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Renewed push for rail service in southern Montana

by JUSTIN FRANZ Montana Free Press
| February 24, 2021 12:00 AM

An effort to restore regular passenger rail service through southern Montana is gaining steam, but proponents near and far believe its success will depend on Congress creating a multi-state commission to get trains rolling again.

In December, a dozen communities along the route of the former North Coast Hiawatha passenger train banded together to form the Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority, the first such organization in the state’s history...

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