 | Along the way, the city extracted a promise from the railroad to build a new station — something the railroad nearly decided against doing until the city threatened to withhold its $350,000 share of the $4.5 million track elevation job.(6) In 1934, though, the new station did open. It closed in 1979 when rail passenger service ended in Oklahoma City. But eventually, it was bought and remodeled by Jim Brewer, a Bricktown promoter and property owner. Brewer reopened the station in 1999 after it had closed in 1979, and it continues to be used today by Amtrak passengers who ride the Heartland Flyer between Oklahoma City and Fort Worth. The south end of the station, once a cargo depot, is being remodeled into retail spaces today.  1. Elevation Marks Passing of Rail Watchmen, The Oklahoman, March 12, 1933. 2. Santa Fe Elevated Tracks Ready Soon, The Oklahoman, Feb. 20, 1933. 3. Railroad Asked to Raise Tracks, The Oklahoman, Dec. 12, 1911. 4. Industries May Fight Rail Plan, The Oklahoman, Nov. 12, 1920. 5. Track Raising Begins in City, The Oklahoman, Dec. 3, 1925. 6. City to Insist on New Depot for Santa Fe, The Oklahoman, March 23, 1933. |