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(Billings, MT) On Wednesday, May 24, the Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority (BSPRA) will kick off a series of six rural and tribal community engagement meetings across Montana, gathering public input on restoration of passenger rail service to the southern part of the state. This project is supported by a $25,000 grant from the Montana Healthcare Foundation. See www.bigskyrail.org/events for full details on the meetings. Tribal nations represented in the project include the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, Crow Tribe, and Northern Cheyenn...
(Billings, MT) The Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority (BSPRA) strongly supports Montana Senator Jon Tester’s decision to block the White House’s slate of nominees for the Amtrak Board of Directors, urging President Joe Biden to reconsider nominating potential board members from Western states. Five of the six White House nominees to the Amtrak board come from the Northeast Corridor communities, despite the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s explicit requirement that new Amtrak Board members represent the breadth of Amtrak’s served communi...
