Volume 6 , Issue 27

75 Years Ago - Transcontinental Air-Rail Travel Comes to Waynoka (Oklahoma)...

It was seventy-five years ago, July 8, 1929, that transportation history was changed when travelers from the east and west coasts began a 2-day air and rail trip that would take them across America in 48 hours. Charles Lindbergh was an officer in Transcontinental Air Transport (TAT). TAT was the company that developed the service and selected Waynoka as the western terminus of the eastern division. A place where passengers would switch between trains and planes morning and evening -- eating breakfast, dinner at the Harvey House. You can read about TAT in this issue (Spring 2004) of the Waynoka Chronicles distributed by the Waynoka Historical Society. The Waynoka Historical Society & Waynoka Airport Commission will be celebrating with an Open House at the site of the Transcontinental airport five miels norhteast of Waynoka from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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