DO YOU RIDE THE TRAIN? DO YOU SHIP ON FREIGHT TRAINS? IS THERE A TRAIN LINE IN YOUR AREA YOU WANT TO SEE WITH MORE TRAFFIC OR LESS TRAFFIC? THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WANTS TO KNOW WHAT YOU THINK. MODOT HAS SET UP A SURVEY ON ITS WEBSITE FOR FOLKS TO VISIT AND SHARE HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT THE FUTURE OF RAILS IN MISSOURI. ROD MASSMAN IS THE ADMINISTRATOR OF RAILROADS FOR MODOT AND HE SAYS PUBLIC INPUT IS AT THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE
MASSMAN SAYS THE SURVEY RESULTS COULD HELP IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT FOCUSES ON FREIGHT RAIL DEVELOPMENT, PASSENGER RAIL AND RAILROAD CROSSING SAFETY IN THE STATE
MASSMAN SAYS THE SURVEY WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE WEB FOR MOST OF THIS YEAR. YOU CAN HEAD TO MODOT’S WEBSITE TO TAKE THIS ONLINE SURVEY BY LOGGING ON TO MODOT DOT ORG