A $268 million federal taxpayer grant will provide new Amtrak trains soon to serve Central Missourians using the Amtrak Missouri River Runner.
The Amtrak passenger train runs between St. Louis and Kansas City along the southern border of Callaway County on the other side of the Missouri River.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said the grant was awarded jointly to the states of Missouri, Illinois, Iowa and Michigan to fund next generation locomotives and railcars.
To help the tornado-stricken people of Dumas and surroundings, donations can be made to the Delta Area Disaster Relief Fund, care of the Delta Area Community Foundation, P.O. Box 894, Dumas, AR, 71639, or through the Arkansas Community Foundation, 700 S. Rock St., Little Rock, AR, 72202.