JEFFERSON COUNTY, Texas —
A resolution passed today by the Commissioners Court of Jefferson County requests an increase in the frequency of service of the Sunset Limited passenger train.
The train is part of Amtrak’s basic national train network, and currently runs three times per week. The resolution requests the service to increase to be available daily. Sunset Limited serves 22 cities in 5 states, including 7 communities in Texas. Beaumont is among those communities.
The resolution says: “Commissioners Court of Jefferson County, Texas does hereby respectfully request Amtrak to increase the frequency of service of the Sunset limited to daily as soon as practicable and to pursue any funding needed for this service from local, state and federal sources.”
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, DBA Amtrak, currently operates the Sunset Limited passenger.
The resolution also says the “Jefferson County Commissioners Court considers having daily Amtrak service to be a vital for providing safe, affordable, reliable transportation to our citizens and the students of Lamar University.”