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Archive -- Heartland Flyer 20th Anniversary Celebration In Oklahoma City
Date
Friday, June 14, 2019 Friday, June 14, 2019
Location
Oklahoma City Amtrak Station 100 South E.K. Gaylord Boulevard Oklahoma City OK 73102
Celebrate the Heartland Flyer's 20th Anniversary
At The Oklahoma City Amtrak Station - Friday, June 14th - Starting At 7:45am and Concluding Upon The Departure of Train #821 at 8:25am
The Oklahoma City Event Will Include:
- ODOT Secretary Tim Gatz
- TxDOT Rail Director Peter Espy
- Rail Passengers Association Chairman Peter LeCody
Featured will be Katie Moore and her family. Twenty years ago, at age 11, Katie suggested the Heartland Flyer name for our train.
A Similar Event Will Be Held Upon The Arrival of Train #821 Into Fort Worth At Approximately 12:30pm
"The National Association of Railroad Passengers has done yeoman work over the years and in fact if it weren’t for NARP, I'd be surprised if Amtrak were still in possession of as a large a network as they have. So they've done good work, they're very good on the factual case."
Robert Gallamore, Director of Transportation Center at Northwestern University and former Federal Railroad Administration official, Director of Transportation Center at Northwestern University
November 17, 2005, on The Leonard Lopate Show (with guest host Chris Bannon), WNYC New York.