Amtrak Warns Of Possible Service Cuts In Missouri

State Highway Commissioners have been told that because of a lack of state money, one of Missouri’s passenger rail lines will have to shut down by the end of this month. Brian Weiler, with State Transportation Department’s multi-modal division says there...

Amtrak On The Rails Without Increased Funding

Missouri Department of Transportation officials say the Amtrak passenger line between St. Louis and Kansas City will go away unless the Legislature approves more than $6-million in funding for the program. Right now, that money is slated to come out of the Rainy Day...

Amtrak promotes new image

Amtrak is trying to win over some repeat customers. So the company last week announced a new satisfaction guarantee to change its unfriendly image. The new guarantee applies to all gripes, with the notable exception of late and broken-down trains. Customers who have...

Amtrak delays predicted

Passengers hopping aboard Amtrak’s St. Louis to Kansas City route this month could be in for some delays. Work being done on the tracks Amtrak rents from Union Pacific could cause delays up to 30 minutes. Jim Coleman of the Missouri Department of Transportation...