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==Tourist Lines== | ==Tourist Lines== | ||
* [https://www.kcrrm.org/ The Belton, Grandview and Kansas City Railroad] is a short line passenger railroad and museum located in Belton, Missouri. It operates as a heritage railroad on the former Kansas City to Springfield branch. Trains run south from Belton for 2.5 miles (4 km). | * [https://www.kcrrm.org/ The Belton, Grandview and Kansas City Railroad] is a short line passenger railroad and museum located in Belton, Missouri. It operates as a heritage railroad on the former Kansas City to Springfield branch. Trains run south from Belton for 2.5 miles (4 km). | ||
* [https://bransontrain.com/ The Branson Scenic Railway] is a heritage railroad located in Branson, Missouri. As the underlying rail lines are owned by the Missouri and Northern Arkansas Railroad (MNA) and are still in use as an active railroad, MNA traffic determines whether a particular trip will operate northbound from Branson to Galena, Missouri, or southbound from Branson to the Barren Fork Trestle in Arkansas. Both routes are approximately 40-miles (64 km) round trip. | |||
* [https://www.silverdollarcity.com/theme-park/Attractions/Rides/Frisco-Silver-Dollar-Line-Steam-Train The Frisco Silver Dollar Line] is a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow-gauge heritage railroad and amusement park attraction located in the Silver Dollar City amusement park in Branson, Missouri. The line is a loop approximately 1.6 miles (2.6 km) long. | |||
* [https://www.slimrr.com/ St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway]. A heritage railroad based in Jackson, Missouri operating on about 6 miles (9.7 km) of shortline in Cape Girardeau County. | |||
==Metro and light rail systems== | ==Metro and light rail systems== | ||
Revision as of 10:39, 28 September 2025
State Details
See Wikipedia; also see United States for information relating to the country as a whole, and the national operator Amtrak.
Maps
Missouri is covered by the SPV "North America Railroad Atlas" volume Prairies East and Ozarks. Sonrisa Publications provide strip maps of Washington and Northern Idaho.
Rail Operators
Missouri is unusual in that it contains the AMTRAK railroad station for Kansas City, most of which is in the state of Kansas.
- AMTRAK
- Lincoln Service Missouri River Runner From Chicago to Kansas city entering Missouri from Illinois before St.Louis-Gateway.
- Texas Eagle Operates Chicago - St.Louis - San Antonio - Los Angeles entering Missouri from Illinois before St.Louis-Gateway. After a station call at Poplar Bluff the train leaves the state and enters Arkansas.
- Southwest Chief Operates Chicago - Kansas City - Los Angeles. The train runs through the northwest corner of the state entering after Fort Madison, Iowa, calling at La Plata and Kansas City-Union before leaving into Kansas.
Tourist Lines
- The Belton, Grandview and Kansas City Railroad is a short line passenger railroad and museum located in Belton, Missouri. It operates as a heritage railroad on the former Kansas City to Springfield branch. Trains run south from Belton for 2.5 miles (4 km).
- The Branson Scenic Railway is a heritage railroad located in Branson, Missouri. As the underlying rail lines are owned by the Missouri and Northern Arkansas Railroad (MNA) and are still in use as an active railroad, MNA traffic determines whether a particular trip will operate northbound from Branson to Galena, Missouri, or southbound from Branson to the Barren Fork Trestle in Arkansas. Both routes are approximately 40-miles (64 km) round trip.
- The Frisco Silver Dollar Line is a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow-gauge heritage railroad and amusement park attraction located in the Silver Dollar City amusement park in Branson, Missouri. The line is a loop approximately 1.6 miles (2.6 km) long.
- St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway. A heritage railroad based in Jackson, Missouri operating on about 6 miles (9.7 km) of shortline in Cape Girardeau County.
Metro and light rail systems
None
Recent and Future Changes
Recent Changes
None
Future Changes
None
Obscure or Sparse Passenger Services
None known.
