New Hopes for a Train From Dallas to Houston
With $2.5 million in federal grants, Amtrak and TxDOT will study adding passenger rail in Texas.
With $2.5 million in federal grants, Amtrak and TxDOT will study adding passenger rail in Texas.
A veteran of many Sunset Limited trips to Alpine finally indulges in a private room and finds a lot to love. Especially the French toast.
Dallas Area Rapid Transit brought regional transportation to North Texans in 1983 and hasn’t stopped innovating since.
John Urban is a retired minister whose toy tinkering has become more than just a hobby.
The railway and Marfa are forever intertwined.
The Amtrak train offers a way to revel in the expanse of Texas.
There was something irresistibly romantic about the gutter punk’s description of stowing away in freight cars. No wonder I wanted to try it—even if, at 38, I probably should have thought to myself, “You’re too old for this.”
From Paris to Dallas, everyone’s asking, Will the bullet train ever get on track?
Meet the people who keep Texas' trains on track.
Try North America’s best travel bargain—the Copper Canyon train ride. For $9 you can see Indians who run down deer on foot, Mennonites who speak German, and the most spectacular scenery in Mexico.
Enthusiastic railway passengers maintain that fast is not necessarily the same as best.
While you’re waiting at the depot, Amtrak bickers with Washington, railway moguls, and itself.
Over the Sierras to Topolobampo and back by the headiest of Mexican railroads.