Illinois Increased Speeds Shorten Schedules Chicago to St. Louis

Effective June 26, 2023

Increased speeds on the Chicago to St. Louis corridor will affect some train schedules, as outlined below. Schedule times listed on Amtrak.com have been updated to reflect these changes.

Departure and arrival times for all trains change slightly between Chicago and St. Louis and customers should observe the times on boarding documents printed on or after June 12, 2023.

Lincoln Service/Missouri River Runner

• Origin times from St. Louis for Trains 300 & 306 are unchanged. Trains 302 & 318 depart St. Louis five minutes earlier.
• Origin times from Chicago for Trains 301, 305 & 307 are unchanged. Train 319 departs 20 minutes later.

Texas Eagle

• Train 21/421 originates in Chicago 10 minutes later.
• Train 22/422 departs St. Louis eight minutes later.