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Anyone know why the Missouri River Runners trains 5/3/2017 are in Service Disruption?
Just guessing it is that Missouri is underwater. With another rain due tomorrow.Anyone know why the Missouri River Runners trains 5/3/2017 are in Service Disruption?
Missouri River Runner Service Disruption
Railroad closure due to flood conditions
May 3, 2017
10:00 A M CDTFlooding along the Missouri River has prompted the temporary closure of the Union Pacific Railroad route used by the Amtrak Missouri River Runner trains for twice-daily round-trips between Kansas City and St. Louis. No rail service is anticipated until Saturday, May 6, or later.
Amtrak is chartering buses to represent the canceled trains, with service unavailable to some cities due to local road closures and/or bus availability. Buses are also unable to fully match the Amtrak schedules.This service is sponsored by the Missouri Department of Transportation (MODOT), with service updates also available at Facebook.com/MissouriRiverRunner and real-time road closure information at traveler.MODOT.org.
Amtrak regrets any inconvenience. This information is correct as of the above time and date. Information is subject to change as conditions warrant.Passengers with travel plans can confirm their train's status, change their plans or review refund information using a range of tools – including Amtrak.com, smartphone apps or by calling 800-USA-RAIL. Service Alerts, Passenger Notices and other announcements are posted at Amtrak.com/alerts.
Here's one story - http://fox2now.com/2017/05/04/more-than-2-months-of-rain-in-st-louis-over-a-week/How much rain fell in order to do all this
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