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Santa Fe Depot (Amtrak: OKC), also known as the Santa Fe Transit Hub, is an Amtrak station located in downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It is the northern terminus of the Heartland Flyer, a daily train to Fort Worth, Texas. The Art Deco structure was built in 1934 by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, colloquially known as the Santa Fe ...
Oklahoma Central Railroad: Oklahoma City – Ada – Atoka Railway: ATSF: 1923 1967 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway: Oklahoma City and Western Railroad: SLSF: 1901 1907 St. Louis-San Francisco Railway: Oklahoma City Junction Railway: ATSF: 1909 Still exists as a nonoperating subsidiary of the BNSF Railway: Oklahoma City Terminal Railroad ...
An independent entity called the Oklahoma City Junction Railway was incorporated in Oklahoma on June 10, 1909. [3] [6] Its primary purpose was to operate a terminal (principally consisting of stock pens) in the stockyards district of OKC, but the project included 1.724 miles of mainline and 3.779 miles of yardtracks and sidings, and was built between April and October of 1910. [6]
The Heartland Flyer is a daily passenger train that follows a 206-mile (332 km) route between Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Fort Worth, Texas. It is operated by Amtrak and jointly funded by the states of Oklahoma and Texas. [3] The train's daily round-trip begins in Oklahoma City in the morning and reaches Fort Worth in the early afternoon.
Stillwater Central Railroad train crossing the Oklahoma River approaching Oklahoma City Stillwater Central Railroad ( reporting mark SLWC ) is a shortline railroad operating in Oklahoma . A subsidiary of Watco , the SLWC operates over 275 miles (443 km) of track in the state from Sapulpa through Oklahoma City through Lawton to Snyder and has ...
The Oklahoma Railway Museum is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt non-profit organization in Oklahoma City. It is self-funded through memberships, train fares, special events, donations, and grants for restoration projects. The growing membership, of approximately 210 members, has around 50 active members.
One of the largest and most historic steam engines in the world will speed through Oklahoma as part of a tour across America. 'Big Boy' by the numbers: Historic steam engine passes through ...
In 1999, the Heartland Flyer was established, which restored rail service to the city. The city constructed a brick station house for use as a waiting area, which opened on June 14, 2001. The interior contains Santa Fe memorabilia, including a bench from a former depot in Shawnee, Oklahoma. [3]