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<b>Subject:</b> [passrailok] Inroads or “Inrails” to Tulsa AND Wichita<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Inroads or "Inrails" to Tulsa AND
Wichita<br>
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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, better known as the
Stimulus Bill, provides Tulsa passenger rail supporters with new hope. This
routing was once considered nearly impossible due to the Oklahoma Department of
Transportation's (ODOT) estimated $110 million infrastructure upgrade cost for
the curvaceous rail route from Oklahoma City. If Tulsa area legislators work
fast, the stimulus bill could bring passenger rail back to the state's second
largest metropolis sooner than later. <br>
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High Speed Rail Plans and funding requests must be filed by the USDOT Secretary
by April 18th. This will require Oklahoma state legislators to pressure ODOT
quickly to submit their high speed rail plans. Return USDOT guidance, grant
terms, conditions, procedures… must be provided to applicants by June 17th. <br>
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The numbers are enticing: $850 million will be provided to Amtrak in government
grants for capital projects with $8 billion for capital grants for High Speed
Rail corridors. This could bring not only a passenger rail route through
Wichita to Kansas City but also a route to Tulsa from Oklahoma City. ODOT was
out in front during the early portion of this decade, requesting and receiving
high speed rail corridor designation between Tulsa – Oklahoma City – Fort Worth.
This is one leg of three in the USDOT South Central High Speed Rail Corridor.
The other two legs are Fort Worth – Little Rock and Fort Worth – Austin – San
Antonio. <br>
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The time is now to bring passenger rail back to the state. The question is can
lawmakers and ODOT work fast enough to make it happen?<br>
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Federal Rail Safety Improvements Public Law 110-432 October 16, 2008<br>
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Federal Register Solicitation of Applications and Notice of Funding
Availability for the Capital Assistance to States --- Intercity Passenger Rail
Program<br>
<a href="http://www.fra.dot.gov/Downloads/Research/E8-3018.pdf">http://www.fra.dot.gov/Downloads/Research/E8-3018.pdf</a><br>
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High Speed Rail Request for Expressions of Interest<br>
<a href="http://www.fra.dot.gov/us/content/2107">http://www.fra.dot.gov/us/content/2107</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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