by admin | May 24, 2007 | Transportation
Almost every short-distance passenger train route in the nation is showing increased ridership, except for the trains that travel between our two biggest cities. An AMTRAK official says passengers have told the rail line that if they wanted to ride buses,...
by admin | Apr 29, 2007 | Politics / Govt, Transportation
Senate and House budget negotiators will have to decide the fate of Amtrak in Missouri. But one state transportation official believes a few change will make the rail passenger service much more popular here. Missouri Department of Transportation Multimodal Operations...
by admin | Sep 18, 2006 | Transportation
A nationally recognized transportation planner hopes those who rebuild the interstate system look beyond the interstate system and today’s highays philosophies. Executive Director William Ankner with the Missouri Transportation Institute in Rolla says these are...
by admin | Aug 29, 2005 | Transportation
The man in charge of Amtrak is expressing confidence that the passenger railroad will stick around. Amtrak President David Gunn says he and other company executives have been taking train trips through Missouri and elsewhere to determine how the railroad is being run...
by admin | Mar 25, 2005 | Politics / Govt
Governor Matt Blunt outlines where his adminsitration would cut almost one-quarter billion dollars from the state budget for the coming fiscal year – and social services programs will take more than one-third of those cuts. Blunt proposes cutting $94-Million out...
