Equipment needed to expand Oklahoma's Heartland Flyer service north to Newton, Kan., Kansas City, Mo., and Chicgao.

This proposal was originally worked out in Feb. 2002 by Doug Ohlemeier, MOKSRail.


Underlined days indicate individual train sets
	NW=Newton;CHI=Chicago
3 train sets required for CHI-FW

CHI	Sun	We	Sat	Tue	Fr	Mo	Thu
NW	Mon	Thu	Sun	We	Sat	Tue	Fr
FW	Mon	Thu	Sun	We	Sat	Tue	Fr
NW	Tue	Fr	Mo	Thu	Sun	We	Sat
CHI	Tue	Fr	Mo	Thu	Sun	We	Sat

CHI	Mo	Thu	Sun	We	Sat	Tue	Fr
NW	Tue	Fr	Mon	Thu	Sun	We	Sat
FW	Tue	Fr	Mon	Thu	Sun	We	Sat
NW	We	Sat	Tue	Fr	Mo	Thu	Sun
CHI	We	Sat	Tue	Fr	Mo	Thu	Sun

CHI	Tue	Fr	Mo	Thu	Sun	We	Sat
NW	We	Sat	Tue	Fr	Mon	Thu	Sun
FW	We	Sat	Tue	Fr	Mon	Thu	Sun
NW	Thu	Sun	We	Sat	Tue	Fr	Mo
CHI	Thu	Sun	We	Sat	Tue	Fr	Mo

4 train sets - CHI HOU (OR MSP-HOU OR DEN-HOU)

CHI	Sun	Thu	Mon	Fr	Tue	Sat	Wed
NW	Mon	Fr	Tue	Sat	Wed	Sun	Thu
HOU	Mon	Fr	Tue	Sat	Wed	Sun	Thu
HOU	Tue	Sat	Wed	Sun	Thu	Mon	Fr
NW	We	Sun	Thu	Mon	Fr	Tue	Sat
CHI	We	Sun	Thu	Mon	Fr	Tue	Sat

CHI	Mon	Fr	Tue	Sat	Wed	Sun	Thu
NW	Tue	Sat	Wed	Sun	Thu	Mon	Fr
HOU	Tue	Sat	Wed	Sun	Thu	Mon	Fr
HOU	Wed	Sun	Thu	Mon	Fr	Tue	Sat
NW	Thu	Mon	Fr	Tue	Sat	We	Sun
CHI	Thu	Mon	Fr	Tue	Sat	We	Sun

CHI	Tue	Sat	Wed	Sun	Thu	Mon	Fr
NW	Wed	Sun	Thu	Mon	Fr	Tue	Sat
HOU	Wed	Sun	Thu	Mon	Fr	Tue	Sat
HOU	Thu	Mon	Fr	Tue	Sat	Wed	Sun
NW	Fr	Tue	Sat	We	Sun	Thu	Mon
CHI	Fr	Tue	Sat	We	Sun	Thu	Mon

CHI	Wed	Sun	Thu	Mon	Fr	Tue	Sat
NW	Thu	Mon	Fr	Tue	Sat	Wed	Sun
HOU	Thu	Mon	Fr	Tue	Sat	Wed	Sun
HOU	Fr	Tue	Sat	Wed	Sun	Thu	Mon
NW	Sat	We	Sun	Thu	Mon	Fr	Tue
CHI	Sat	We	Sun	Thu	Mon	Fr	Tue

Proposed schedule for extension of Heartland Flyer to Newton

(would require little extra equipment, except through coach and sleeper )

No. 3

Connecting train

No. 4

3:56

4:30

5:30

Newton

2:30

2:48

5:20

6:20

Wichita

1:10

8:20

9:20

Oklahoma City

10:20

8:35

9:30

Oklahoma City

9:55

1:05

2:00

Fort Worth

5:25

Heartland Flyer heads north to Newton and returns in time to run to Fort Worth. Only one train set needed.

Through coach (one) and sleeper (one) would require three sets. Only one diner/lounge needed as this would not have to be through - could remain on New-FW set and not need switching in Newton.

To Extend to Kansas City or Houston, additional sets needed.

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