Derailing: Prairie County Commission votes to remove county from the Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority https://www.rangerreview.com/news/derailing-prairie-county-commission-votes-to-remove-county-from-the-big-sky-passenger-rail-authority/article_c1b65ff2-ecf3-11ee-951d-3b7e3c09a370.html

Trains between Portland, Seattle canceled for 2 days after landslide https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/trains-between-portland-seattle-canceled-for-2-days-after-landslide/

STB names 21 to first Rail Passenger Advisory Committee

State that funds intercity passenger rail: Roger Millar, secretary of transportation, Washington State Department of Transportation, three years.…
Rail passenger advocacy organization: Jim Mathews, president and CEO, Rail Passengers Association, three years; John Robert Smith, chairman, Transportation for America, two years. https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/stb-names-21-to-first-rail-passenger-advisory-committee/ #PassengerRail #GreaterNW

What the FRA Long-Distance Study Could Mean for Minnesota https://streets.mn/2024/03/20/fra-long-distance-study/ #GreaterNW #PassengerRail

"SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – You can’t restrain Dan Bilka’s hope for the return of passenger rail in South Dakota.

The Madison native and South Dakota State graduate has more than 10 years of experience in passenger rail advocacy…

Despite the last passenger trains stopping service in South Dakota more than 50 years ago, Bilka has high hopes for passenger trains to make a grand return in future decades. " https://www.keloland.com/keloland-com-original/whats-next-for-possible-passenger-rail-return-in-south-dakota/ #GreaterNW #PassengerRail #SouthDakota

This is what's behind multiple landslides delaying Amtrak trains https://tdn.com/news/local/report-details-multiple-landslides/article_db9a2338-dfef-11ee-9eda-9f6ed80f5113.html #GreaterNW #PassengerRail #WashingtonState

“Hopes South Dakota could join the rest of its lower-48 brethren in having passenger rail service were reignited this winter when the Federal Railroad Administration unveiled a proposed route map showing a potential line through the Mount Rushmore State.” https://www.thedakotascout.com/p/scouting-yesterday-south-dakotas-034 #GreaterNW #PassengerRail #SouthDakota

"There are a number of places where there used to be train service. Some people might remember, for example, that Amtrak used to run services in southern Wyoming," explained Charles Hamilton, Co-Director of All Aboard Pacific Northwest. "Those trains have not run now in several years. The other one that's of interest in our part of the world is the train that used to go from Denver to Salt Lake City to Pocatello, Boise, and to Portland." https://localnews8.com/news/2024/03/18/1345364/ #GreaterNW #Idaho #Wyoming

‘Dan Bilka…of All Aboard Northwest, an advocacy group for passenger rail service, has identified a significant gap in Amtrak’s long-distance service in the Midwest.
There is currently only one long-distance line in Nebraska and none in Wyoming, North and South Dakota.…
“Congress has directed the FRA to look at…serving large and small communities as part of a regional rail network to advance the economic and social well being of rural areas,” Bilka said.’ https://starherald.com/news/local/government-politics/potential-amtrak-line-panhandle/article_12c007c6-d4d6-11ee-a0c4-039897f31b34.html #PassengerRail

“One of the advocacy group’s promotional materials shows four intermountain routes with the words “People Live Here” printed across Wyoming, Idaho and Montana.” #GreaterNW #PassengerRail #Laramie #Wyoming https://www.wyomingnews.com/laramieboomerang/news/people-live-here-group-fights-to-bring-passenger-rail-back-to-laramie/article_3182c482-e327-11ee-848a-5f15b33bf884.html

"The effort came about following the adoption of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in 2021.... It directed the FRA to consider how new long-distance routes could bolster connections between cities and promote "economic and social well-being" in rural and tribal areas." https://www.startribune.com/feds-map-out-potential-amtrak-routes-from-twin-cities-to-denver-phoenix-and-san-antonio/600351151/ #GreaterNW #PassengerRail

‘“Dan Bilka, President of All Aboard Northwest…believes Wyoming should be a top priority to get back on the map.

Wyomingitess are Americans too, and all Americans deserve the same freedom of mobility, economic opportunity, and quality of life that passenger rail services brings.”’ https://www.wyomingnewsnow.tv/2024/03/14/wyoming-hopefully-track-be-apart-new-era-americas-passenger-rail-network/ #GreaterNW #PassengerRail #Wyoming