Action

July 2008
  • The City of Pauls Valley passed a resolution supporting the NFA and the extension of Amtrak service between Oklahoma City and Kansas City.
June 2008
  • The City of Derby passed a resolution supporting the NFA and the extension of Amtrak service between Oklahoma City and Kansas City.
  • The City of Edwardsville passed a resolution supporting the NFA and extension of Amtrak service between Oklahoma City and Kansas City.
May 2008
  • The Mayor of Guthrie sent a letter to Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry expressing support for an expansion of Amtrak service to Kansas.
  • The City of Oklahoma City passed a resolution supporting the NFA and the expansion of the Heartland Flyer.
  • The City of Perry passed a resolution supporting the expansion of the Heartland Flyer through Perry to Kansas City.
April 2008
  • The Chase County Chamber of Commerce sent a letter of support encouraging consideration of a Strong City stop on an extended Heartland Flyer.
  • The Edmond Chamber of Commerce sent a letter to Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry asking that the city be included in any future expansion of the Heartland Flyer.
  • The City of Newton passed a resolution supporting the NFA and the expansion of Amtrak service between Oklahoma City and Kansas City.
  • The City of Norman passed a resolution supporting the expansion of Amtrak service from Oklahoma City through Wichita to Kansas City.
  • The City of Topeka passed a resolution supporting the NFA and extending the Heartland Flyer to Kansas City through Topeka.
  • The Mayor of Strong City sent a letter to Amtrak requesting that Strong City be considered a stop on a passenger rail route through Kansas.
  • The Topeka Santa Fe Railroad Retired Employees Club sent a letter to the NFA supporting the expansion of passenger rail service in Kansas.
  • The Superintendent of Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve sent a letter of support for including Strong City as a stop on passenger rail service through Kansas.
  • The Arkansas City Area Chamber of Commerce sent letters of support for the NFA to Kansas Governor Sebelius, State Sen. Goodwin, KDOT, and State Rep. Ed Trimmer.
  • The National Association of Retired and Veteran Railroad Employees #140 sent a letter to the NFA supporting expansion of passenger rail service from Kansas City to Oklahoma City, via Topeka.
  • The Executive Director of Camp Wood YMCA sent a letter of support encouraging inclusion of Strong City as a stop on passenger rail service through Kansas.
  • The City of Valley Center passed a resolution supporting the NFA and the extension of Amtrak service between Oklahoma City and Kansas City.
  • The Mayor of Edmond sent a letter to Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry requesting inclusion in an extended Heartland Flyer.
  • The City of Wichita passed resolution supporting the extension of Amtrak service between Oklahoma City and Kansas City, with a stop in Wichita.
  • The proprietor of the Grand Central Hotel sent a letter urging inclusion of Strong City as a stop on passenger rail route through Kansas.
  • The City of Cottonwood Falls sent a letter of support encouraging inclusion of a Strong City stop on an extended Heartland Flyer.
March 2008
  • The Shawnee County Commission passed a resolution supporting the expansion of Amtrak services in Topeka and Shawnee County.
  • The City of Winfield's Mayor and Chamber of Commerce sent letters of support for the NFA to KDOT and State Representative Ed Trimmer.
  • The City of Osage City passed a resolution supporting the NFA and the extension of Amtrak service between Oklahoma City and Kansas City.
  • The Sumner County EDC sent a letter of support for the extension of Amtrak services through Mulvane.
  • The City of Peabody passed a resolution supporting the NFA and the extension of Amtrak service between Oklahoma City and Kansas City.
February 2008
  • The City of Lawrence passed a resolution supporting the NFA and the extension of Amtrak service through Lawrence between Oklahoma City and Kansas City.
  • The City of Arkansas City passed a resolution supporting the NFA and passenger rail expansion from Oklahoma City through Arkansas City to Kansas City.
  • The City of Mulvane passed a resolution supporting the NFA and the extension of Amtrak service between Oklahoma City and Kansas City.
January 2008
  • The City of Sedgwick passed a resolution supporting the NFA and the extension of Amtrak service between Oklahoma City and Kansas City.
December 2007
  • The City of Strong City passed a resolution supporting the NFA and passenger rail expansion between Oklahoma City and Kansas City.
  • The City of Emporia passed a resolution supporting the NFA and passenger rail expansion in Kansas.
October 2007
  • The U.S. Senate passes S.294 (Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2007) with a 70-22 vote; referred to House of Representatives the following day. The 6-year authorization provides matching funds for capital costs to start or improve state-sponsored routes.
July 2007
  • The Kansas Department of Transportation requested that Amtrak study an extension of the Heartland Flyer between Oklahoma City and Kansas City through Wichita.
November 2004 October 2004
  • The Mayor of Ponca City sent a letter to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation in support of making that city a stop on the existing Heartland Flyer.