Stillwater County Jumps Aboard the Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority

In a unanimous vote at the regularly held Tuesday morning agenda meeting, Stillwater County Commissioners voted to be an active part of the project. It costs the county nothing to have representation.

The decision was made following a public hearing and discussion about the matter. The county adopted the initial joint resolution created by the original 12 Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority (BSPRA) founders.

The goal is to preserve and improve abandoned rail service for agriculture, industry or passenger traffic and to preserve the abandoned railroad right-of-way for future transportation uses, when determined to be practicable and necessary for the public welfare. Establishing the Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority via joint resolution is the first step to reestablish passenger rail across the state.