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Boulder hits Amtrak’s Missouri River Runner train

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By Molly Stawinoga

January 17, 2020 11:52 PM

Published January 17, 2020 11:45 PM

A boulder delayed travel for passengers headed from St. Louis to Kansas City Friday.

According to officials at Amtrak, the Missouri River Runner train 313 was on its way from St. Louis to Kansas City. At around 5:55 p.m. Friday, a boulder hit the train, causing mechanical issues.

No one onboard the train was hurt.

The train was stopped in Morrison, Missouri. At 9:35 p.m. Friday, passengers on the train were taken back to their original stations or provided accommodations for travel.

ABC 17 News reached out to Amtrak late Friday night to see what caused the boulder to fall, but didn't immediately hear back.

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Molly Stawinoga

Molly Stawinoga is ABC 17’s weekday morning anchor and a reporter at ABC 17 News. Molly joined the news team in 2017 while studying political science, journalism and Spanish at the University of Missouri. She is originally from DeKalb, Illinois.

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