Amtrak will discuss the vision for passenger train service connecting the Amtrak Southwest Chief in Newton with the Amtrak Texas Eagle in fort Worth.
The proposal would extend the Heartland Flyer from its current Oklahoma City service into both Wichita and Newton, which would ten connect passengers to the current Southwest Chief which runs from Chicago to Los Angeles.
Amtrak hasn’t had passenger train service in Wichita since the 1970’s.
Wichita, Nashville, and Las Vegas are the three largest U.S. cities without direct passenger train service through Amtrak.
