Could be, I have no idea, but I definitely agree that seems like a reasonable thing if so.
But do we think more people would go from Milwaukee to Green Bay, or Minneapolis to Duluth, than OKC to Tulsa? I have no idea other than Duluth and Green Bay are a lot smaller than Tulsa. I really don't know but the non-political explanations don't seem to explain some of the other routes.
Do we think more people would go from Wichita to OKC than Tulsa to OKC? Wichita has a current depot so I'm sure it's cheaper than adding in Tulsa but I doubt the traffic will be greater than Tulsa.
This will make drboobay go crazy - "Heartland Flyer Extension, Connecting Kansas communities with the Amtrak network". Maybe they think the Ponca City stop is close enough for Tulsa?? 😂 There will be like 9 Amtrak stops in Oklahoma but not one in Tulsa.
This new corridor provides Texas and Oklahoma residents with increased mobility options between their states, as well as improved connections with Amtrak’s national network.
www.amtrakconnectsus.com