Montana Rail Authority gains 19th member as national route review nears

The coalition working to restore passenger rail service to southern Montana gained another member this month and in doing so, it secured a continuous block of counties stretching across the state. “With the addition of Big Horn County, the Big Sky Rail Authority now includes contiguous counties from Idaho to North Dakota, and it includes counties that overlap with all tribal nations,” Strohmaier said.

The addition of Big Horn County as a board member comes at a key point, as U.S. transportation officials and the Federal Railroad Administration prepare to begin a nationwide study discontinued long-distance routes. Read more