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Pacific Northwest, Deep South serve as visionary models for passenger rail in Montana
As counties across southern Montana join the Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority in a push to restore passenger service to the region, other states are launching ambitious goals of their own, recognizing the role transportation will play in future economies.
Montana only has to look to the west for a visionary example, where the states of Oregon and Washington are collaborating on a high-speed rail system between Portland and Vancouver, British Columbia.
By Martin Kidston
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Hundreds attend virtual summit on Montana passenger rail service
State Rep. Andrea Olsen, like other advocates, sees passenger rail as a vital economic tool with untapped potential. But it also serves other goals that don’t get much attention, such as reducing highway deaths in bad weather, addressing climate change, and punctuating the role transportation plays in local economies.
