This is the final timetable of the Texas Chief under Santa Fe stewardship, but the train would continue for a time under Amtrak. In the mid-1970s, troubled by their perception that Amtrak had allowed the train's standard of service to deteriorate, Santa Fe would revoke their permission for Amtrak to use their "Chief" trademark.  The train would then be renamed the Lone Star until its final discontinuance with the Carter cutbacks in 1979.

From the pages of the Official Guide, April 1971

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The Texas Chief

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
March, 1971

15 Train Number 16
Daily Miles Services Daily
5 00P Dp 0.0 Chicago, IL (Dearborn Station) (CT) C R Ar 10 00A
5 50P 37.5 Joliet, IL C R 8 48A
6 08P 58.1 Coal City, IL C 8 24A
6 35P 89.5 Streator, IL C 7 55A
7 10P 129.8 Chillicothe, IL C R 7 15A
7 55P 177.2 Galesburg, IL C R 6 30A
9 05P 232.4 Ft. Madison, IA C 5 35A
10 15P 311.1 La Plata, MO C 4 20A
10 48P 345.6 Marceline, MO C 3 45A
12 40A Ar 449.4 Kansas City, MO C R Dp 2 05A
1 00A Dp Ar 1 40A
1 48A 489.1 Lawrence, KS C 12 45A
2 25A 515.2 Topeka, KS C R 12 15A
3 30A 576.6 Emporia, KS C 11 00P
4 35A Ar 649.6 Newton, KS C R Dp 9 55P
4 45A Dp Ar 9 45P
5 25A 692.4 Wichita, KS C 9 05P
6 10A 715.3 Winfield, KS C 8 15P
6 30A 727.9 Arkansas City, KS C 8 00P
F 6 43A 740.2 Newkirk, OK C F 7 38P
7 10A 753.2 Ponca City, OK C 7 25P
7 45A 785.9 Perry, OK C 6 45P
8 15A 816.6 Guthrie, OK C 6 10P
9 00A Ar 847.8 Oklahoma City, OK C Dp 5 40P
9 10A Dp Ar 5 30P
9 40A 865.6 Norman, OK C 5 00P
10 10A Ar 881.0 Purcell, OK C Dp 4 40P
10 12A Dp Ar 4 38P
10 38A 903.0 Pauls Valley, OK C 4 06P
11 34A 948.1 Ardmore, OK C 3 15P
11 52A 965.2 Marietta, OK C 2 55P
12 22P 987.5 Gainesville, TX C Dp 2 31P
Ar 2 30P
1 40P Ar 1052.2 Fort Worth, TX Dp 1 08P
2 00P Dp Ar 12 53P
2 42P 1080.7 Cleburne, TX C 12 23P
3 53P 1154.6 McGregor, TX C 11 07A
4 20P Ar 1179.8 Temple, TX C Dp 10 45A
4 30P Dp Ar 10 40A
6 34P 1291.5 Bellville Yard, TX 8 51A
D 7 14P 1331.9 Rosenberg, TX C R 8 13A
8 30P Ar 1367.9 Houston, TX (Union Station) (CT) C Dp 7 20A

Train 15 (Chicago-Houston): 33 stops, 27:30, 49.7 MPHTrain 16 (Houston-Chicago): 33 stops, 26:40, 51.3 MPH

EQUIPMENT
Nos 15 and 16—Texas Chief.
Streamliner Service.

Chair Cars....Chicago and Houston.

Big Dome Lounge Car...Chicago and Houston.

Sleeping Cars...Chicago and Topeka—10 Roomettes, 6 Bedrooms. (Car 154 Southbound.) (Car 164 Northbound.)

Chicago and Ft. Worth—10 Roomettes, 6 Double Bedrooms. (Car 156 Southbound.) (Car 166 Northbound.)

Chicago and Houston—10 Roomettes, 6 Double Bedrooms. (Car 158 Southbound.) (Car 168 Northbound.)

Dining Car....Chicago and Houston.

See the fare table in the Ticket Office.


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Time:

A - A.M.

D - Train stops only to discharge passengers

F - Conditional (Flag) stop

N - Not a passenger stop

P - P.M.

R - Train stops only to receive passengers


Services:

B - Checked baggage is handled

C - Coupon station (Ticket office)

M - Meal stop

P - Telephone station

R - Rental cars available

T - Telegraph station

X - Checked baggage NOT handled

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