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Oklahoma lawmaker thinks Texas cut funding for the Heartland Flyer, now he says Sooners should bail too

April 13th, 2026
April 10, 2026 - KFOR.com - OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – While talking budget on the House floor Thursday, Oklahoma lawmakers said that they can’t subsidize the Heartland Flyer anymore.Texas had not put aside funding for the passenger rail, so Oklahoma more...

North Central Texas Council of Government steps up to promote travel on the Heartland Flyer

April 8th, 2026
April 8, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKbCecr8w9g  (run time 04:11)For schedules and tickets go to amtrak.com.In a video just released, two transportation staffers at the North Central Texas Council of Governments rode the daily Heartland Flyer between Fort Worth and...

North Texas service organization pushes for continuing Heartland Flyer service in Gainesville

March 30th, 2026
March 30, 2026 - TRA Newswire -A non-profit, service organization at the top side of North Texas has joined forces with city, business leaders and other organizations to let the state of Texas know that their daily Heartland Flyer train...

Judi Elmore, Oklahoma Champion of the Heartland Flyer, passes away

April 24th, 2025
April 24, 2025 - TRA Newswire -Oklahoma business owner and Champion of the Heartland Flyer, Judi Elmore, heard her last train horn sound on Tuesday April 22nd, when the daily service stopped to pick up passengers in the Sooner city...

Heartland Flyer End of the Line?

April 21st, 2025
April 21, 2025 - RailwayAge.com -Could June 30, a deadline only ten weeks away at this writing, mark the final run for Amtrak’s Heartland Flyer, the only passenger train in Oklahoma? That could happen, according to a report posted by the...

Kansas secures passenger rail future as Texas risks regional setback with Heartland Flyer

April 18th, 2025
April 18, 2025 - TRA Newswire -Heartland Flyer Extension gains ground while Texas hesitates on fundingTOPEKA, KS – In a bold move for regional mobility and economic development, Kansas has officially secured a future for expanded passenger rail service with the...

Service on Texas-Oklahoma partnered Heartland Flyer train could end as soon as June

April 13th, 2025
April 13, 2025 - TRA Newswire -North Texas is on the cusp of losing the only daily train that serves Fort Worth, Gainesville and Oklahoma points because the yearly funding for the train was stripped out of the Texas legislative...

Southwestern Rail Conference: Fight over Fort Worth high-speed route continues as potential funding cuts could affect projects

April 10th, 2025
April 9, 2025 - Forrworthreport.org, Eric E. Garcia -Over the course of April 7-8, rail advocates and industry leaders at the Southwestern Rail Conference in Hurst said they are monitoring state legislation that could affect high-speed rail.“The appetite for high-speed...

North Texas Council bails TxDOT out of Heartland Flyer rail funding, again

January 23rd, 2025
January 23, 2024 - TRA Newswire -The Regional Transportation Council (RTC) of the North Central Texas Council of Governments has approved a request of $100,000 to ensure that there are no service disruptions this year on the daily Amtrak Heartland...

Fort Worth passenger rail boom reflects Amtrak’s growth

December 22nd, 2024
December 17, 2025 - FortWorthReport.com, Eric E. Garcia -Passenger rail ridership to Fort Worth increased more than 14% in 2024 as Amtrak set a historic record for its national service.Two Amtrak trains — the Texas Eagle and the Heartland Flyer — chug into Cowtown...

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