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KGVO’s Talk Back with Dave Strohmaier on effort to return passenger rail service to Montana

March 13, 2023/

Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority

Strohmaier provided one example of a remote Montana county where passenger rail would solve a multitude of problems.

“County Commissioner constituents there in Prairie County have to travel 175 miles to catch a plane to seek medical services,” he said. “And from a transportation standpoint, many of these folks who need air travel, medical services or other services are either unable to drive and find it extremely inconvenient. So just from the standpoint of providing transportation options, rail fills a gap we currently do not have.”

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