Amtrak leaders thank elected and appointed Texas officials for providing that state’s portion of an agreement with the State of Oklahoma to sponsor the daily Amtrak Heartland Flyer service between Fort Worth and Oklahoma City.
Arkansas-Oklahoma Railroad has filed notice with federal regulators to extend its lease of more than 10 miles of track from BNSF Railway in Shawnee, Oklahoma.
Amtrak officials are warning that the Heartland Flyer between Dallas-Fort Worth and Oklahoma City faces “imminent service suspension” by Oct. 1 unless Texas coughs up funding.
