The Heartland Flyer is a daily passenger train that follows a 206-mile (332 km) route between Fort Worth, Texas and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Amtrak serves as contractor, initially only for the State of Oklahoma, but now also to the State of Texas.
During fiscal year 2011, the Heartland Flyer carried over 84,000 passengers, a 2.8% increase from FY2010. The train had a total revenue of $1,911,994, an increase of 5.8% over FY2010.
Read more about Heartland Flyer: History, Route and Equipment Used, Threatened Discontinuance, Expansion Proposals
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