Increased rail traffic caused by freight trains being diverted to the Union Pacific Railroad route between St. Louis and Kansas City has led to a temporary suspension of Amtrak Missouri River Runner service in this corridor, according to an advisory from the railroad.
The additional freight train volume is due to historic flooding in the Central U.S. Chartered buses will cover the Amtrak route and stop at all stations as close to the train schedules as possible, but delays are to be expected.
Anyone planning to travel should check their train status on Amtrak.com or our smartphone apps prior to departing, allow extra time to get to the station and be extremely careful in stations and on platforms.
Customers with reservations on trains that are being modified will typically be accommodated on trains with similar departure times or another day.
Amtrak will gladly waive additional charges for customers looking to change their reservation during the modified schedule by calling our reservation center at 800-USA-RAIL.
Customers with travel plans can review refund information on Amtrak.com. Service Alerts, Passenger Notices and, other announcements are posted at Amtrak.com/Alerts.