Amtrak Missouri is working to improve Missouri’s passenger rails system along the Kansas City to St. Louis corridor.
Current Investments
- $44 million – federal funding for capital improvements to increase safety, efficiency and capacity; leveraging another $19 million in private investment
- $5 million – federal funding for preliminary engineering on six future projects, such as double tracks, new crossovers, a grade separation and passing sidings; leveraging $1.1 million more in private investment
- $268 million – federal funding Missouri will share with a four-state Midwest consortium to purchase new rail equipment
- $500,000 – a federal grant MoDOT is matching with $177,000 of in-kind services to develop a new 20-year State Rail Plan
Program Goals
- Improve on-time performance and reliability to increase ridership
- Increase speed, over time, up to 90 miles per hour
- Promote transportation options and economic prosperity
- Expand and improve passenger rail system in the Midwest Region
Current State-Sponsored Route Delivers Results
- Service: Two daily, round trips
- Ridership: 191,000 passengers (FY11), up nearly 16 percent from FY10
- On-time Performance: 89 percent (FY11), up from 63 percent in FY08
- Customer Satisfaction: 89 percent (FY11), ranked 6th among short-distance corridors
Recently Completed Projects
- $5 million state; $3.1 million federal funds for new passing siding near California, Mo.
- $34.1 million railroad-only investment for second rail bridge over Gasconade River
- Station improvements at St. Louis, Jefferson City and Sedalia
Download the Fact Sheet as a .PDF:Improving Missouri’s Passenger Rail System – Kansas City to St. Louis Corridor
