Ann Rutledge (Amtrak)

Ann Rutledge

The Ann Rutledge in Springfield, Illinois. A GE Genesis leads the train, with an Amfleet coach and two Horizon Fleet coaches visible. The Illinois Capitol building can be seen over the center car.
Overview
Service type	Inter-city rail
Status	Discontinued
Locale	Midwest United States
First service	1937
Last service	2009
Successor	Missouri River Runner
Former operator(s)	Alton Railroad, Amtrak
Route
Start	St. Louis, Missouri
Stops	9
End	Kansas City, Missouri
Distance travelled	283 mi (455 km)
Train number(s)	313,314
On-board services
Class(es)	Business class and reserved coach
Catering facilities	On-board café
Technical
	Horizon Fleet and Amfleet coaches
Track gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Track owner(s)	UP
Route map Dist. Station 0 mi 0 km Kansas City 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 283 mi 455 km St. Louis

Route map
Dist. Station 0 mi 0 km Kansas City 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 283 mi 455 km St. Louis

The Ann Rutledge was a passenger train service operated by Amtrak running between St. Louis, Missouri, and Kansas City, Missouri as part of the Missouri Services brand. In 2009 Amtrak consolidated the Ann Rutledge, Kansas City Mule, and the St. Louis Mule under the new name Missouri River Runner.

The Alton Railroad inaugurated the Ann Rutledge in 1937 as a companion to the Abraham Lincoln over the St. Louis–Chicago route. The Alton named the train after Ann Rutledge, a woman from New Salem, Illinois, who may have been the first love of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. The Ann Rutledge used the Lincoln's original lightweight equipment set, while the Lincoln received a matching set originally used by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad's (B&O) Royal Blue. The Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad (GM&O) continued the Ann Rutledge upon its merger with the Alton in 1947. The GM&O ended the Ann Rutledge on April 27, 1958.

Amtrak revived the name Ann Rutledge on February 15, 1976 for an Amfleet-equipped train on the St. Louis-Chicago, replacing a Turboliner frequency. The revival proved short-lived: on October 31 Amtrak extended the Laredo-St. Louis Inter-American through to Chicago, replacing the Ann Rutledge. In a reversal of the situation with the Alton in the 1930s, Amtrak used the Ann Rutledge's Amfleet coaches to re-equip a revived Abraham Lincoln. Amtrak revived the name again on October 30, 1977, replacing the Abraham Lincoln.