MoDOT announces ‘Name The Train' contest for cross-state Amtrak service

Published: Monday, November 17, 2008 3:28 PM CST

Missourians have a chance to help rename the Amtrak trains that run through Jefferson City as they travel the state between St. Louis and Kansas City.

“The ‘Name the Train' contest will rely on train fans everywhere to first suggest, and then select, the best ‘brand-name' for the service,” according to a state Transportation Department news release.

The contest is part of the 30th anniversary celebration of the state government's financial support for the passenger train service.

The MoDOT release also cited the “major service improvements in the works,” including the state's budget item paying for longer sidings on the Union Pacific tracks between Jefferson City and Kansas City.

The Name the Train contest has three phases.

€ First, favorite names are to be submitted until Dec. 10, at www.morail.org; by mail, to MoDOT Name the Train Contest, P.O. Box 270, Jefferson City, Mo., 65102; or hand-delivered to any MoDOT district office.

Contest rules are posted online at www.morail.org.

€ Contest judges will select five names as finalists, then voting on those five choices will be conducted online or by a post card, between, Dec. 16 and Jan. 16, 2009.

€ The new name will be announced by Jan. 30, 2009.

The contest is open to anyone, but only Missouri residents can win a prize.

Five finalists will receive two round-trip coach tickets to any Amtrak destination in Missouri and a gift basket from one of five participating cities located on passenger rail line.

The grand-prize winner will receive two round-trip sleeping car tickets to any Amtrak destination in the U.S.

The news release noted Missouri's cross-state passenger trains already have names, but they're little used and unknown to most people.

One round-trip is called Missouri Service, and once was named the Ann Rutledge, a leftover from that train's Illinois origins. The other round-trip is called the Mules.

Renaming the trains will create a single brand for the service, a practice that is common on other Amtrak corridors.


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msindependent wrote on Nov 26, 2008 2:18 PM:

" They still make passenger trains? "

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two_cents_worth wrote on Nov 18, 2008 12:29 PM:

" The appropriation express?

The MODOT monster?

Train train, the money drain?

Show-Me some Mo' money? "

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