More Deets On Kansas City MONTH LONG Toy Train Shut Down

A bit of realism that should offer some insight into the most effective and reliable way to move people:

Notice that BUSSES will replace the toy train streetcar during upcoming downtown.

Here's more insight into the embarrassing shut down that basically debunks any argument which confuses the toy train for a real transit solution.

Check-it . . .

In order to make the new extension possible, the existing streetcar line between Union Station and River Market will be suspended for roughly four weeks starting Sept. 30, 2024.

A KC Streetcar spokesperson said workers plan to work 24-hour shifts and work during weekends to tie together the existing lines with the new lines.

The KC Streetcar plans to operate a free Streetcar Link bus service on the existing downtown route during normal streetcar hours.

The service will stop as regular Streetcar stops and run with frequencies of every 15-20 minutes.

For motorists, the work to tie in the two lines will close the northbound lanes of Main Street between Pershing Road and 20th Street.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

KC Streetcar to suspend operations starting Sept. 30 for work to tie-in to new southern line

The Kansas City Streetcar is on the cusp of opening a significant expansion of the line south from Union Station to the University of Missouri - Kansas City.