July 7, 2023 - tahlequahdailypress.com -Oklahomans should Gov. Kevin Stitt credit where it’s due, even when they disagree with his handling of other issues. And when it comes to interstate train travel, his actions will go down in history on...
April 9, 2023 - JoplinGlobe.com - Oklahoma officials are partnering with their Kansas counterparts in a bipartisan push to expand Oklahoma’s existing passenger rail line into Kansas, giving both states’ residents easier access to major east-west trains.The two states have made...
December 9, 2020 - TRA Newswire -A tri-state DOT request for passenger rail service from Fort Worth, through Oklahoma City to Kansas now winds its way through the Washington D.C. bureaucracy. The transportation departments of Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas submitted...
April 30, 2022 - TRA Newswire -The Northern Flyer Alliance, a grass-roots group working to extend the current Fort Worth to Oklahoma City rail service north to Kansas, has been busy garnering support from cities, towns and state legislatures.The alliance...
May 13, 2020 - TRA Newswire -
The Oklahoma House unanimously passed HR 1036 today, a big boost for expanding passenger rail service on the Heartland Flyer.
The House expressed support for the extension of Amtrak service between Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and...
January 28, 2019 - ksn.com -
Wichita, Kansas (KSNW) - You can get on a train in Newton and head to Los Angeles or Chicago, but Wichita has not had Amtrak trains stopping in town since the 1970s – but that could soon...
January 29, 2018 - KMUW.og -
Amtrak is moving ahead on a feasibility study regarding the possible extension of the Heartland Flyer route.
The Kansas Department of Transportation made the announcement late Friday in a statement released by the city of Wichita.
If the route...
November 7, 2017 - TRA Newswire -
Three-segment, 850-mile corridor would provide passenger rail service
Northern Section – Edmond, OK to Dallas and Fort Worth, TX: Additional Amtrak-type service is the Preferred Alternative.
Central Section – Dallas and Fort Worth to San...
September 5, 2017 - TRA Newswire -
The Oklahoma House Transportation Committee will hold a hearing on Wednesday, September 7 at the state capitol to review progress and look at the potential for expansion of passenger rail and light rail transit.
The...
June 9, 2017 - Wichitaeagle.com - Video in link -
Passenger rail service in Wichita hasn’t existed since 1979, but on Friday, the city got a sneak peek at what it might look like if it ever returns.
At 11:55 a.m., an...