I-35 in OK from Purcel to the TX border: designed for high speed rail?

[I-35]

Didn't they study a stop at WinStar not that long ago?

How would they do it though? The tracks are on the west side of US77 at exit 1. Would it be cost effective to cut through part of Thackerville with a spur that crosses the interstate to serve Winstar? Or just bus Casino patrons from a stop in Thackerville to the Casino via the exit 1 underpass?

I assume Winstar would just run a shuttle or two over for scheduled stops, and it would be done via the county road at MM3 that is essentially the 'front' of the casino now.  Don't ever expect casino patrons to walk anywhere until they are inside the gaming area.

Even then, your mileage may vary. I had a patron that got turned around and needed help finding the exit. As I brought him there he became very angry at how long of a walk it was to the exit. The exit that he had walked that far from in the first place...

Haha, not surprised.  I think it's over a half mile from one end to the other?  Thank goodness the guy didn't have a hotel room at the far end.

[In_Correct]

Oklahoma in 2024 is a much different place than it was in 2004. What the Legislature did when Keating or Henry were governor isn't really relevant to the politics in the modern day.

If I remember Correctly, the 2004 era ( and the 1960s also ) Infrastructure was completed very rapidly in Oklahoma. Since 2007, it has grind to halt. It seems very unlikely that it resumes at that level any time soon. Yes, it is very possible to add High Speed Rail for Interstate 35, costing Trillions for various Unnecessary Nonsense. Oklahoma would never spend Trillions for Rail Corridors. Any Infrastructure likely to be at least started is Beautiful Toll Roads. However, they can not even finish The Chickasaw Turnpike. 

Adding an Amtrak Station to or near Win Star is much more easy. And No, Gainesville, Texas is insuficcient. It is in the middle of Gainesville, surrounded by hundreds of thousands of Automobiles, and also Traffic Signals.

[Scott5114]

Didn't they study a stop at WinStar not that long ago?

How would they do it though? The tracks are on the west side of US77 at exit 1. Would it be cost effective to cut through part of Thackerville with a spur that crosses the interstate to serve Winstar? Or just bus Casino patrons from a stop in Thackerville to the Casino via the exit 1 underpass?

I assume Winstar would just run a shuttle or two over for scheduled stops, and it would be done via the county road at MM3 that is essentially the 'front' of the casino now.  Don't ever expect casino patrons to walk anywhere until they are inside the gaming area.

Even then, your mileage may vary. I had a patron that got turned around and needed help finding the exit. As I brought him there he became very angry at how long of a walk it was to the exit. The exit that he had walked that far from in the first place...

Haha, not surprised.  I think it's over a half mile from one end to the other?  Thank goodness the guy didn't have a hotel room at the far end.

Haha, this wasn't even at WinStar, it was at Newcastle, which is a lot smaller (though it's still one of the bigger Oklahoma casinos).

The only thing I could think to say to the guy was "Well, we can't exactly bring the exit to you..."