by Jeff Smith
MyHighPlains
AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) – While Amarillo is known today as the centermost city along Historic Route 66, its history as an iconic connection point for the different regions of the United States didn’t begin with the numbered highway system. Instead, it started with the railroad – and the Federal Railroad Administration is looking to bring passenger rail service back into the Center City’s center stage.
According to its website, the FRA is conducting a study on Amtrak’s daily long-distance service, “to evaluate the restoration of daily long-distance intercity rail passenger service and the potential for new Amtrak long-distance routes.” As noted by the FRA, this means the study could identify capital projects and funding needed to once again connect Amarillo by rail to the rest of the country, making passenger train service from the area to cities such as Chicago or Los Angeles available.
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~el Jefe :: RAILROAD.NET Site Administrator/Co-Owner; Carman at Naugatuck Railroad
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~el Jefe :: RAILROAD.NET Site Administrator/Co-Owner; Carman at Naugatuck Railroad
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