Springfield
Amtrak passenger trains could be on their way to the southern OzarksSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Transportation is exploring the option of adding an Amtrak station to the Queen City. MoDOT is seeking $500,000 from… Read More
Missouri, Transportation
Parson says $50 million for safer Missouri railroad crossings is ‘just a start’(The Center Square) – Spending $50 million to make Missouri’s railroad crossings safer is only a starting point, according to state officials. Gov. Mike Parson and Patrick McKenna, director of… Read More
Transportation
Amtrak presses on with more funding and expansion despite historic losses(The Center Square) – After posting historic spending deficits in 2021 and 2022, Amtrak is planning to spend more in fiscal year 2024 as federal funding expands to “unprecedented” levels. Read More
Immigration
Lawmakers raise alarm about taxpayer-funded Amtrak potentially being used for illegal immigrants to cross border(The Center Square) – Lawmakers sent a letter to Amtrak Wednesday requesting a briefing as well as all documents related to how taxpayer subsidized Amtrak may be used to transfer… Read More
Local News
Site of fatal Amtrak derailment scheduled for safety improvements in 2022, yet construction never beganMENDON, Mo. – After the derailment of an Amtrak train killed four and injured roughly 150 people on Monday, it is now known… Read More
Local News
Boy Scout troops help pull passengers from wreckage, administer first aid after fatal derailment of Amtrak trainMENDON, Mo. – There have to be merit badges in this for some heroic young men. After an Amtrak train crashed into a dump truck and derailed near Mendon, Missouri… Read More