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Heartland Flyer Amtrak operating contract
Amtrak's Heartland Flyer operating contract between Oklahoma City and Fort Worth, paid by ODOT and TxDOT
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- Buyer
- Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Freight Mobility Branch
- Where
- Oklahoma · Oklahoma City
- Segments
- Digital operations
- Status
- In execution — ODOT says TxDOT funds and its revolving fund keep the Flyer running through 2027; later years need new appropriations.
- Value band
- $5–25m
- Currency
- USD
- Key dates (month)
- Economic impact analysis January 2026 · State rail plan draft June 2026 · Oklahoma funding gap 2027 · Fund surplus runs out 2026 · Odot commission release September 2026
Next step
Recorded award: ODOT — Operates the Heartland Flyer between Oklahoma City and Fort Worth under contract to Oklahoma and Texas
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- Key dates (5)
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- Note on the figure
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4 sources · all primary
- ● Oklahoma State Rail Plan, June 2026 (Version 1.0, draft) · ODOT's draft 2026 State Rail Plan as posted for comment: Freight Mobility Branch, 142 miles of state-owned track, Heartland Flyer funding tables 2-6 and 2-7, CRISI and RCE awards, Tulsa Ports rail projects, passenger rail chapter and the 107-project Rail Service and Investment Program. A draft, not an adopted plan (published 2026-06 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● ODOT Passenger Rail & Amtrak page · ODOT's description of its rail role: overseeing the Heartland Flyer, crossing safety and maintenance of state-owned lines; says the Flyer began 15 June 1999 as an Amtrak and ODOT joint venture and is the state's only passenger rail (published 2026-10-08 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● Oklahoma State Rail Plan appendix, 2026 draft · Draft appendices: Class III railroad datasheets (including the Port of Catoosa Industrial Railroad unit train facility phases), Heartland Flyer station table and Appendix F project list (published 2026-06 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● ODOT September 2026 Commission meeting wrap-up (PR 26-029, 14 September 2026) · ODOT release: Heartland Flyer to continue through 2027 with TxDOT funding and ODOT's Passenger Rail Revolving Fund; about $2.5 million a year of additional legislative appropriations needed beyond 2027 (published 2026-09-14 · checked 2026-10-08)
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