Support Missouri passenger rail service
Please write a note to your legislators supporting the preservation and expansion of passenger rail in Missouri.
Amtrak service across Missouri is notoriously slow and unreliable. It has the dubious distinction as the only Amtrak route to be losing riders as the rest of the country sees a surge in passenger rail. The Missouri Department of Transportation is asking the General Assembly for $10 million to speed up the trains and reduce delays. The ultimate goal is to go from two trains a day do six, with express trains making the trip in four hours.
Unfortunately the General Assembly is going in the other direction, and considering a move to slash funding and leave us with only one train a day. With the twin problems of rising gas prices and climate change, we need to be expanding transportation options, not reducing choices.
Please write a note to your legislators supporting the preservation and expansion of passenger rail in Missouri.
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