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July 25, 2011
Receding River Allows Amtrak to Restore Full Service to Kansas City
Amtrak: Now free to move about Missouri.Amtrak will restore full service between St. Louis and Kansas City beginning Wednesday. Flooding along the Missouri River forced Amtrak to reduce its runs between the two cities earlier this month after Union Pacific switched more of its freight traffic ont ... More >>
Blogs
July 12, 2011
Swollen Missouri River Forces Amtrak to Reduce St. Louis to Kansas City Service
The Union Pacific line west of Jefferson City as viewed this morning.Flood waters along the Missouri River have forced the Union Pacific railroad to divert its freight trains to a line of track the carrier shares with Amtrak. The resulting congestion has forced the passenger train to temporarily ... More >>
Blogs
April 13, 2011
Missouri Lawmakers Want to Derail High-Speed Train
The passenger train route from St. Louis to KC as seen today and the foreseeable future.Republican legislators today rejected an attempt to place into the state budget a provision for high-speed rail linking St. Louis to Kansas City. Last month, Governor Jay Nixon announced that Missouri would bi ... More >>
Blogs
April 11, 2011
Your Weekly St. Louis Bestseller List
Not just a New York Times bestseller, but a St. Louis bestseller, too!Here's your weekly St. Louis bestseller list for the week ending April 3, as compiled by the St. Louis Independent Booksellers Alliance and based on sales at Left Bank Books, Main Street Books, Pudd'nhead Books, Subterranea ... More >>
Blogs
September 1, 2010
Before Amtrak Gets Fast, It's About to Get Slow
Someone oughtta right a song about this. Oh, wait...Beginning today Amtrak service between Chicago and St. Louis will experience several interruptions for track maintenance as part of an effort to create a high-speed route between the two cities. Passengers who use Amtrak's Lincoln Service depart ... More >>
Blogs
July 21, 2010
Construction on High-Speed Rail to Chicago Underway
Amtrak's St. Louis-Chicago route, converting to high-speed...eventually.The dream is alive! Construction on a new high-speed rail line between St. Louis and Chicago is set to begin in September and the first 90 miles -- extending from just north of Alton to just south of Lincoln but excluding ... More >>
Blogs
February 15, 2010
Show-Me Institute Hopes to Derail MetroLink Expansion
Would MetroLink expansion be worth the cost, or just another, well, trainwreck?The conservative think tank Show-Me Institute dispatched an op-ed column to local media on Friday blasting Metro's plans to expand light-rail in the region. Coincidentally (or not), Friday was also the day Metro presen ... More >>
Film
October 7, 2009
Truth in Advertising: Somers Town gets at the heart of working-class London.
And it might sell some train tickets, too.
Blogs
July 8, 2009
Tour Diary: The Pragmatic in Portugal, Day One
(Local synthrockers the Pragmatic are currently in Portugal playing the Optimus Alive 09 fest, which is one of the country's biggest events. The band is keeping a diary for us about its travels. Here's the first installment!) Its been a long trip but we made it. None of us could sleep very well o ... More >>
Blogs
July 6, 2009
Proposal Calls for Super Fast Train Connecting St. Louis to Chicago; Speeds Up to 220 m.p.h.
midwesthsr.orgBecause no one can ever get enough news from Progressive Railroading (a.k.a. "The Rail Professionals' Information Source"), I share with you an article from last week's issue. It's about a proposed, high-speed train connecting St. Louis to Chicago. Unlike a proposal in April that calle ... More >>
Blogs
April 17, 2009
St. Louis to Chicago in Under Four Hours By Train
It may be possible in the not-too-distant future. Yesterday President Barack Obama unveiled plans for a high-speed rail network throughout the United States. A Midwestern route -- with a hub based in Chicago -- could go online in 2012 connecting the Windy City with Milwaukee and Detroit. Another lin ... More >>
News
August 20, 2008
Out-of-control shoplifting at the St. Louis Galleria. Violent attacks in the Delmar Loop. Is MetroLink a vehicle for crime?
It may be possible in the not-too-distant future. Yesterday President Barack Obama unveiled plans for a high-speed rail network throughout the United States. A Midwestern route -- with a hub based in Chicago -- could go online in 2012 connecting the Windy City with Milwaukee and Detroit. Another lin ... More >>
Blogs
July 4, 2008
Gentleman Auction House Tour Diary, Day Ten: New York, NY
It may be possible in the not-too-distant future. Yesterday President Barack Obama unveiled plans for a high-speed rail network throughout the United States. A Midwestern route -- with a hub based in Chicago -- could go online in 2012 connecting the Windy City with Milwaukee and Detroit. Another lin ... More >>
Blogs
June 17, 2008
Now Open: Pam's Chicago-Style Dogs & More
It may be possible in the not-too-distant future. Yesterday President Barack Obama unveiled plans for a high-speed rail network throughout the United States. A Midwestern route -- with a hub based in Chicago -- could go online in 2012 connecting the Windy City with Milwaukee and Detroit. Another lin ... More >>
Blogs
March 25, 2008
St. Louis Gets a Grand Central Station (Sort Of)
It may be possible in the not-too-distant future. Yesterday President Barack Obama unveiled plans for a high-speed rail network throughout the United States. A Midwestern route -- with a hub based in Chicago -- could go online in 2012 connecting the Windy City with Milwaukee and Detroit. Another lin ... More >>
Calendar
December 19, 2007
Rail of Dead
It may be possible in the not-too-distant future. Yesterday President Barack Obama unveiled plans for a high-speed rail network throughout the United States. A Midwestern route -- with a hub based in Chicago -- could go online in 2012 connecting the Windy City with Milwaukee and Detroit. Another lin ... More >>
News
August 3, 2005
Metro Messy
Transit chief Larry Salci knows he has his critics. Ask him if he cares.
News
December 15, 2004
O Amshack!
Unreal goes (ugh!) holiday (groan!) shopping and surfs over to our Local Blog o' the Week; plus, we continue to fight the good fight for our beloved train-trailer
News
December 8, 2004
Save the Amshack
We lament the impending doom of our beloved train-trailer, talk to a guy with some great squirrel recipes and go to jail. Plus: Can taking Communion give you the flu?
Best of St. Louis
September 29, 2004
Best Flea Market
Frison Flea Market
Film
September 22, 2004
Off the Rails
Even with the radiant Gong Li, Zhou Yu's Train's a wreck
News
August 11, 2004
All Aboard!
We get political with Kerry and Dean, feel the bite of a "Mad Dog" and discover something amazing about Prius ownership. Plus, confidential to Unreal readers: Parking downtown is easy!
Film
May 5, 2004
City Limits
If you're young and female, New York Minute is your movie
News
February 5, 2003
White-Trash Junction
Amtrak's station was supposed to be temporary -- a quarter-century ago
News
June 16, 1999
You Can't Take the "Me" Out of Metrolink
Amtrak's station was supposed to be temporary -- a quarter-century ago

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