Jim, you are mistaken. LVW is about three times as big as Marshall. LVW is a nice place to visit. Has great symphony, oodles of shopping, both chain and indy hotels, fantastic catfish at Catfish Village, great Pizza at Pizza King, Gerardo's Mexican food, movie theaters, and bars/clubs. Marshall has a great RR museum, but not much else.
Texas Eagle Re-Route in Oct./Nov.
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Longview is about the same size as Tyler - around 80,000 people. Marshall is smaller, but quaint. Marshall has a great pottery store that we love going to when we are in town. As for Mexican food in Longview, I HIGHLY recommend Posados in Triple Creek off of Judson.
There used to be a Walmart next door. Then it became a Bud's - where all the returns to Wal Mart were pillaged and resold. That lasted all of about a year.
There used to be a Walmart next door. Then it became a Bud's - where all the returns to Wal Mart were pillaged and resold. That lasted all of about a year.
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Marshall, TX is home to some of world's most prolific patent trolls in the same way as the Caribbean is home to some of the world's most prolific tax cheats.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2011/07/26/138576167/when-patents-attack
http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2011/07/26/138576167/when-patents-attack
****UPDATE**** Re-Route of the Texas Eagle #22/#422 in Texas!!!!
According to a Post on trainorders from Gene Poon (a Reliable Source) The Detour of the NB Texas Eagle #22/#422 will begin October 14th ( I'll miss it by 2 days, I leave on the 12th for CHI!!
) and run until Nov. 22!! the Detour will be from Taylor to Longview via the Old MoPac Eagle Route (now UP) through Hearne, Palestine, Milano and into Longview! Then it will continue north to Chicago via the Regular Eagle Route! Train #21/#421 will NOT be effected since it Runs through the Trackwork Area before the Track Ganfgs start their Work each Day! It's not mentioned but this means that all north Bound Eagle Passengers from Temple, McGregor, Cleburne, Ft. Worth, Dallas and Mineola will have to be Bustittuted to Longview to catch #22/#422! In the Case of South/West Bound #21/#421 Passengers, since the Train will be running from LGV-SAS on the Regular Route, No Bustitution will be Necessary!
Looks like I'll need to make an AUS-LRK Trip on #22/#422 and do a Turn on #21/#421 back to AUS when I return from the Gathering! (Double Points too with the Extension to Nov. 22 that AGR Announced! )
According to a Post on trainorders from Gene Poon (a Reliable Source) The Detour of the NB Texas Eagle #22/#422 will begin October 14th ( I'll miss it by 2 days, I leave on the 12th for CHI!!
) and run until Nov. 22!! the Detour will be from Taylor to Longview via the Old MoPac Eagle Route (now UP) through Hearne, Palestine, Milano and into Longview! Then it will continue north to Chicago via the Regular Eagle Route! Train #21/#421 will NOT be effected since it Runs through the Trackwork Area before the Track Ganfgs start their Work each Day! It's not mentioned but this means that all north Bound Eagle Passengers from Temple, McGregor, Cleburne, Ft. Worth, Dallas and Mineola will have to be Bustittuted to Longview to catch #22/#422! In the Case of South/West Bound #21/#421 Passengers, since the Train will be running from LGV-SAS on the Regular Route, No Bustitution will be Necessary!Looks like I'll need to make an AUS-LRK Trip on #22/#422 and do a Turn on #21/#421 back to AUS when I return from the Gathering! (Double Points too with the Extension to Nov. 22 that AGR Announced!
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If you wanted to do the Three /Four Letter Word that begins with F, you could "F" to Austin or San Antonio on a Flight on Sunday,,Spend the Night, then Catch #22 to Chicago which arrives on Tues afternoon, then "F" back Home and be there Tuesday Night! If you ride the Cap from CHI you'd get Home on Wed. Evening of course! As Ive told others, not sure if its Worth that Much Time and Expense??
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***UPDATE As of Sat 10/05*** Bustitution/Detour for #22/#422!!!
If you to try to Book #22/#422 on Line after Oct. 13th, Amtrak.com is Now Showing Bustitutions for Stations North of Taylor (Temple,McGregor,Cleburne,Ft. Wortn and East (Dallas and Mineola) to Longview beginning on Monday 10/14! From Longview to Chicago you can Book the Train as Usual!
#21/#421 are Shown as Trains all the Way from CHI and #22/#422 is Available as a Train from San Antonio, San Marcos,Austin and Taylor to Longview via the Hearne/Milano/Palestine Detour Every Day!
No Service Disruption or Detour Notice Yet on Amtrak.com. Surprise!!! It's Only Shows up on the Booking Page when you try to Book On-Line! Looks like the Detour via East Texas is On for Texas Eagle #22/#422!!!!
I'd suggest Calling Amtrak and Speaking to a Live agent through Julie if Interested in this Route or Booked on the Eagles during this Time Frame!!
If you to try to Book #22/#422 on Line after Oct. 13th, Amtrak.com is Now Showing Bustitutions for Stations North of Taylor (Temple,McGregor,Cleburne,Ft. Wortn and East (Dallas and Mineola) to Longview beginning on Monday 10/14! From Longview to Chicago you can Book the Train as Usual!
#21/#421 are Shown as Trains all the Way from CHI and #22/#422 is Available as a Train from San Antonio, San Marcos,Austin and Taylor to Longview via the Hearne/Milano/Palestine Detour Every Day!
No Service Disruption or Detour Notice Yet on Amtrak.com. Surprise!!!
It's Only Shows up on the Booking Page when you try to Book On-Line! Looks like the Detour via East Texas is On for Texas Eagle #22/#422!!!! I'd suggest Calling Amtrak and Speaking to a Live agent through Julie if Interested in this Route or Booked on the Eagles during this Time Frame!!
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If you're getting off at Mineola you're going to take the train to Longview and get bused from there.
No way to get from stations between TPL and DAL to MIN.
If you're getting off at Mineola you're going to take the train to Longview and get bused from there.
No way to get from stations between TPL and DAL to MIN.
Just as a reminder, if you are going all the way to Chicago on 22 and 422, there is a reroute between STL & CHI that may add time to the trip and alter arrival and departure time out of STL. That starts this coming week and runs for two weeks according to the email I received from Amtrak. I will be on that train on Oct 18 and Oct 20
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