State lawmaker: Task force will study high-speed rail service Tulsa-OKC

Tulsa, Okla. — Tulsa Senator Kevin Matthews is starting a bipartisan task force to study transportation possibilities in Tulsa, including a high-speed train between Tulsa and Oklahoma City. Senator Matthews says the task force will figure out how to pay for it with a public/private partnership. “It’s ridiculous to think you’re going to get something passed with only one point of view,” he said. “It’s much more likely to happen when you can bring private dollars and investors to the table.” An Oklahoma law passed in 1996 says the state has to start passenger rail between Tulsa and Oklahoma counties, but there is no deadline.