NB Amtrak Train #22, the Texas Eagle, heads north on UP's Austin Sub. In 15 minutes or so, it will be making its station stop at Taylor, TX and transferring to UP's Waco Sub for its run up to Tem... (more)

NB Amtrak Train #22, the Texas Eagle, heads north on UP's Austin Sub. In just a few short minutes, it will be making its station stop at San Marcos, TX.

Amtrak train number 22, the Texas Eagle, screams through Atlanta, Illinois doing the track speed of 79miles-per-hour, on Sunday morning Feb. 13, 2011 behind locomotive #145 , the first of four l... (more)

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

Amtrak's Phase III heritage P42 wastes no time as it barrels south past Lockport with the Texas Eagle.

The Amtrak "Texas Eagle" heads north to Chicago, led by a damaged GE, as high speed rail service is completed in Springfield this is a normal sight in Findlay as Amtrak is re-routed on the Union P... (more)

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

Amtrak P42 199 leads the Texas Eagle south through Dwight.

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.

Due to extensive track work south of Joliet, the Texas Eagle has swayed from its usual routing and is detouring over the UP Villa Grove Subdivision. It is seen here, heading south through Dolton.

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

The southbound Texas Eagle pulls up, to allow the conductor to flag the crossing. Amtrak 184 is in charge, today.

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.

Amtrak's southbound Texas Eagle, train #21, highballs through downtown Lemont.

The Texas Eagle charges into the sunset, starting its journey 90 minutes late, and already even later by the time it roars through Lemont toward the sunset.

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