Editing Missouri (section)

===Rail===
{{Missouri rail network}}
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Two of the nation's three busiest rail centers are in Missouri. [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]] is a major railroad hub for [[BNSF Railway]], [[Norfolk Southern Railway]], [[Kansas City Southern Railway]], and [[Union Pacific Railroad]], and every class{{nbsp}}1 railroad serves Missouri. Kansas City is the second-largest freight rail center in the U.S. (but is first in the amount of tonnage handled). Like Kansas City, St. Louis is a major destination for train freight. Springfield remains an operational hub for BNSF Railway.

[[Amtrak]] passenger trains serve [[Union Station (Kansas City, Missouri)|Kansas City]], [[La Plata (Amtrak station)|La Plata]], [[Jefferson City station|Jefferson City]], [[Gateway Multimodal Transportation Center|St. Louis]], [[Lee's Summit, Missouri|Lee's Summit]], [[Independence (Amtrak station)|Independence]], [[Warrensburg, Missouri|Warrensburg]], [[Hermann, Missouri|Hermann]], [[Washington, Missouri|Washington]], Kirkwood, [[Sedalia, Missouri|Sedalia]], and [[Poplar Bluff, Missouri|Poplar Bluff]]. A proposed [[high-speed rail]] route in Missouri as part of the [[Chicago Hub Network]] has received $31&nbsp;million in funding.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/realitycheck/the-press-office/fact-sheet-high-speed-intercity-passenger-rail-program-chicago-st-louis-kansas-city|title=Fact Sheet: High Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Program: Chicago–St. Louis–Kansas City|access-date=January 28, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128213342/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/realitycheck/the-press-office/fact-sheet-high-speed-intercity-passenger-rail-program-chicago-st-louis-kansas-city|archive-date=January 28, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

The only urban light rail/subway system operating in Missouri is [[MetroLink (St. Louis)|MetroLink]], which connects the city of St. Louis with suburbs in Illinois and St. Louis County. It is one of the largest systems (by track mileage) in the United States. The [[KC Streetcar]] in downtown Kansas City opened in May 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kcstreetcar.org/about-kc-streetcar.htm |title=KC Streetcar—About KC Streetcar |access-date=October 27, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200707/http://kcstreetcar.org/about-kc-streetcar.htm |archive-date=October 29, 2013 }}</ref>

The [[Gateway Multimodal Transportation Center]] in St. Louis is the largest active multi-use transportation center in the state. It is in downtown St. Louis, next to the historic [[Union Station (St. Louis)|Union Station]] complex. It serves as a hub center/station for MetroLink, the [[St. Louis MetroBus|MetroBus]] regional bus system, [[Greyhound Lines|Greyhound]], Amtrak, and taxi services.

In 2018, a [[Missouri Hyperloop]] was proposed to connect St. Louis, Kansas City, and Columbia, reducing travel time across the entire state to around a half hour.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2018/01/30/missouri-ready-700-mph-commutes/1078842001/|title=Is Missouri ready for 700 mph hyperloop commutes?|website=USA Today|last=della Cava|first=Marco|date=January 30, 2018|access-date=March 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328225952/https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2018/01/30/missouri-ready-700-mph-commutes/1078842001/|archive-date=March 28, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The project stalled in December, 2023, with the shutdown of the corporate partner [[Hyperloop One]].