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The '''''Missouri River Runner''''' is a {{convert|283|mi|km|adj=on}} [[passenger train]] service operated by [[Amtrak]] between [[Gateway Transportation Center]] in [[St. Louis]] and [[Kansas City Union Station|Union Station]] in [[Kansas City, Missouri]]. The eastern half of the route runs largely along the right bank of the [[Missouri River]].
Due to state budget cuts earlier in the year, the service offered one daily round trip during the first seven months of 2022. A second round trip restarted on July 18, 2022,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Skipworth |first1=William |title=Amtrak service back to two trains along Missouri River Runner |url=https://www.emissourian.com/local_news/amtrak-service-back-to-two-trains-along-missouri-river-runner/article_46b095cc-0607-11ed-b9a9-5babded1b4d5.html |access-date=18 July 2022 |publisher=emissourian |date=17 July 2022}}</ref> but was suspended again on October 24, 2022, due to a shortage of available train equipment.<ref name="Suspension2">{{cite web |title=REMINDER: Missouri River Runner Service Trains 311 & 316 are Temporarily Suspended Effective Oct 24 https://amtrak.com/alert/missouri-river-runner-trains-temporarily-suspended.html |url=https://twitter.com/AmtrakAlerts/status/1584213090437996545 |website=Twitter |access-date=24 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
==History==
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====COVID-19 pandemic====
In March 2020, service was reduced to one round trip per day due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]]. Amtrak and MoDOT restored the route's second daily round trip on July 19, 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last1 = Skipworth |first1 = Kurt |title = Amtrak service returns to four trains a day |url = https://www.emissourian.com/local_news/amtrak-service-returns-to-four-trains-a-day/article_3a6da766-eb03-11eb-a05e-cf7e2b0fd448.html |access-date = August 6, 2021 |work = St. Louis Post-Dispatch |date = July 22, 2021 |language = en }}</ref> However, this second round trip was once again suspended on January 3, 2022, after the [[Missouri General Assembly]] cut the trip from the state budget.<ref>{{cite news |last1 = Creighton |first1 = Rob |title = Amtrak cuts service because Missouri didn't put it in the budget |url = https://ksisradio.com/amtrak-cuts-service-because-missouri-didnt-put-it-in-the-budget/ |access-date = December 22, 2021 |work = KSIS |date = December 22, 2021 |language = en }}</ref> Missouri restored full funding in July 2022 amid increased demand for public transit due to [[2021–2022 global energy crisis#United States|high gas prices]]. The second round trip returned on July 18,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Skipworth |first1=William |title=Amtrak service back to two trains along Missouri River Runner |url=https://www.emissourian.com/local_news/amtrak-service-back-to-two-trains-along-missouri-river-runner/article_46b095cc-0607-11ed-b9a9-5babded1b4d5.html |access-date=18 July 2022 |publisher=emissourian |date=17 July 2022}}</ref> but was suspended again on October 24, 2022, due to a shortage of available train equipment.<ref name="Suspension2" />
Around May 2022, Amtrak began [[through service|through-routing]] one round trip of the ''Missouri River Runner'' and ''[[Lincoln Service]]'', creating a Kansas City–Chicago round trip.<ref>{{cite web |title=AMTRAK'S LINCOLN SERVICE & MISSOURI RIVER RUNNER |url=https://www.railpassengers.org/site/assets/files/20928/illinois-missouri-services.pdf |website=https://www.railpassengers.org/ |access-date=24 October 2022}}</ref>
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