Railway Age Amtrak article: Heartland Flyer End of the Line?

Heartland Flyer - OKC to DFW

Could June 30, a deadline only ten weeks away at this writing, mark the final run for Amtrak’s Heartland Flyer, the only passenger train in Oklahoma? That could happen, according to a report posted by the Texas Rail Advocates (TRA):

“North Texas is on the cusp of losing the only daily train that serves Fort Worth, Gainesville and Oklahoma points because the yearly funding for the train was stripped out of the Texas legislative budget. The Heartland Flyer, in operation since 1999, carried more than 80,000 passengers last year and is in jeopardy of being discontinued as early as June due to lack of funding. It would mean more than 50,000 vehicles a year back on Interstate 35 and a loss of sales tax revenue, hotel and restaurant traffic and well as tourist dollars if the train goes away.”

For the complete article:

https://www.railwayage.com/passenger/intercity/heartland-flyers-end-of-the-line/