Amtrak announced on Tuesday it will start new, twice-daily service connecting Mobile, Ala., with New Orleans on Aug. 18 and cost $15 per ticket, one way.

In 2009, the FRA again designated 10 high-speed rail corridors. The 2008 Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act (PRIIA) studies on the North Coast Hiawatha and Pioneer recommended both routes ...

Passenger rail projects in Amtrak’s North Coast Hiawatha are overseen by the Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority.” It sounds great, and even a bit romantic.

The North Coast Hiawatha route paralleled Interstate Highways 90 and 94 through Billings, Bozeman, Butte and Missoula. It was discontinued in 1979 because of federal budget cuts.

The Empire Builder runs from Chicago to Seattle. A longer Amtrak North Coast Limited/Hiawatha line used to connect Chicago to Seattle, passing through the southern part of the state.

including the North Coast Hiawatha line. That line was decommissioned in North Dakota in the 1970s, and today is operated in Montana by the Big Sky Rail Authority.

On Dec. 20, the federal government published the Long Distance Service Study, which included aspirations for more long-distance routes across the country, including the North Coast Hiawatha line.

The Empire Builder runs from Chicago to Seattle. A longer Amtrak North Coast Limited/Hiawatha line used to connect Chicago to Seattle, passing through the southern part of the state.

The Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority held a meeting on Thursday, Feb. 27, to discuss the restoration of the North Coast Hiawatha Chicago to Seattle route.

The act also provided funding to study the expansion of Amtrak’s network — including reviving a second route across Montana, the North Coast Hiawatha, that hasn’t had service since 1979.

The act also provided funding to study the expansion of Amtrak’s network — including reviving a second route across Montana, the North Coast Hiawatha, that hasn’t had service since 1979.

BSPRA represents counties, municipalities, and tribal nations along the proposed Big Sky North Coast Corridor. Kim E Whittemore Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority +1 781-258-1116 email us here ...