(Source: Trains.com, June 4, 2025)
Texas lawmakers did not include funding for Amtrak’s Heartland Flyer in a budget bill passed last week, placing the future of the train between Fort Worth and Oklahoma City in jeopardy after a year that saw a 11% increase in ridership. The Texas Department of Transportation had sought $3.53 million for the train, both to address the yearly operating costs shared with Oklahoma and for equipment replacement. Instead, no funding was included in a $338 billion budget bill passed Saturday (May 31) by the legislature last week, just prior to its adjournment
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