Heavy rains late Sunday afternoon damaged the tracks between Gene Autry and Davis. At 5:15 p.m., the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for Carter County. KFOR News 4 reported that the train was held ahead of the washout in Ardmore, until busses arrived at about 10:30 to take passengers to Oklahoma City.
Many of the passengers on the train were returning to Oklahoma City from Dallas after attending the Red River Showdown football game between the University of Oklahoma and the University of Texas. Amtrak offers special round trip ticket packages and adds additional coaches to the Heartland Flyer’s consist to handle the swell of game weekend traffic.
KFOR reported that BNSF, which owns the tracks on which the Heartland Flyer operates, confirmed the washout and has dispatched repair crews to the scene.
No injuries were reported in connection to the washout.
