Texas
State Details
See Wikipedia; also see United States for information relating to the country as a whole, and the national operator Amtrak.
Maps
Texas is covered by the SPV "North America Railroad Atlas" volume Texas and by the Sonrisa Publications Texas.
Rail Operators
- AMTRAK
- Trinity Railway Express (TRE) Operates services between Fort Worth T&P and Dallas EBJ Union. There are plans to extend the commuter rail line 2.1 miles south from the Fort Worth Texas & Pacific (T&P) Station, where TEXRail currently terminates, to the proposed Near Southside Station in the Fort Worth Medical District. Timetable here
- The A-Train Map and timetable at the link. The line runs 21 miles from the Denton County Transportation Center to Trinity Mills where it connects with the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Green Line into Houston.
- CapMetro Rail CapMetro Rail is a hybrid rail (light rail with some features similar to commuter rail) system that serves the Greater Austin area in Texas between Downtown and Leander. Branded The Red Line, a map is on the link at the beginning of this entry.
Tourist Lines
- The Austin Steam Train Association also known as the Austin & Texas Central Railroad or ASTA, is a heritage railroad based in Cedar Park, Texas, that operates passenger excursion trains over ex-Southern Pacific (SP) tracks between Cedar Park and Burnet owned by CapMetro. The Bertram Flyer runs between Cedar Park and Bertram, while the Hill Country Flyer runs the full 33 miles (53 km) between Cedar Park and Burnet. ASTA excursions share trackage with CapMetro Rail commuter service and Austin Western freight trains.
- Forest Park Miniature Railroad is located at Fort Worth’s Trinity Park and TCU/Zoo area and offers a 5-mile (8 km) round-trip on a loop.
- The Galveston Island Trolley is a heritage streetcar network in Galveston, Texas operated by Island Transit. Total network length is 6.8 miles (10.9 km) and streetcars are diesel powered (hence streetcars rather than trolleys).
- Grapevine Vintage Railroad - Excursions run from Grapevine Main Street station on
Passengers board at Grapevine's historic Main Street station and the train operates over a 21-mile (34 kilometer) route to the Fort Worth Stockyards on former trackage that was owned by the St. Louis Southwestern Railway (aka the "Cotton Belt").[1] The main run starts in Grapevine and goes to the Fort Worth Stockyards. From its stop in the stockyards, the train then runs a separate excursion along the Trinity River to the 8th Ave Yard of the Fort Worth and Western Railroad, then returns to the stockyards. Upon return to the stockyards, the engine turns around via a turntable and runs around the train on a siding, then it departs back toward Grapevine.
Metro and light rail systems
- TEXRail map and timetables can be found here. The route is from Fort Worth T&P to DFW Airport Terminal B station.
- Dallas Area Rapid Transit has four light rail lines in Dallas.
- METRORail is Houstons light rail system. There are three lines.
- El Paso Streetcar. The system covers 4.8 miles (7.7 km) (round trip) in two loops from Chihuahuita to Kern Place, serving Downtown El Paso and University of Texas at El Paso along the way. Although using heritage streetcars, operation is daily and part of the public transport system operated by Sun Metro. Tracks are standard gauge and the overhead electrification is 650V DC.
Recent and Future Changes
Recent Changes
None
Future Changes
None
Obscure or Sparse Passenger Services
See USA - Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services - Texas.
