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Senators Mann, Coleman, and Greater Oklahoma City Chamber applaud funding fix to keep Heartland Flyer rolling another year

by Ponca City Now
OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Mark Mann, D-Oklahoma City, Sen. Bill Coleman, R-Ponca City, and the Greater OKC Chamber are celebrating a vote by the North Central Texas Council of Governments’ Regional Transportation Council on Thursday, July 10 to provide $3.5 million in regional toll revenue funds to continue service of the Heartland Flyer for one... Read More.

Heartland Flyer faces service suspension due to lack of funding from Texas

by KOKH
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (KOKH) — The Heartland Flyer is facing a service suspension on or before October 1, because it will not have the funding it needs to continue operating.The Heartland Flyer train service has been helping Oklahomans travel to the Dallas-Fort Worth area for more than 25 years. According to Amtrack, the Heartland Flyer... Read More.
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Heartland Flyer: Oklahoma Transportation Commission to discuss funding for passenger rail service

by News 9
OKLAHOMA CITY -The Oklahoma Transportation Commission will assemble for its monthly meeting on Monday and plan to discuss the status of funding for the Heartland Flyer, the passenger rail line connecting Oklahoma and Texas.In April, the Texas state legislature cut funding for the Texas Department of Transportation's role in operating the Heartland Flyer, jeopardizing the... Read More.

Wildfires Bring Heartache to the Heartland

by Ponca City Now
by Rep. John PfeifferOklahoma is definitely not a state for the faint of heart. If it's not one natural disaster, it's another, sometimes both together.Wildfires swept through the state beginning March 14, fueled by incredibly strong winds, killing four, injuring 200 and damaging or destroying more than 400 homes.I'm thankful to our firefighters and... Read More.

Amtrak proposing expansion of Heartland Flyer line

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Amtrak is proposing an expansion of the Heartland Flyer line, the passenger rail service running between Oklahoma City and Fort Worth, Texas, since 1999.The proposal would increase the number of daily round trips between Oklahoma City and Fort Worth from one to three. It would also extend the line north to Newton, Kansas, with... Read More.