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Amtrak considered, but rejected, a Dallas through routing because of concerns over the Dallas station, choosing to instead add a Fort Worth–Dallas section on July 1, 1975. The Dallas through cars were temporarily discontinued between
October 1976 and February 15, 1977, during which time the
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In June 2023, Oklahoma and Kansas state officials began seeking federal approval and funding to extend the
Heartland Flyer from Oklahoma City to Newton. In November 2023, KDOT said the service would start in 2029 if approved, but could begin sooner were the project to be fast tracked.
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since April 2016 and a revival of Amtrak service is proposed. In June 2021, Amtrak released a plan that would add two more round trips between
Oklahoma City and Fort Worth while extending the original round trip to Newton.
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2143:, which was passed into law in November 2021. The report must be delivered to Congress within two years. The law also provides $ 2.4 billion in new funds to Amtrak's long-distance route network.
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was discontinued on
October 8, 1979, leaving Oklahoma without passenger train service until 1999. Chicago–Houston service was retained by adding a Houston section to the Chicago–
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on May 19, 1974, after the Santa Fe determined that Amtrak's trains no longer met its service standards and demanded that Amtrak stop using the "Chief" name.
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1989:. It provided economical transportation to and from school. In the fiscal year 1976, the train carried 274,448 passengers.
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was Amtrak's seventh most popular long-distance train. The
Houston section remained until 1981, when the
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Due to cuts by
Congress as part of the Amtrak Reorganization Act of 1979 – pressed by the
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The train was popular with students of the many colleges and universities along its route, such as the
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October 28, 2022, the Amtrak Daily Long-Distance Service Study was announced by the
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coaches, a dormitory bar-lounge, an ex-Santa Fe dining car, two 10-roomette/6-bedroom
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2458:"Senate Commerce Committee's Bipartisan $ 78B Surface Transportation Bill Advances"
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to Amtrak at the latter's inception in 1971. Amtrak changed the train's name from
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2483:"What's in the Investment in Infrastructure and Jobs Act (IIJA)?"
2271:"Last Minute Court Decision Rules to Keep Amtrak Trains Running"
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2632:"KDOT gives update on potential Amtrak expansion into Wichita"
2277:. Associated Press. October 6, 1979 – via Google News.
2612:. Carmen Forman, Tulsa World, June 12, 2023. June 12, 2023
2739:(2nd ed.). New York, NY: Wayner Publications. 1977.
2088:), while Oklahoma City–Fort Worth is served by Amtrak's
2082:(itself the successor of another Santa Fe mainstay, the
2003:(itself the successor of another Santa Fe mainstay, the
2016:
under the Carter administration – the
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History of the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
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2489:. Rail Passengers Association. November 8, 2021
2102:Chicago–Dallas service is provided by Amtrak's
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2437:. Rail Passengers Association. June 16, 2021
21:
2431:"Key Policy Victories in Senate Rail Title"
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39:southwest of Guthrie, Oklahoma, in 1974.
2359:. Amtrak Connect Us. September 17, 2021
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2141:Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
1932:on April 3, 1948, between Chicago and
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2533:Kidston, Martin (November 10, 2021).
2404:Kidston, Martin (February 21, 2022).
2186:between Chicago and Kansas City, the
2064:Guthrie station in February 2017
1900:Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
16:Former named American passenger train
7:
3559:Railway services introduced in 1974
2323:"Wichita Returns to the Amtrak Map"
2190:consisted of two baggage cars, two
2009:) between Chicago and Kansas City.
3574:Former long distance Amtrak routes
2456:Luczak, Marybeth (June 17, 2021).
2056:Current service along former route
1979:University of Missouri-Kansas City
14:
3564:Night trains of the United States
2700:. Silver Spring, MD: Alan Books.
2378:Kidston, Martin (June 23, 2021).
1892:. The train was renamed from the
1864:passenger train that ran between
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2303:Lefler, Dion (April 18, 2016).
2148:Federal Railroad Administration
2108:via a different route than the
2014:US Department of Transportation
1924:The Dallas section in July 1977
1:
2673:Bryant Jr., Keith L. (1974).
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2679:University of Nebraska Press
2564:fralongdistancerailstudy.org
2126:Department of Transportation
1928:The Santa Fe introduced the
2353:"Heartland Flyer Extension"
2288:"Passenger Train Journal".
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2717:. Bloomington, Indiana:
2698:Amtrak--the first decade
2696:Goldberg, Bruce (1981).
1983:Wichita State University
2715:Amtrak in the Heartland
2713:Sanders, Craig (2006).
2290:Passenger Train Journal
2042:itself was cut back to
3579:Proposed Amtrak routes
3078:Orange County Commuter
2487:www.railpassengers.org
2435:www.railpassengers.org
2132:. The bill passed the
2120:In June 2021, Senator
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1987:University of Oklahoma
1958:Santa Fe conveyed the
1925:
341:Joliet (Union Station)
3517:Atlantic City Express
3376:Atlantic City Express
3085:Pacific International
2835:City of San Francisco
2116:Potential restoration
2070:Texas Chief/Lone Star
2063:
1923:
3554:Former Amtrak routes
3490:Empire State Express
3292:Twin Cities Hiawatha
3215:Lake Country Limited
3099:Spirit of California
2951:James Whitcomb Riley
2891:San Francisco Zephyr
2877:North Coast Hiawatha
2357:storymaps.arcgis.com
1975:University of Kansas
461:Galesburg (SF Depot)
3470:Twilight Shoreliner
3011:Spirit of St. Louis
25:
3435:Connecticut Yankee
3367:Northeast Corridor
3324:Gulf Coast Limited
3236:Michigan Executive
3180:Indiana Connection
2514:. pp. 285–256
2333:on August 13, 2017
2182:combined with the
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101:Former operator(s)
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3449:Merchants Limited
3310:George Washington
3201:Kentucky Cardinal
3106:Willamette Valley
3071:Las Vegas Limited
3037:
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2728:978-0-253-34705-3
2309:The Wichita Eagle
2138:President Biden's
2000:Southwest Limited
1936:via Kansas City,
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3317:Gulf Breeze
3271:State House
3208:Lake Cities
2998:(1996–2002)
2993:Silver Palm
2958:Mountaineer
2905:Texas Chief
2898:Super Chief
2849:Desert Wind
2658:, p. 2
2656:Wayner 1977
2594:November 1,
2569:November 1,
2462:Railway Age
2219:Bryant 1974
2105:Texas Eagle
2085:Super Chief
2044:San Antonio
2006:Super Chief
1964:Texas Chief
1960:Texas Chief
1930:Texas Chief
1916:Texas Chief
1895:Texas Chief
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1466:Gainesville
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421:Chillicothe
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371:143 km
171:Track gauge
65:Texas Chief
60:Predecessor
3548:Categories
3456:Metroliner
3414:Clamdigger
3407:Chesapeake
3401:(seasonal)
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3331:Montrealer
3278:Turboliner
3243:North Star
3152:Blue Ridge
3145:Black Hawk
3092:San Diegan
3029:(seasonal)
3025:Vacationer
3004:South Wind
2972:Lake Shore
2944:Hilltopper
2856:El Capitan
2589:Trains.com
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2122:Jon Tester
1890:Fort Worth
1506:Fort Worth
1105:Ponca City
703:Carrollton
366:89 mi
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1938:Wichita
1910:History
1882:Wichita
1870:Houston
1866:Chicago
1860:was an
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