top of page
Deborah Fischer Stout
Admin
Train Blogger
More actions
Profile
Join date: Nov 27, 2024
About
Deborah Fischer Stout, president of the Northern Flyer Alliance (NFA), brings a passion for economic development through her work with the Northern Flyer Alliance and her consulting firm, Vectura Consulting, LLC. She served as a passenger rail consultant to the City of Wichita from 2012-2014, and less formally until 2017.
Deborah holds a BS degree in Finance from Wichita State University, is a graduate of the Kansas Leadership Center and Leadership Wichita, served as Commissioner for the Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commission from 2010-2013, and also served on the National Association of Rail Passengers Council of Representatives, representing the state of Kansas from 2011-2015 and the state of Missouri from 2015-2019.
Posts (13)
Jul 13, 2026 ∙ 3 min
Building Bridges to Tomorrow: Senator Ethan Corson’s Leadership and the Future of Kansas Passenger Rail
Look across the regional rail map lately, and you’ll see a landscape of both challenge and triumph. Down south, a recent funding scare threatened to disrupt the vital rail connection between Texas and Oklahoma, but collaborative, bi-state interventions have successfully stabilized the route and kept trains moving through the end of the year. High level conversations in Texas are rapidly moving the funding gap toward resolution in 2027. Meanwhile in Kansas, through the leadership of Senator...
136
0
May 27, 2026 ∙ 3 min
A Vision Tracked: Senator Ty Masterson’s Long-Term Commitment to Kansas Passenger Rail
Kansas State Capitol For those of us at the Northern Flyer Alliance, the dream of a fully connected rail corridor from Kansas City to Fort Worth has never been just about "trains." It’s about economic growth, regional connectivity, and the foresight to build infrastructure that serves the next generation of Kansans. While many are just now hearing about the progress of the Heartland Flyer Extension through the federal Corridor ID program, there are leaders in Topeka who have been laying the...
100
0
4
Oct 16, 2025 ∙ 3 min
Progress Report: Heartland Flyer Extension Next Steps
By Deborah Fischer Stout, Northern Flyer Alliance, Inc. The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) continues to make steady progress to advance the Heartland Flyer Extension project. Through the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Corridor Identification and Development (Corridor ID) Program the project would extend the Heartland Flyer north from Oklahoma City to Newton, Kansas, where it would connect with the Southwest Chief. This program provides a structured, step-by-step...
173
0
4
bottom of page