...Looks like Istook is in the race... Beware Passenger rail supporters, this is going to be a tough fight but one I think we can win. ... Daily Oklahoman Oct...
I thought that everyone would like to see a few photos of the special trains that operated to Guthrie, Oklahoma over the weekend (31.5 miles NORTH of Oklahoma...
Old news but this is confirmation. If Istook is elected Governor you can kiss the Heartland Flyer goodbye. However, if he loses we hope that he will become...
Sounds like Hurricane Katrina... Bet they didn't know that PassengerRailOk.org was contacted by NARP and Amtrak so that they would get the information ODOT...
Bad News Folks... With Amtrak's NEC separated from the rest of the company political support for the national system is watered down. The possibility of...
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The Parting out of Amtrak has been something Amtrak Executives, and Politicians have been wanting to do for the past 20 years that I know of. There was always...
Friends Don't Let Freind's Vote Republican Mark <apoman60612@...> wrote:The Parting out of Amtrak has been something Amtrak Executives, and Politicians...
... Why, how many "honest" democrats do you feel are out there? How about the last administration?(Slick Willy) While throughout Amtrak's history, at least...
... -- I suppose everything is relative. I for one, think that the deliberate Bush administration disinformation about Amtrak (example: Mineta claiming only 53...
... . True, but it does expose the Bush administration (via their appointees to the Amtrak board) to be underhanded cowards many have long suspected. But...
Well, of course! Even a small train is bigger than a big Johnson! David ... From: Mark To: Southwest_Chief@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2005...
Probably there are a few more honest Democrats than Republicans, but it's all just human nature, so It's probably so close it isn't worth worrying about. ...
Ground has been broken on the State of New Mexico's RailRunner while Oklahoma breaks (or will break) ground on an outdated form of transportation called ...
Oklahoma's tourism capital was excited in September. The first passenger train in 25 years would stop at the historic Depot/Harvey House. The buildup was...
I wonder if some of this lead to David Gunn's firing. Of course I like the idea of upgrading equipment and certainly Amtrak had a lot of damaged equipment...
What runs between La Junta and Las Animas Jct. Today Jim? I know that it is joint line BNSF traffic but is it mainly coal traffic? Evan In a message dated...
Hi Evan, You sort of confused me with your assessment of the Tribune Story you posted here. Why would you say that this article did not perhaps look good to...
My point was that any expenditure of funds by Amtrak is questioned. A "clean" train for example implies that taxpayer money was spent to clean the train. A...
This is particularly interesting when you consider that Trinidad is the location where the former Colorado and Southern line to Denver meets the former Santa...
The finances of the Heartland Flyer are typically difficult to figure. Last year at this time, there was a real danger of discontinance if the Oklahoma...
For those of you who want to experience a unique regional event this weekend check out the Oklahoma City Train show. It is at the State Fairgrounds Saturday...
A free Friends of the Flyer group? Does that mean that OPRA is finally dropping membership dues and going donation only like PassengerRailOk.org? That ...
Ohio is developing a great rail system, they seem quite serious about it and may even run a long distance type train from Pittsburgh to Chiacgo via Ohio ...