Been a long time since I thought about the Flint Hills. I did my ROTC Advanced Camp at Fort Riley's Camp Funston and came back later in my career to do a three year tour as a staff officer in the 1st Infantry Division (Mechanized). To set the scene, the Flint Hills consists of rolling hills (my girlfriend, who worked at Kansas State in Manhattan, KS, had a T-shirt that read "Not Everything Is Flat In Kansas" and she had the body to prove it) in the prairie country in Northeast Kansas.
"The Flint Hills is one of the world’s largest areas of tallgrass prairie, spanning 4,000,000 acres. Conservation programmes mean that parts of the prairie remain completely wild, featuring untouched rolling landscapes, fields of wildflowers, and a rich habitat for bison, birds and other wild animals. The Flint Hills are often considered to be the beating heart of Kansas."
Yes, Bison - Fort Riley had its own Buffalo herd in their own corral and pasture when I was there - not sure about today. The Fort also has Consolidation #6072, generously donated by UP and well maintained, at least cosmetcally
Thanks for posting this. The BNSF continues to enhance the, already efficient, Southern Transcon.
In the past I have received e-mails from the BNSF's 'Friends of the BNSF'
... This current communitcation is titled " Rail Talk"
The first item is referencing Improvements along Southern Transcon
Not only did it mention improements in and around the Amarillo(Tx) terminal, but also had film clips of other projects taking place in that area and in Oklahoma. Also mentiuoned was the BNSF's sponsorship of the 'Concert in the Flint Hills' by the Kansas City Symphony on 06/11/2022.
Kansas City Symphony Performs in the Flint Hills
Join us at this year’s Symphony in the Flint Hills Signature Event. BNSF is once again a proud partner of this breathtaking event featuring a sunset concert by the Kansas City Symphony. Bring the whole family and enjoy a day packed with tasty BBQ, inspirational stories, covered wagon rides, and of course phenomenal music.
Date: June 11, 2022
Location: Irma’s Pasture in Chase County
Adult Price: $95
Child Price: $50
Looks like a different direction from past mailings by Friends of BNSF...
Kind of an interesting way to pass along some P.R. information, and statistics.
: address was listed as: BNSF Railway, 4515 Kansas Ave, Kansas City, KS 66106
Also included along with this mailing were A NUMBER OF OTHER YOU tUBE VIDEOS OF LIKE INTEREST...
Here is a URL that takes one to the Y-T Video of wat was posted in regards to the Amarillo Project:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4mYp_9zwq8
Hopefully, it wil give an insight to the video...
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