Jaguar Transport Holdings on March 1 began operating the 60-mile Missouri Eastern Railroad (MER), its seventh short line. MER is “part of a former Rock Island line that ran across the state of ...

FILE - A worker inspects the scene of an Amtrak train that derailed after striking a dump truck, June 27, 2022, near Mendon, Mo. The poor design of a rural Missouri railroad crossing contributed to ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri ...

JEFFERSON CITY — The number of railroad crossing collisions and deaths have declined since 2023, according to a rail safety nonprofit. There have been five collisions, two injuries, and zero deaths at ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson and Director of Missouri Department of Transportation Patrick McKenna plan to release a new railroad safety crossing plan Thursday in Jefferson City.

MENDON, Mo. — The railroad crossing where an Amtrak train collided with a dump truck Monday that led to the deaths of three people was an apparent target of improvement for both members of the ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson and state transportation officials on Thursday outlined options for spending the first chunk of $50 million budgeted for railroad crossing improvements ...

An Amtrak train lies derailed after the train hit a truck at a crossing on Monday, June 27, 2022, near Mendon, Missouri. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson and state transportation ...