PSC gets update on Rock Island Rail - The Missouri Times

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The Missouri Public Service Commission recently had an update on the Rock Island Trail situation.

Rock Island Rail is property currently owned partially by Ameren. In October of 2014, Ameren announced they would be accepting bids to sell their portion of the former rail line, but ultimately abandoning the property to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.

“At this point, that is the best possible outcome for the trail option,” said a release from Missouri Rails to Trails, who had submitted a purchase bid, in the fall. “We applaud Ameren for taking time to carefully consider the options and, in the end, taking the option that will best benefit Ameren stockholders and customers, as well as the citizens of Missouri, in retaining this portion of the corridor to railbank it and transfer the corridor to Missouri State Parks to become part of the new Rock Island Trail State Park.

“Missouri State Parks, with the strong support of Governor Nixon, has also played a vitally important role in bringing the Rock Island Trail to this point,” the release continued. “Because Missouri State Parks built a strong, ongoing relationship with Ameren as they negotiated to railbank the 46 miles of Rock Island corridor between Pleasant Hill and Windsor, Ameren now feels comfortable in moving forward on a similar basis to railbank the next 145 miles–creating a second cross-state trail in Missouri.”

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PSC gets update on Rock Island Rail - The Missouri Times

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