US transportation officials announce funding for passenger rail restoration

The Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority hopes to make the list in its quest to restore passenger service across Montana's southern tier.

“This is one of the two most significant investments in the past 50 years to modernize passenger train service across the country,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in a statement. “Americans deserve excellent passenger rail services, and through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, we’re working to deliver it.” Read more.