Winds of Change - Oklahoman Supports Rail Transit

[OKCisOK4me]

That's an awful lot to ask given the number of long freights that run on those same tracks. I've no actual knowledge, but I suspect there are far more freight trains rolling that line now than there were back then.

Amtrak takes precedence over BNSF freight traffic.

[ou48A]

I know this would be expensive but I believe it’s in our national interest.
Amtrak should keep a dozen or so trains with locomotives and the appropriate number of coach cars in reserve.
They could be rotated into service when maintenance is needed on other equipment or during peak holiday periods when there are shortages of capacity.

There are times when the highways are dangerously congested.
These reserves could be diverted to help with mass evacuations such as what we see during a hurricane.
The reserve could be taped for used during large special events such as the OU Texas game, (in both directions).
It could be used by the military to move large numbers of troops closer to deployment positions.