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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...
BNSF & Hobby Lobby open transfer facility in OKC, would take up to 40,000 trucks off Texas roads
February 5th, 2026
February 5, 2026 - TRA Newswire -BNSF Railway and Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. gathered in Oklahoma City to celebrate the opening of the Class I railroad’s new intermodal facility. Oklahoma Department of Transportation Executive Director Tim Gatz, Oklahoma City mayor...
Heartland Flyer faces imminent suspension without Texas state funding
June 5th, 2025
June 5, 2025 - TRA Newswire - Mayors from Fort Worth to Oklahoma City call for continued fundingWhile Amtrak operates the service, states are legally required to fund costs (see section 209 below)For more than 25 years, the Heartland Flyer has been...
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...
What it costs to bridge the "missing link" for passenger rail from Oklahoma City to Kansas
December 11th, 2024
December 12, 2024 - TRA Newswire -Bringing back passenger rail service that was lost over a half-century ago is not cheap. But it is needed to stimulate the economy on Northern Oklahoma and South Central Kansas. Officials today heard Kansas Department...
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...
Oklahoma City issues support letter for Amtrak Heartland Flyer expansion
April 16th, 2022
April 14, 2022 - TRA Newswire - Now that the Oklahoma City Council approved a resolution supporting the daily Heartland Flyer and expansion north to Kansas, Amtrak representatives are optimistic that the plan can work within a 5-year timeline. Last year...
Heartland Flyer expansion from Fort Worth-Okla City-north would mean more transportation options
October 5th, 2021
October 5, 2021 - Kateleigh Mills, KOSU.org -
As a bipartisan bill that would dedicate $1.2 trillion dollars to improving the nation’s infrastructure waits for the congressional lawmakers to take action, Oklahoma public radio reporters have been asking people what they would improve...