Mules (train)

Kansas City Mule
St. Louis Mule

Mule at Kansas City Union Station in 1981
Overview
Service type	Inter-city rail
Status	Discontinued
Locale	Missouri
First service	October 26, 1980
Last service	January 27, 2009
Successor	Missouri River Runner
Former operator(s)	Amtrak
Route
Termini	Kansas City, Missouri St. Louis, Missouri
Stops	8
Distance travelled	283 mi (455.44 km)
Average journey time	5 hours 50 minutes
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	311, 358 (Kansas City Mule) 316, 359 (St. Louis Mule)
On-board services
Class(es)	Business class Reserved coach
Catering facilities	On-board cafe
Technical
Rolling stock	Amfleet and Horizon coaches
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Track owner(s)	Union Pacific Railroad
Route map Legend Southwest Chief to Los Angeles 0 mi 0 km Kansas City Southwest Chief to Chicago 10 mi 16 km Independence 23 mi 37 km Lee's Summit 65 mi 105 km Warrensburg 94 mi 151 km Sedalia 158 mi 254 km Jefferson City 202 mi 325 km Hermann 232 mi 373 km Washington 270 mi 435 km Kirkwood Texas Eagle to San Antonio or Los Angeles 283 mi 455 km St. Louis Lincoln Service, Texas Eagle to Chicago             Lincoln Service Missouri River Runner 310 mi 499 km Alton 343 mi 552 km Carlinville 382 mi 615 km Springfield 411 mi 661 km Lincoln 443 mi 713 km Normal 475 mi 764 km Pontiac 493 mi 793 km Dwight 529 mi 851 km Joliet 555 mi 893 km Summit other Amtrak services 567 mi 912 km Chicago Borealis, Empire Builder Hiawatha Service All stations are accessible This diagram: view talk edit

The Kansas City Mule and St. Louis Mule were a pair of 283-mile (455 km) passenger trains operated by Amtrak running between St. Louis and Kansas City, Missouri as part of the Missouri Service train network. Also operating over this route was the Ann Rutledge, which originated in Chicago. In January 2009, Amtrak consolidated these trains under the name Missouri River Runner.^[1]