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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...

BNSF continues to double track key Texas north-south route

December 9th, 2024
December 9, 2025 - TRA Newswire -Seeing the current and future demand for freight rail service in the Lone Star state, BNSF Railway continues to add double-track segments in a key north-south Texas route.BNSF has completed a new section of...

Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas officials briefed on Heartland Flyer expansion, future

June 17th, 2024
June 17, 2024 - TRA Newswire -Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt, speaking before officials from his state, Texas and Kansas, said that the expansion of the daily Heartland Flyer will be beneficial all towns and cities to be served, from...

Amtrak's Trails and Rails program is on the Heartland Flyer this summer

June 10th, 2024
June 10, 2025 - TRA Newswire -Amtrak has restored its Trails and Rails program aboard selected trains this summer and that includes the Heartland Flyer that runs between Fort Worth and Oklahoma City.A National Park Service volunteer guide will be...

Ride the Heartland Flyer for $25 or less during the June quarter century celebration

May 30th, 2024
May 30, 2024 - TRA Newswire -Mid-June will mark 25 years of passenger rail service between Fort Worth and Oklahoma City on the daily Heartland Flyer and passengers can ride for $25 or less between June 13 and 18. According...

Save the date: get ready for 25th anniversary of the Heartland Flyer on June 18

May 10th, 2024
May 10, 2024 - TRA Newswire -Plans are being reading for the 25th anniversary celebration of the Heartland Flyer, the Texas and Oklahoma partnered daily passenger rail service between Fort Worth and Oklahoma City.While some of the details are being...

Ride Amtrak to the Texas-OU game: save money and driving agony

September 15th, 2023
September 15, 2023 - TRA Newswire -The Red River Shootout is just a few weeks away with the usual I-35 traffic jam all the way down from Oklahoma City soon to get on motorists nerves.Amtrak is offering a better way...

Dallas issues letter of support for I-20 passenger rail extension, intrastate corridors, Heartland Flyer

July 22nd, 2023
July 22, 2023 - TRA Newswire -The city of Dallas has issued a letter of support to Federal Railroad Administrator Amit Bose, favoring current plans to reintroduce intercity passenger rail service from Dallas to Atlanta.The letter also offers full support...

New lower pricing options for the Heartland Flyer: Fort Worth to OKC

July 10th, 2023
July 10, 2023 - TRA Newswire -You can now ride the daily Amtrak Heartland Flyer from Fort Worth to Oklahoma City for as low as $20 each way, according to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation.A new fare structure went into...

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