Lone Star (Amtrak train)

Lone Star
A southbound Lone Star southwest of Guthrie, Oklahoma, in 1974.
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
PredecessorTexas Chief
First serviceMay 19, 1974
Last serviceOctober 8, 1979
SuccessorInter-American
Former operator(s)Amtrak
Route
TerminiChicago, Illinois
Houston, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Distance travelled1,368 mi (2,201.58 km)
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)15,16
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Track owner(s)ATSF Railway

The Lone Star was an Amtrak passenger train that ran between Chicago and Houston, or Dallas via Kansas City, Wichita, Oklahoma City, and Fort Worth. The train was renamed from the Texas Chief, which the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway had introduced in 1948. Amtrak discontinued the Lone Star in 1979.