Missouri River Runners - Trains 311 and 314 (5/3) Service Disruption

[Tennessee Traveler]

Anyone know why the Missouri River Runners trains 5/3/2017 are in Service Disruption?

 

[CoachSlumber]

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.

 

[Thirdrail7]

Flooding along the Jefferson City Subdivision. We may lose 313 and 316 before it is all said and done.

 

[Lonestar648]

Interstate 44 is closed between Rolla and Lebanon, quite a long distance. Much of the roadway has been torn up. Also, reports of many bridges being washed away. With the water still rising in many places, Missouri service definitely is in jeopardy.

 

[Thirdrail7]

Missouri River Runner 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.

 

[fillyjonk]

Frankly, I'm surprised the Texas Eagle doesn't have one, too - much of Arkansas is badly flooded; apparently the town of Pocahontas is under water.

 

[Lonestar648]

TE 21/22 have detoured to the east side of the Mississippi, then coming across to Poplar Bluff. Not much time seems to be lost on the detour. a bridge has been washed away between Poplar Bluff and St. Louis.

 

[norfolkwesternhenry]

How much rain fell in order to do all this

 

[Eric S]

How much rain fell in order to do all this

Here's one story - http://fox2now.com/2017/05/04/more-than-2-months-of-rain-in-st-louis-over-a-week/

I'm sure there are more that might focus more specifically on transportation (although probably I-44 and I-55 rather than Amtrak).

 

[Metra Electric Rider]

Wow, I knew that Missouri had gotten walloped, but it's much worse than I thought if the expressways are getting washed out in places.

 

[Lonestar648]

I was looking at some photos that compared the 2015 floods to the 2017, almost as much water. Both are said to be 100 years rainfalls.