Yahoo News! BY Tim Carpenter, The Oklahoman
December 12, 2024
TOPEKA — The Kansas Department of Transportation estimates it will cost $311 million to restore Amtrak passenger rail service from Oklahoma City to Newton that was abandoned nearly half a century ago, officials said Wednesday.
Investment in federal, state or local funding would be necessary to modify track to deal with bottlenecks exacerbated by blending freight and passenger traffic and to address shortcomings at train stations along the two-state corridor. The Heartland Flyer operates on 200 miles of track from Oklahoma City to Fort Worth, Texas, but the plan would be to extend in 2029 the northern terminus to Newton where passengers could connect the Southwest Chief operating the Chicago-to-Los Angeles route.
“The full reconnection of this corridor, which was discontinued in 1979, will provide increased transportation choices and economic opportunity for rural and urban residents and businesses,” said Martin Alvarez, KDOT’s rail project coordinator.
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