Amtrak to conduct study on expanding passenger rail service from Fort Worth to Wichita, Newton KS
January 29th, 2018
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 is expanded, it would connect train service in Texas and Oklahoma City to Wichita and Newton, which is already a stop on the Southwest Chief route from Chicago to Los Angeles.
Wichita City Council member Pete Meitzner testified before the Kansas Senate Ways & Means Committee last week and then joined state and Amtrak officials to announce the feasibility study, the release said.
Read more: http://kmuw.org/post/amtrak-conduct-study-expanding-passenger-rail-service-wichita-newton
Additional: http://www.masstransitmag.com/press_release/12394169/amtrak-study-to-explore-passenger-rail-expansion-in-wichita-through-heartland-flyer-route
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 is expanded, it would connect train service in Texas and Oklahoma City to Wichita and Newton, which is already a stop on the Southwest Chief route from Chicago to Los Angeles.
Wichita City Council member Pete Meitzner testified before the Kansas Senate Ways & Means Committee last week and then joined state and Amtrak officials to announce the feasibility study, the release said.
Read more: http://kmuw.org/post/amtrak-conduct-study-expanding-passenger-rail-service-wichita-newton
Additional: http://www.masstransitmag.com/press_release/12394169/amtrak-study-to-explore-passenger-rail-expansion-in-wichita-through-heartland-flyer-route