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[QUOTE]Originally posted by sfthunderchief: [QB] It actually may be more like two a day, at least out of OKC. The northbound and southbound from KC and Dallas would actually pass each other in OKC thus providing something of a round trip connection between Fort Worth and OKC or Kansas City and OKC on a daily basis, equalling two trains over those segments. Many passengers will be travelling to intermediate points along the route. There will be some, but not all passengers who will be traveling beginning to end point; but it should be recognized that passengers on urgent business will probably fly from KC to Dallas/Fort Worth (and this is appropriate for many.) The Northern Flyer initiative is for corridor service; reconnecting communities along the route that are bypassed by air service, and in some cases interstate highways and even state highways. The experience in Oklahoma bears this out as ridership this year was over 73,000 (first year projection in 1999 was 25,000), which was not exclusively end-point to end-point. And it pumps millions into the communities south of Oklahoma City each year. If this is considered a failure, then federal government should make it illegal and end it in the national interest. If it isn't a failure then this should be expanded into the State of Kansas, bridge the connection to Kansas City and watch ridership increase to well over 100,000. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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