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Council of Governments steps in to bail out state of Texas on Heartland Flyer funding shortfall
June 12th, 2023
June 12, 2023 - The North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) may be stepping in where the state of Texas faltered to make up a funding shortfall of $700 thousand for the popular daily Heartland Flyer service between Fort...
Amtrak wants to see major service expansion in Texas Triangle, I-10 and I-20 national trains
April 19th, 2023
April 19, 2023 - TRA Newswire -If the Federal Railroad Administration approves Corridor Identification programs for the nation's passenger rail service, Amtrak, Texans could look forward to more trains between Lone Star cities. Ambitious plans include making the Sunset Limited, now...
Oklahoma officials want to expand Heartland Flyer into Kansas, connect to east-west trains
April 11th, 2023
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...
TX-OK-KS Heartland Flyer corridor designation request awaits fed approval
December 9th, 2022
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...
TX-OK-KS ask US DOT and FRA to expand Heartland Flyer Corridor
October 5th, 2022
October 5, 2022 - TRA Newswire -Three states: Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas have requested U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Federal Railroad Administration Amit Bose to consider expansion of the daily Heartland Flyer from Fort Worth to Newton,...
Texas Rail Advocates petitions TxDOT to participate in FRA Corridor ID Program
July 16th, 2022
July 18, 2022 - TRA Newswire - Texas Rail Advocates, in letters to elected and appointed state officials this week, pinpointed three specific passenger rail opportunities that could be eligible for federal grants and assistance under a recently announced Federal Railroad...
Fort Worth Mayor issues letter of support for Heartland Flyer corridor expansion
July 11th, 2022
July 11, 2022 - TRA Newswire -Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker has jumped aboard as a Heartland Flyer expansion train supporter with a letter to Amit Bose, Federal Railroad Administrator in Washington, D.C.The letter outlines support for re-connecting passenger rail...
FRA issues first quarterly report on Texas Passenger Rail performance
May 18th, 2022
May 18, 2022 - TRA Newswire -The Federal Railroad Administration's first quarterly report on intercity passenger rail performance and service quality is out and for the three Texas services run by Amtrak it's a mixed bag.The period covered is from...
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...