Is this all that ODOT can muster after being unsuccessful in getting their $2 billion request for a high speed train between Oklahoma City and Tulsa? A comment such as "Without enough demand from riders, the potential route could fail to break even financially" is a sad testament to those who felt that ODOT could bring the money home.
Unfortunately, the state requested a full quarter of the entire national allotment for high speed rail for a train that would make a French trainfan blush. Could ODOT have been asking for something they knew they would not get so that they would not have to run another passenger train? Did ODOT's Perry forget that the Heartland Flyer does not make a profit and has not in its entire history?
And why wouldn't the Heartland Flyer be unprofitable? It only runs between Oklahoma City and Fort Worth. The idea of a train running between two metroplexes is noble. I just read the economic development study mentioned by the first post. It makes good sense.
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Is this all that ODOT can muster after being unsuccessful in getting their $2 billion request for a high speed train between Oklahoma City and Tulsa? A comment such as "Without enough demand from riders, the potential route could fail to break even financially" is a sad testament to those who felt that ODOT could bring the money home.
Unfortunately, the state requested a full quarter of the entire national allotment for high speed rail for a train that would make a French trainfan blush. Could ODOT have been asking for something they knew they would not get so that they would not have to run another passenger train? Did ODOT's Perry forget that the Heartland Flyer does not make a profit and has not in its entire history?
And why wouldn't the Heartland Flyer be unprofitable? It only runs between Oklahoma City and Fort Worth. The idea of a train running between two metroplexes is noble. I just read the economic development study mentioned by the first post. It makes good sense.
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