ECONOMIC Passenger rail service provides an option IMPACT for connecting rural communities and smaller cities to major economic centers OF ’S and promotes commerce and economic development, particularly in the areas surrounding stations. The River Runner Amtrak passenger route operates two round trips per day across 283 miles of track RUNNER SERVICE between the Gateway Transportation Center in St. Louis and in Kansas City, providing connection to the Southwest and Eagle routes. The Missouri River executive Runner provides an alternative travel mode along the heavily traveled I-70 corridor summary between St. Louis and Kansas City.

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55 N To 0 50 100 Miles KEY FINDINGS MISSOURI RIVER RUNNER BY THE NUMBERS IN MISSOURI, THE TOTAL ANNUAL ECONOMIC IMPACTS GENERATED BY THE RIVER RUNNER INCLUDE: 1,250 $65 MILLION $208 MILLION S AUALL I AUAL LAR ICME I AUAL ECMIC ACTIIT MRE TA $22 MILLION I AUAL TA REEUE

Amtrak’s business presence in Missouri supports local vendors and small businesses statewide. In 2019, Amtrak spent $28.9 million to hire services from Missouri’s construction, landscaping, railroad, 82% engineering, and technology businesses. OF MISSOURIANS Amtrak employs 78 people statewide, amounting to about live within $7.5 million in labor income. 60 MILES Collectively, Amtrak’s direct employment and spending of a in Missouri yields the following direct, indirect and PASSENGER RAIL induced economic benefits: STATION 450 $35.2M $122.6M jobs in labor in economic income activity

& $11.3 MILLION Missouri River Runner riders in federal, state local spend an estimated tax revenue. in $21.8M hotels in food $25.3M sightseeing costs each year. This supports direct, indirect 172,555 and induced economic benefits of PASSENGERS over rode the Missouri $30M $86M River Runner in 2018, with 800 in labor in economic an average fare of jobs income activity $32.47 PER PASSENGER. &$11 MILLION in federal, state local tax revenue.

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Vacations - - Vacations

Daily work commute or business travel - travel business or commute work Daily

Leisure or recreation - - recreation or Leisure

Visit family or friends - - friends or family Visit

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Missouri River Runner provides access to a broad broad a to access provides Runner River Missouri MISSOURI RIVER RUNNER SERVICE SUPPORTS MISSOURIANS SUPPORTS SERVICE RUNNER RIVER MISSOURI Key Takeaways

Many Missouri residents and visitors depend on non-highway modes of transportation.

Enhanced passenger rail service provides important economic development benefits to Missouri communities by improving accessibility, connectivity, and travel efficiency for both in-state and out-of-state travelers.

Missouri maintains existing Missouri River Runner service with relatively modest state appropriations. Missouri has no dedicated funding source for passenger rail. Funding is subject to legislative general revenue appropriation each year and this investment has not kept pace with inflation of the cost to operate the service. In FY 2021, MoDOT received $8 million in state support for the operation of River Runner service.

Infrastructure improvements to the St. Louis to Kansas City line have reduced delays and increased reliability. These improvements were funded primarily by federal sources, with contributions from the state and the railroads.

The Missouri River Runner service strengthens communities by providing connectivity amongst Missouri’s cities, serving as an anchor to commercial and residential development and encouraging more efficient mobility options in the community.

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