I rode Amtrak's Sunset from Tucson to Houston a few years ago, so I have been in the Amtrak station in Houston. You are right — it is in a shaky neighborhood, and although I wouldn't call it a ...

Amtrak passengers board a train as Union Pacific engine 4014, aka the Big Boy, sits at the Houston station on Nov. 6, 2019. Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Proposed routes for ...

The Houston Amtrak station, which has been open daily from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. four days a week and until 1 a.m. the other three, will observe new hours: Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to ...

Amtrak and Texas Central, ... The planned Houston station for the railway is the site of the former Northwest Mall at the convergence of U.S. 290, Loop 610 and Interstate 10.

Despite all previous indications, Amtrak has just agreed to consider working with Texas Central, a move that has simultaneously reminded the world that Texas Central still exists and its ...

The train went through Richmond and Rosenberg Wednesday afternoon. It is set to dock around 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Houston Amtrak station at 902 Washington Avenue. People will be able to see Big ...

How do you feel about the project, which would mean a roughly 1.5 hour trip between Dallas and Houston? Dallas to Houston in less than 90 minutes? What Amtrak’s interest means for bullet train ...

Federal officials have awarded up to $2.5 million to further develop passenger rail service in Texas with possible stops in Houston, including further study by Amtrak for high-speed service along ...

A World War II-era steam engine is chugging into Houston this weekend for the Heartland of America tour, much to the delight of train enthusiasts. Union Pacific's Big Boy, officially known as No ...

Amtrak and Texas Central discuss potential partnership to bring high-speed train Texas. ... Houston Station: U.S. 290 and Interstate 610 in northwest Houston. In 2012, ...