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Article: Amtrak's Heartland Flyer Celebrates First Anniversary.
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- June 14, 2000
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Train enjoys successful first year of operation
OKLAHOMA CITY, June 14 /PRNewswire/ --
Amtrak and the State of Oklahoma today honored the people behind the success of the Heartland Flyer, the state-supported passenger train operating between Oklahoma City, Okla., and Ft. Worth, Texas, on its first anniversary of service.
At the end of May 2000, a total of 68,403 passengers have boarded the Heartland Flyer since the train began service on June 14, 1999. Rail passenger service had been absent in Oklahoma for a period of 20 years.
State and local elected officials and business leaders, who stood behind the idea of Amtrak service ...