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Boise, Idaho, takes step toward developing commuter rail service

Add Boise, Idaho, and Anchorage, Alaska, to a list of locations expressing interest in launching commuter rail service. The Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho (COMPASS) last week ...
Idaho Statesman

Next stop: Passenger rail in Boise? Former Council Member Elaine Clegg joins Amtrak board

For the first time in over 30 years, Amtrak will count someone from the Pacific Northwest on its board — a longtime Boise City Council member-turned-transit-leader. Showing continued bipartisan ...
The Idaho Press-Tribune

State updating Idaho Statewide Rail Plan, requests public opinion

The Idaho Transportation Department wants residents to weigh in on the “future of rail infrastructure across the state,” according to an ITD news release. The rail system includes 1,828 miles of ...
Idaho Statesman

Want to take the train to work in Boise? Get on board now | Opinion

Commuters board the "FrontRunner'" commuter rail line after arriving at a Salt Lake City train station in 2014. The FrontRunner offers a good model for what commuter rail might look like in the ...
Railway Age

RUN Conference Focus: FRA Corridor ID and Development Program

On Nov. 15, the Rail Users’ Network (RUN) held its Fall mini-conference. The online event bore the title “F.R.A. Corridor Grants – Boosting Economic Activity – the Rail Way!” It did not focus on the ...