Heartland Flyer or Texas Eagle

The two routes share one station, Fort Worth. The table lists what each shows and how long each takes; the route pages carry the full stretch tables.

Side by side

Heartland FlyerTexas Eagle
EndpointsOklahoma City to Fort WorthChicago Union Station to San Antonio
Duration, end to end4 h 2 m32 h 36 m
FrequencyDailyDaily
Trains821 southbound, 822 northbound21 southbound, 22 northbound
Named stretches with a cited source38
ShowsBig citiesBig rivers, Mountains, Big cities, Prairie
Headline stretchPauls Valley Santa Fe Depot MuseumMississippi River at St. Louis
Headline stretch in daylightsouthbound: daylight, 9:13 a.m.; northbound: dusk Apr to Aug; dark Sep to Mar, 8:15 p.m.southbound: daylight Apr to Aug; dusk Sep; dark Oct to Feb; dusk Mar, 6:57 p.m.; northbound: daylight, 8:33 a.m.

Duration, frequency, and daylight are computed from the Amtrak GTFS timetable (fetched 2026-10-15) for the representative trip in each direction; daylight is the phrase for the headline stretch, the highlighted row of each route page. Named stretches are counted from the cited route guides. How these are computed.

Stations both routes serve

Fort Worth

In the order the Heartland Flyer reaches them. Transfer times are not checked.

Route pages