset Limited - Wikipedia

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    The Sunset Limited is a long-distance passenger train run by Amtrak, operating on a 1,995-mile (3,211 km) route between New Orleans and Los Angeles.Major stops include Houston, San Antonio and El Paso in Texas, as well as Tucson, Arizona.

  9. Long-distance Amtrak routes - Wikipedia

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    In 1984 Amtrak renamed the Southwest Limited to the Southwest Chief alongside the deployment of Superliner equipment, and also initiated the River Cities as a section of the City of New Orleans. In 1988 the Eagle was renamed the Texas Eagle, and in 1989 Amtrak began the Gulf Breeze as a section of the Crescent.