Service continued over these portions of the line with a daily except Sunday local until the mid-1970s, when dam construction and bridge fires ended through service on the route between Kansas City and Springfield, Missouri.
sˈɜːvɪs kəntˈɪnjuːd ˌoʊvɚ ðiːz pˈoːɹʃənz ʌvðə lˈaɪn wɪð ɐ dˈeɪli ɛksˈɛpt sˈʌndeɪ lˈoʊkəl ʌntˈɪl ðə mˈɪd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z, wˌɛn dˈæm kənstɹˈʌkʃən ænd bɹˈɪdʒ fˈaɪɚz ˈɛndᵻd θɹuː sˈɜːvɪs ɔnðə ɹˈaʊt bᵻtwˌiːn kˈænzəs sˈɪɾi ænd spɹˈɪŋfiːld, mɪzˈʊɹɹi.