This week multiple local and state leaders are in Illinois continuing the push to bring Amtrak to Wichita. Sedgwick County Commission Chair, Pete Meitzner, the Kansas Department of Transportation, Kansas Senator Carolyn McGinn, and Representative Avery Anderson are attending the Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commission Annual Meeting. Nine states meet with the Federal Rail Administration (FRA), Amtrak, and others to discuss passenger railways. Some are looking at updating tracks, others want to add more trains, and in Wichita, the goal is to bring the Heartland Flyer Extension to Wichita to connect to Oklahoma City and the national Amtrak network.
Source: KSN-TV
