the "southwest chief" amtrak route goes through the state on its route from chicago to los angeles. stops in kansas include lawrence, topeka, newton, hutchinson, dodge city, and garden city. an amtrak thruway motorcoach connects newton and wichita to the heartland flyer in oklahoma city, oklahoma. amtrak may change the southwest chief route from using train service for the entire route. plans call for shortening the route to los angeles to instead end in albuquerque. buses would replace the train on the route between albuquerque and dodge city, where train service east to chicago would continue.