Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
However, the trains run at a slow speed, with frequent service delays and late arrivals, and tickets are not always reason-
ably priced; booking as far in advance as possible helps. The two cross-country services are as follows:
Sunset Limited
Runs between New Orleans and Los Angeles, stopping in Houston and San Antonio and El Paso.
Texas Eagle
Travels between Los Angeles and Chicago, stopping in Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio, Alpine
and El Paso.
TRAVELING IN TEXAS BORDERLANDS
Note that the US Border Patrol maintains several checkpoints at scattered locations throughout the Texas interior.
If you are traveling within 50 miles of the border, be sure to carry your international passport or domestic drivers
license/photo ID with you. You may be asked to pull over and produce it.
