Amtrak Service Disruption Continues on Missouri Route
13.07.2026
The Amtrak service disruption between St. Louis and Kansas City continued on Friday, July 10, after a Union Pacific train derailed in Warrensburg, Missouri, the previous day.
Union Pacific derailment in Warrensburg
Around 25 railcars left the tracks just east of Warrensburg shortly after 4 a.m. No hazardous materials were involved. Some roads closed temporarily after the derailment but reopened by 7:30 a.m.
Warrensburg is approximately 60 miles east of Kansas City on Union Pacific’s Sedalia Subdivision.
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Missouri River Runner cancellations
Both of Thursday’s round trips on Amtrak’s Missouri River Runner were canceled between Kansas City and St. Louis. Replacement buses were provided for at least one set of trains.
Amtrak’s train-status information also listed several cancellations for Friday. Westbound trains 311 and 319 were canceled between St. Louis and Kansas City, while train 316 was canceled between Kansas City and St. Louis. Train 318 was canceled between Kansas City and Kirkwood, Missouri.
No replacement bus was available for train 311, although bus transportation was planned for the other canceled services.
What is known about service?
Amtrak’s official timetables place the affected trains in two related service patterns. Trains 311 and 316 operate daily between St. Louis and Kansas City, while trains 318 and 319 provide daily Lincoln Service Missouri River Runner connections between Chicago and Kansas City via St. Louis. The disruption therefore affected both the core Missouri corridor and the Missouri section of the through Chicago–Kansas City service.
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