$16M grant awarded for Southwest Chief rail repairs

In a file photo from 2017, then Mayor Barth Hague rides the Amtrak from Wichita to Newton and holds a discussion about the possible expansion of a train line connecting the Heartland Flyer in Oklahoma City to the Southwest Chief in Newton. Amtrak and KDOT are currently working to apply for federal grant dollars to extend the line.

For Newton Now The U.S. Department of Transportation this week awarded a $16 million TIGER grant for track replacement on Amtrak’s Southwest Chief route....

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