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Because of declining passenger train travel and the rise of air travel and the Interstate Highway System, the depot was abandoned after hosting its last passenger train in 1967. [1] (The Santa Fe maintained passenger service to Tulsa until 1971, but they utilized a separate station.) [5] Tulsa Union Depot interior, under renovation
The Eastern Flyer was a proposed medium distance inter-city train traveling between Oklahoma City in central Oklahoma and Tulsa in north-eastern Oklahoma. It was originally planned to be a private operation by the Iowa Pacific Railroad, and its services were to have included a dome car, coaches and full meal service.
The Sand Springs Railway (reporting mark SS) (originally the Sand Springs Interurban Railway) is a class III railroad operating in Oklahoma.It was formed in 1911 by industrialist Charles Page to connect his newly formed city of Sand Springs to Tulsa, operating both as a passenger-carrying interurban and a freight carrier.
The Meteor 4500 moved to its permanent position in Tulsa, OK. The Meteor was a named passenger train operated by the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway (a.k.a. SLSF or "the Frisco"). It ran overnight between Oklahoma City and St. Louis via Tulsa and was later extended to Lawton, Oklahoma on July 18, 1955.
The combined train began making local stops east of Kansas City only for passengers connecting to train 311. [21] Around 1961, the Chicago Express and Texas Express were merged with the Chicagoan and Kansas Cityan, rather than operating separately. [22] [27] Trains 311/312 were cut back slightly to Kinsley in June 1964 and discontinued on June ...
The Firefly was a streamlined passenger train operated by the St. Louis – San Francisco Railway (the "Frisco"). At various times, it served St Louis, Missouri, Tulsa and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Kansas City, Missouri, and Fort Scott, Kansas. It made its maiden run on March 29, 1940, and ended May 22, 1960. [1]
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The Heartland Flyer is a daily passenger train that follows a 206-mile (332 km) route between Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Fort Worth, Texas. It is operated by Amtrak and jointly funded by the states of Oklahoma and Texas. [3] The train's daily round-trip begins in Oklahoma City in the morning and reaches Fort Worth in the early afternoon.