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There are over 20 million people living in the state of Texas, and Amtrak runs one daily train, Texas Eagle, north south route from Chicago and San Antonio. Amtrak also offers the trice weekly Sunset Limited, east west route from Los Angeles to Orlando. While it might look pretty good on the map, it is nothing really. The connection in San Antonio is in the wee hours of the morning. While Amtrak switches a sleeper and a coach car westbound, eastbound the Amtrak personnel wakes people up and throws them off the train. Keep in mind the station is closed, and there is no cover for bad weather.... Whereas Amtrak recently introduced a local, Heartland Flyer, to Oklahoma City, it is painfully obvious that the fools went the wrong direction. If anything, the congressmen from Texas should insist on a daily Dallas-Houston local. Considering that Texas has more population than New York, Amtrak's should beg forgiveness for its dismal ****-pour performance in Texas! <br /> <br />The Sunset Limited should also be routed from Houston to Dallas and west through Abilene and Midland-Odessa on its way to El Paso. Considering the fact that half the people of Texas vacations in Mexico, it would be a bright idea to run a long distance train from San Antonio to Mexico City! That is, if Amtrak wants to deliver vacationers to their destination!
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