OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — With just months left before Texas pulls its share of funding for Amtrak’s Heartland Flyer rail line, leaders on both ends of the route are scrambling to come up with a solution to keep the service alive.They say the loss of the train, which runs between Oklahoma City and Fort Worth, would be a step backward at a time when the region’s growth demands more transportation options.Oklahoma State Sen. Mark Mann (D-Oklahoma City) said population growth is shrinking the undeveloped space between the Oklahoma City and Dallas-Fort Worth metro areas.“Look at the Oklahoma City statistical metropolitan area and the Dallas, they get closer and closer each day,” Mann said.
Heartland Flyer facing permanent suspension after Texas legislature declines funding
And with that growth comes challenges, chief among them: the worsening traffic along I-35.“There’s going to come a point very quickly, I think, where we need a viable rail option to move people between…..