ECONOMIC Passenger rail service provides an option IMPACT for connecting rural communities and smaller cities to major economic centers OF AMTRAK’S and promotes commerce and economic development, particularly in the areas surrounding stations. The Missouri River Runner MISSOURI RIVER Amtrak passenger train route operates two round trips per day across 283 miles of track RUNNER SERVICE between the Gateway Transportation Center in St. Louis and Union Station in Kansas City, providing connection to the Southwest Chief and Texas 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.
The Missouri River Runner gives rise to significant benefits in Missouri through travel/ transportation, reduced energy consumption, safety, and tourism/visitor spending.
To Chicago
Legend Amtrak Stations Missouri River Runner La Plata Southwest Chief St. Joseph Texas Eagle 35 Interstate Highway 29
Kansas City
To Los Angeles Independence To Chicago Kansas City Lee’s Summit 70 Columbia Hermann Jefferson City St. Louis 270 Warrensburg Sedalia ) St. Louis Jefferson City Washington Kirkwood
55 49 44 Arcadia Valley 2021 STATE FREIGHT AND 44 Springfield
RAIL PLAN Poplar Bluff
55 N To San Antonio 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 A UALL I A UAL LA R I C ME I A UAL EC MIC ACTI IT M RE T A $22 MILLION I A UAL TA RE E UE
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.
Shopping - - Shopping
Travel to or from school - - school from or to Travel
Personal or family event e.g. wedding graduation - - graduation wedding e.g. event family or Personal
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