GENERAL INFORMATION
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Information on Amtrak's
Missouri service (Amtrak) |
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Amtrak's Kansas City - St. Louis train
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Missouri Amtrak schedules (from MODOT) |
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Other
Missouri Amtrak schedule link |
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Missouri
trains picture page |
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Amtrak Missouri
facts
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NATIONAL MISSOURI FUNDING ALERTS
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Alert from the National Association of Rail Passengers
regarding Missouri Amtrak service (1/08/03)
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NARP MO. service alert (2/11/04)
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NEWS RELEASES
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Missouri Amtrak funding cuts will harm passengers (MOKSRail news
release) (02/25/04) |
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MODOT NEWS RELEASES
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MODOT news & services |
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http://www.modot.state.mo.us/newsandinfo/newsreleases/index.htm
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http://www.modot.state.mo.us/modot/news/2003_htm/newsrelease/mar/3-7-03b.htm
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COLUMNS, OPINION PIECES
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Accurate commentary on the state of yearly Amtrak funding requests
(Washington, MO., Missourian - 02/04) |
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Rescue on the Rails...Kansas City Star pro-Missouri Amtrak column |
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Kansas City Star column: Don't Let Missouri's
Cross-State Passenger Train Die (April 14, 2002)
This is the column, written by
former MOKSRail president Wayne Copple, that prompted a local radio talk show host to lash-out against state
funding of Amtrak trains. Fortunately, the Kansas City Star has
much higher credibility than some radio talk show host. |
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| Tailor-made rail service (guest column on improving MO. service) |
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Amtrak on its final run? (Independence, Mo.,
Examiner editorial) |
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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Late Mo. Amtrak trains not always Amtrak's fault (letter to editor, St.
Louis) |
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| Pro-Amtrak letters published in Kansas City Star
(March 7, 2002) |
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MO. SERVICE FUNDING ARTICLES
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Kansas City Star article
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Associated Press article on possible cuts
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| Missouri
Amtrak service should be a state priority (Washington, Mo., editorial). |
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| Missouri state legislative committee Amtrak hearing (10/06/04) |
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Missouri House endorses Amtrak funding (03/11/04) |
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Budget chairman to support Amtrak funding (KC Star- free registration to
view - 03/04/04) |
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House
panel rejects funding of cross-state train (AP) |
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Amtrak loses bid to keep twice-daily trips (AP) (02-11-04) |
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Ridership
increases on Chicago-St. Louis-Kansas City trains |
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Amtrak to remove all staff from 2 stations (04/03) |
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Amtrak seeks higher state subsidies - Issue Watch (04/03) |
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Changes to Mo. Amtrak service due to short funding (03/03) |
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Amtrak will cut costs to continue Mo. service (03/03) |
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Changes to
Amtrak's service announced because of reduced funding (Amtrak, 03/03) |
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Amtrak faces new problem: Mo. state budget cuts - Travel Weekly (03/03) |
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Station agents cut in Jefferson City & Kirkwood (03/03) |
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Mo. to seek private rail passenger proposals (02/03)
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Without more money from MO., service will be cut - Kansas City Star (01/03) |
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Missouri group calls for national Amtrak system |
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Amtrak survival still uncertain - Mo. Digital News (04/02) |
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Various Missouri
Amtrak service articles, letters (03/02) |
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Legislature funds
Amtrak service; future service in jeopardy (02/02) |
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Citizens travel to Jefferson City to rally to save MO. trains (02/02) |
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Good reasons (people) to
keep Amtrak service - Mo. Digital News (02/18/02) |
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MODOT official addresses MOKSRail group
meeting-04/13/02
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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Additional
service information (from NARP) |
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Missouri Department of Transportation: Aviation,
Rail, Transit, Waterways |
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Midwest Regional Rail Initiative Executive Report (PDF file - right-click to
download) ( |
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Evaluation of Kansas City - St. Louis passenger
rail service (1988, from MODOT- PDF- right-click to download) |
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Lewis & Clark Trails & Rails program
http://lewisandclarktrail.com/trailadventures/tours/amtrak.htm
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Amtrak's
return to Kansas City Union Station (12/02) |
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Article on possible Amtrak service to Branson, Mo. (1998) |
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Mo. trains now all-reserved (Oct. 1997) |
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