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The '''''Missouri River Runner''''' is a {{convert|283|mi|km|adj=on}} [[passenger train]] service operated by [[Amtrak]] in [[Missouri]] between [[Gateway Transportation Center]] in [[St. Louis]] and [[Kansas City Union Station|Union Station]] in [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]]. The eastern half of the route runs largely along the right bank of the [[Missouri River]].
First introduced in 1980 as the [[Mules (train)|''Kansas City Mule'' and ''St. Louis Mule'']], the ''Missouri River Runner'' received its current name in 2009. {{As of|2023}} there are two daily round trips between Kansas City and St. Louis, with one continuing north to [[Chicago Union Station]] as a ''[[Lincoln Service]]'' train. These services fall under the [[Amtrak Midwest]] brand.
==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 |publisher = 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
On May 23, 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 = www.railpassengers.org/ |access-date = October 24, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |first = Alex |last = Price |user = aprice1828 |date = June 7, 2022 |title = apparently Missouri River Runner trains are now through running into Illinois. A one seat ride from Hermann to Springfield, IL |url = https://twitter.com/aprice1828/status/1534332062928359425 |number = 1534332062928359425 |link = no |access-date = March 15, 2023 |language = en }}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |user = Simply_Railway |date = June 4, 2022 |title = Looks like the Missouri River Runner finally got its Venture coaches 🎉🥳 |url = https://twitter.com/Simply_Railway/status/1533225836547039233 |number = 1533225836547039233 |link = no |access-date = March 15, 2023 |language = en }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1 = Cella |first1 = Kim |title = MO Legislature Moves Amtrak Service Back to Twice Daily |url = https://cmt-stl.org/mo-legislature-moves-amtrak-service-back-to-twice-daily/ |publisher = Citizens For Modern Transit |access-date = March 15, 2023 |date = May 23, 2022 }}</ref>
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