Holiday Train to Guthrie OK Great News! The Chamber of Commerce along with the City of Guthrie met with ODOT, Amtrak, BNSF and the Heartland Flyer this week. A letter was sent last June requesting service to Guthrie. All of the above mentioned parties have agreed and the Heartland Flyer is scheduled to arrive in Guthrie December 10th, 11th,12th and 13th. This is the second week in December and the first weekend of the Territorial Walk. The Chamber of Commerce and the City of Guthrie spoke with ODOT, Amtrak, BNSF and the Heartland Flyer about future train service for all of Guthrie Festivals. They agreed to provide this years service for free and use it as a pilot for future endeavors. For any future service, we would incur the costs. This is huge, and has great potential to boost Guthrie's economy! The train will hold 200 passengers, it will leave from OKC, Thursday December 10 at 9:35p.m. and arrive in Guthrie at 10:55p.m. We would like to welcome the passengers with an after hours reception, then encourage them to take a walk through town to do a little late night shopping, stay over in one of our many wonderful hotels or Bed & Breakfasts then come back to town the next day and enjoy the festival atmosphere. Many things need to be coordinated to make this event successful such as greeting passengers upon arrival and departure in period dress. Transportation needs to be available wheather it's by horse drawn carriages (weather permitting), trolleys or rental cars. If a midnight madness or any type of entertainment is planned when passengers arrive then their luggage needs to be tagged and taken to their B&B's or Hotels. We need help and ideas, please contact me at 282-1947 by leaving a message Amtrak tickets are currently $7 per person for one way, the price could go up to $11 the longer you wait! For Tickets Call: 1-800-USA- rail Web: Amtrak When reserving tickets online use the code GUT and it will bring up the Guthrie Christmas Train.ยด--
