SAS to LAX

This audio track introduces the podcast and gives the listener information about the partnership between Amtrak, the National Park Service and the Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.

This audio track introduces the podcast and gives the listener information about the partnership between Amtrak, the National Park Service and the Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.

This audio track gives the listener important information about the amenities provided on Amtrak trains and general precautions regarding movement around the train and between cars. The listener should also be sure to listen to all announcements given by Amtrak officials.

This audio track gives the listener important information about the amenities provided on Amtrak trains and general precautions regarding movement around the train and between cars. The listener should also be sure to listen to all announcements given by Amtrak officials.

As the United States sought to gain control of this area, a remarkably tough and resourceful group of expert trackers helped the US army against their fellow native-Americans. Known as the Seminole-Negro Indian Scouts, this once elite fighting group was eventually abandoned by the army.

As the United States sought to gain control of this area, a remarkably tough and resourceful group of expert trackers helped the US army against their fellow native-Americans. Known as the Seminole-Negro Indian Scouts, this once elite fighting group was eventually abandoned by the army.

The Frio a favorite spot for many Texans, is a spring fed river flowing southeast for about 200 miles until it connects with the Nueces River. As you cross over the railroad truss bridge near Knippa, Texas you can see the Frio down below.

The Frio a favorite spot for many Texans, is a spring fed river flowing southeast for about 200 miles until it connects with the Nueces River. As you cross over the railroad truss bridge near Knippa, Texas you can see the Frio down below.

As the train tracks traverse central Texas, we cross a 1000-mile historic corridor called El Camino Real de los Tejas. This royal road was established to connect a series of Spanish missions and posts along its length from Monclova, Mexico, across present-day Texas, and into what is now northwestern Louisiana.

As the train tracks traverse central Texas, we cross a 1000-mile historic corridor called El Camino Real de los Tejas. This royal road was established to connect a series of Spanish missions and posts along its length from Monclova, Mexico, across present-day Texas, and into what is now northwestern Louisiana.