A Southern Route for Amtrak Gaining Speed in Montana?
Jason Stuart is the vice chair of the Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority. I caught up with him prior to the start of the Greater Northwest Passenger Rail Summit happening now in Billings.
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Empire Builder Derails in Montana, 3 Dead and Several Injured
The Empire Builder was in route to Portland/Seattle when 8 cars derailed near Joplin, Montana which is just south of the Canadian boarder, yesterday around 4 pm according to CNN.
Amtrak Passenger Train Collides with Tractor in Bainville, MT
An accident between an Amtrak passenger train and a John Deere sprayer tractor earlier today (Friday 5/29), has reportedly killed one man in Bainville, Montana.