Are passenger trains entering a golden age or reaching the end of the line?

The recommendation was a major victory for the Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority, a coalition formed in 2020 to advocate for the restoration of service through southern Montana. Missoula County Commissioner Dave Strohmaier is the group’s chairman. Strohmaier said the project had already received a boost in 2023 when it received a $500,000 grant from the Federal Railroad Administration to study the benefits of restoring the route and what exactly it would take to reopen it. 

Presently, Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority is in the initial phases of the project, but eventually, it will produce a plan that will outline what exactly needs to be done and how much it will cost. Read more.