Editing Tyler, Texas (section)

===Train===
Tyler was the hub for a series of short-line [[Rail transport|railroad]]s which later evolved into the [[St. Louis Southwestern Railway]], better known as "The Cotton Belt Route", with the city last being a stop on the unnamed successor to the ''[[Morning Star (train)|Morning Star]]'' between [[St. Louis]] and [[Dallas]].<ref>''Official Guide of the Railways,'' September 1955, St. Louis Southwestern section</ref> This line later became part of the [[Southern Pacific Railroad]], which itself merged with the [[Union Pacific Railroad]], which continues to serve the city today with freight traffic. No passenger train service to Tyler has occurred since April 1956, but [[Amtrak]]'s ''[[Texas Eagle]]'' runs through the city of [[Mineola, Texas|Mineola]], a short distance north of Tyler.