Help Save the Southwest Chief:

The train is one of 18 long-distance trains being threatened with discontinuance if funding isn’t provided.

Though the train serves Kansas in mostly overnight hours, the popular passenger route is important in transporting people to other cities and providing connections to other Amtrak trains

Strong Ridership:

•	23,000 people rode the train between Newton and Garden City in 2001. An average 32 passengers a day got on or off between Hutchinson and Garden City.
 
•	The train travels 2,250 miles, the fastest train between Chicago and Los Angeles. It stops at 32 cities, creating 528 possible trips.  

•	The average passenger trip length on this route is roughly 1,100 miles.  

•	Over 11,360 people boarded in Newton, the closest stop to Wichita. Many of these travelers drive from Oklahoma to ride the train.

•	Average fare is $130, suggesting most riders use the train for basic transportation.

•	The entire route had more than 265,000 riders in 2001, one of Amtrak’s most popular trains.

Contact your lawmakers today!

U.S. CONGRESS
Rep. Todd Tiahrt (Wichita)
401 Cannon House Office Bldg. 
Washington, D.C. 20515
(202) 225-6216
(202) 225-3489 – Fax 
tiahrt@mail.house.gov

Rep. Jerry Moran (western Kan.)
1519 Longworth House Off. Bldg.
Washington, D.C. 20515
(202) 225-2715
(202) 225-5124 - Fax
jerry.moran@mail.house.gov
Member, House Transportation Committee

Rep. Jim Ryun (Topeka)
330 Cannon House Office Bldg.
Washington, D.C. 20515
(202) 225-6601
(202) 225-7986 – Fax
ks02ima.pub@mail.house.gov

Rep. Dennis Moore (Kans. City)
506 Cannon House Office Bldg. 
Washington, D.C. 20515
(202) 225-2865
(202) 225-2807 - Fax
dennis.moore@mail.house.gov

U.S. SENATE
Sen. Sam Brownback
303 Hart Senate Office Bldg.
Washington, D.C. 20510
(202) 224-6521 
(202) 228-1265 - Fax
Sam_Brownback@Brownback.senate.gov

Sen. Pat Roberts
302 Hart Senate Office Bldg.
Washington, D.C. 20510
(202) 224-4774 
(202) 228-3514 - Fax
pat_roberts@roberts.senate.gov

EXTEND OKLAHOMA SERVICE
Extending the Oklahoma City- Fort Worth Heartland Flyer service north to Wichita and Newton would increase ridership and provide better connectivity for Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Colorado travelers. For more information, please visit these discussion groups: www.yahoogroups.com/group/heartland_flyer;  www.yahoogroups.com/group/Southwest_Chief/

Pro Rail Oklahoma
517 Claremont
Norman, OK 73069 http://members.aol.com/sfrr5/pro.html
sfrr@aol.com
Missouri-Kansas Rail Passenger Coalition
Box 1183
Mission, Kansas 66222-0183
http://www.trainweb.org/moksrail/
ohlemeier@netzero.net