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Thought I would pass this along.  FEC submitted a bid on a state-owned rail line connecting Oklahoma City and Tulsa.  ODOT is very anti-passenger rail (and mass transit in general) so it will be interesting if FEC even has a chance.  BNSF wants the line so they can connect to the national oil storage facility in Cushing, OK.

http://www.okctalk.com/transportation/36646-potential-tulsa-okc-rail-line-sale.html#post743308

OKC is somewhat similar to Jacksonville. Very much spread out with low density throughout. It makes mass transit in general harder to justify.

OKC Transit seems to making headway in a plan and their is definitely an effort with The Amtrak Eagle to connect OKC with DFW.