[ok-sus] FW: Record Year 80,892 for the Heartland Flyer

[Shauna Struby]

FYI …

 

Heartland Flyer sees increase in ridership 


http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=20081101_12_A13_OKLAHO40540

By AP Wire Services <javascript:__doPostBack('ctl00$bodycontent$ArticleDisplay$lnkByLine','')>  
11/1/2008 

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Ridership on the Heartland Flyer passenger train is up again. 

Figures for the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30 show that ridership rose by more than 18 percent to 80,892 total passengers. 

Amtrak operates the Heartland Flyer between Oklahoma City and Fort Worth, Texas, under contracts with the Oklahoma and Texas transportation departments. 

Oklahoma Department of Transportation Director of Engineering David Streb said the Heartland Flyer is one of the nation's fastest-growing lines and has the best customer satisfaction rating of any line. 

Officials say all Amtrak trains saw ridership increases last year. 

The 28.7 million total topped the 25.8 million riders for the previous year by 11.1 percent.

 

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