More people are riding Amtrak’s Missouri River Runner this month, thanks in large part to Oktoberfest in Hermann. Bryan Ross, railroad operations manager for MoDOT, said lots of Oktoberfest attendees choose to take the train to Hermann. “October is our second busiest...
Passenger train service has resumed between St. Louis and Kansas City after being shut down for nearly two days. A Missouri River Runner Amtrak train derailed Monday afternoon after striking a tree that had fallen onto the tracks near Washington, Missouri, west of St....
The Missouri Department of Transportation wants state funding to expand its Amtrak service, despite losing money on its statewide route from Kansas City to St. Louis. The state has received $1 million in federal funding to help expand two proposed corridors – Hannibal...
The Missouri Highway Patrol and Amtrak confirm that a FedEx truck driver died in a crash with the Lincoln Service Missouri River Runner Train 318 east of Lees Summit. MSHP Troop A is investigating the crash. KMBC’s @MattFlenerKMBC reports from the scene of the...
“Every region of our state is affected by flooding,” says Becky Allmeroth, the Missouri Department of Transportation’s Chief Safety and Operations Officer. And conditions are changing rapidly. There are currently more than 300 roads in Missouri that are closed due to...
