Missouri Amtrak service improves dramatically
The performance of the Missouri River Runner Amtrak train between Kansas City and St. Louis has improved significantly in recent months. On-time performance in recent months has reached the unheard of 90% range. The change is a result of many factors – investment in track improvements by Union Pacific and the State of Missouri, stricter regulation from the federal government, and a national decline in rail freight traffic.
So if your summer plans include Visit MO, now is an excellent time to take the train to the State Fair, Hermann, St. Louis, etc. In St. Louis you will find a new train station with direct connections to the city’s light rail and bus systems. Through the end of the year Amtrak is offering a sale on River Runner tickets – buy one and get the second half off.
The River Runner morning trains depart KC and St. Louis at 7:30 a.m. and arrive at 1:10 p.m. in the opposite city. The evening trains leave each city at 4:30 p.m. and arrive at 9:40 p.m.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Amtrak makes strides in on-time performance
Let’s Go KC » MoDOT applying for stimulus money for passenger rail improvements:
[...] As we mentioned last month, recent investments by the state and Union Pacific have dramatically improved on time performance, and if we get the federal money we could see even more progress. [...]
5 August 2009, 3:41 pm