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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson and state transportation officials on Thursday outlined options for spending the first chunk of $50 million
Missouri plans to spend $50 million on railroad crossing improvements in response to a 2022 fatal Amtrak derailment. Gov. Mike Parson and state transportation officials on Thursday outlined options for
Missouri plans to close 17 crossings that currently intersect with passenger rail lines under a new plan to address grade-crossing safety after a deadly June 2022 Amtrak derailment in Mendon.
Spokeswoman Linda Horn said the cost for fixing all passive crossings is estimated at $700 million.
The recommendations in the report are for safety improvements to the state’s three passenger rail lines. They come a little more than one year after a train-truck crash killed four people.