Freight/Rail
Transit
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Team Member Fun Facts
100

The name of the proposed passenger rail service extension that KDOT is pursuing

What is The Heartland Flyer

100

The Public Transportation Manager

Rene Hart

100

SRTS is an acronym for this program.

Safe Routes to School

100

A vehicle that uses one or more electric motors for propulsion.

An Electric Vehicle.

100

This KDOT manager rides his bike most days to work.

Matt Messina

200

The name of the state program that provides grants to railroads, shippers, and local units of government for track rehabilitation and construction. 

What is the the Rail Service Improvement Program (RSIP).

200

The Person you would reach out to on questions about monthly reporting.

Sarah Stewart

200

A group of children walking to school with one or more adults. It can be as informal as families taking turns walking their children to school or as structured as a planned route and schedule of trained volunteers.

What is a Walking School Bus?

200

What is the best-selling plug-in electric vehicle worldwide?

Tesla Model Y

200

This KDOT manager is a fan of the Chicago Cubs.

Cory Davis.

300

Kansas' state designated Heritage Railway

Abilene & Smokey Valley RR

300

This annual event involves schools and communities from across America and around the world walking and rolling to school on the same day.

What is International Walk and Roll to School Day (IWRSD)

300

This program plans for the future of Electric Vehicle (EV) charging in Kansas, focusing on planning for and deploying EV charging station infrastructure.

Charge Up Kansas! 

300

This KDOT manager is not a Chief's fan.

Michael Espinoza

400

The name of one of the 4 Class 1 railroads active in Kansas.

BNSF, Union Pacific, CPKC, and NS.

400

This person receives maintenance approval requests over $4,500.

Taylor Zortman

400

A type of tourism that includes physical activity to reach a destination, as a location-based activity, or as an adventure such as bicycle camping or hiking to experience a place.

What is Active Tourism?

400

Two of the alternative fuel corridors in Kansas.

I-70

I-35

I-135

I-335

US 400

400

Handles all the reimbursements, grants, budgets and contracts for our Bureau.

Mandy Fulsom

500

The name of one of the Class III railroads/short liens in Kansas.

Blackwell Northern Gateway Railroad (BNG)

Cimarron Valley Railway (CVR)

Garden City Western (GCW)

Kansas & Oklahoma (KO)

Kansas City Terminal Railway (KCTR)

Kyle Railroad (KYLE)

JCAX

South Kansas & Oklahoma (SKOL)

V & S Railway (VS)

500

Kansas is split in to this many Coordinated Transit Districts.

10

500

An umbrella term for human-powered modes of transportation such as walking and cycling as opposed to the use of motor vehicles such as cars, trucks and SUVs.

Active Transportation 

500

Name 1 of the 6 new NEVI locations in Kansas. 

1. Emporia, Flying J.
2. Garden City , Love's.
3. Cherokee, Pete's.
4. Fredonia, also Pete's.
5. Belleville, Love's.
6. Pratt, Casey's.


500

This KDOT manager is training to become a river guide. 

Jenny Kramer