Gaining the attention of the state Legislature hasn’t been easy.
“We tried to get preemptively in place some enabling legislation at the state level, such that if the federal government moves forward with authorizing the establishment of new multi-state rail commissions, that Montana would be poised to participate in that,” Strohmaier said. “There’s still a sliver of possibility that post-transmittal, we might be able to get something through on that.”