Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority
@bigskyrail.bsky.social
Revitalizing Communities and Building Sustainable Economies. Restoring regional passenger rail across southern Montana and the Big Sky North Coast Corridor #CID
We’re hitting the tracks across Montana!
The Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority is conducting public outreach along the Empire Builder route to better understand community transportation needs
Join us at one of the facilitated public meetings to share your thoughts!
The Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority is conducting public outreach along the Empire Builder route to better understand community transportation needs
Join us at one of the facilitated public meetings to share your thoughts!
November 4, 2025 at 9:03 PM
We’re hitting the tracks across Montana!
The Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority is conducting public outreach along the Empire Builder route to better understand community transportation needs
Join us at one of the facilitated public meetings to share your thoughts!
The Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority is conducting public outreach along the Empire Builder route to better understand community transportation needs
Join us at one of the facilitated public meetings to share your thoughts!
North Dakota’s $150K commitment advances the Big Sky North Coast Corridor (Chicago–Seattle via the I-94 communities).
“Passenger rail in this corridor is a federal responsibility — and a vital opportunity for every community along the route.” — Dave Strohmaier
#PassengerRail
“Passenger rail in this corridor is a federal responsibility — and a vital opportunity for every community along the route.” — Dave Strohmaier
#PassengerRail
October 22, 2025 at 11:15 PM
North Dakota’s $150K commitment advances the Big Sky North Coast Corridor (Chicago–Seattle via the I-94 communities).
“Passenger rail in this corridor is a federal responsibility — and a vital opportunity for every community along the route.” — Dave Strohmaier
#PassengerRail
“Passenger rail in this corridor is a federal responsibility — and a vital opportunity for every community along the route.” — Dave Strohmaier
#PassengerRail
Help Shape the Future of Passenger Rail
If you attended the 2025 Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority Annual Conference — in person or virtually — we’d love your feedback!
Please complete the survey by October 20th to help us continually improve.
SURVEY LINK: www.surveymonkey.com/r/6TBMZ3M
If you attended the 2025 Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority Annual Conference — in person or virtually — we’d love your feedback!
Please complete the survey by October 20th to help us continually improve.
SURVEY LINK: www.surveymonkey.com/r/6TBMZ3M
October 16, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Help Shape the Future of Passenger Rail
If you attended the 2025 Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority Annual Conference — in person or virtually — we’d love your feedback!
Please complete the survey by October 20th to help us continually improve.
SURVEY LINK: www.surveymonkey.com/r/6TBMZ3M
If you attended the 2025 Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority Annual Conference — in person or virtually — we’d love your feedback!
Please complete the survey by October 20th to help us continually improve.
SURVEY LINK: www.surveymonkey.com/r/6TBMZ3M
We’re honored to partner with the Western Transportation Institute at Montana State University, the University of Memphis and Cal State Long Beach as part of a new $6.4 million FRA CRISI workforce development grant.
www.einpresswire.com/article/8561...
www.einpresswire.com/article/8561...
October 13, 2025 at 3:38 AM
We’re honored to partner with the Western Transportation Institute at Montana State University, the University of Memphis and Cal State Long Beach as part of a new $6.4 million FRA CRISI workforce development grant.
www.einpresswire.com/article/8561...
www.einpresswire.com/article/8561...
On Oct 6, 1979 the North Coast Hiawatha made its final run through Montana.
46 years later BSPRA is working to revive that service through the Big Sky North Coast Corridor — linking communities from Chicago to Seattle once again.
Learn more: bigskyrailmt.gov
#NorthCoastHiawatha #RailRevival
46 years later BSPRA is working to revive that service through the Big Sky North Coast Corridor — linking communities from Chicago to Seattle once again.
Learn more: bigskyrailmt.gov
#NorthCoastHiawatha #RailRevival
October 6, 2025 at 9:32 PM
On Oct 6, 1979 the North Coast Hiawatha made its final run through Montana.
46 years later BSPRA is working to revive that service through the Big Sky North Coast Corridor — linking communities from Chicago to Seattle once again.
Learn more: bigskyrailmt.gov
#NorthCoastHiawatha #RailRevival
46 years later BSPRA is working to revive that service through the Big Sky North Coast Corridor — linking communities from Chicago to Seattle once again.
Learn more: bigskyrailmt.gov
#NorthCoastHiawatha #RailRevival
🚆 Missed the 2025 Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority Annual Conference?
More than 120 leaders from eight western states came together in Livingston, MT, to shape the future of passenger rail across the American West.
More than 120 leaders from eight western states came together in Livingston, MT, to shape the future of passenger rail across the American West.
October 6, 2025 at 1:51 PM
🚆 Missed the 2025 Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority Annual Conference?
More than 120 leaders from eight western states came together in Livingston, MT, to shape the future of passenger rail across the American West.
More than 120 leaders from eight western states came together in Livingston, MT, to shape the future of passenger rail across the American West.
"Big Sky Rail has news for the rest of us."
In a new Train Time episode, Dave Strohmaier shares how BSPRA went from vision to momentum — FRA Corridor ID, coalition-building, and lessons for rail advocates across the U.S.
🎥 Watch: youtu.be/-CGsoCUKBV8
#BigSkyRail #PassengerRail #Montana
In a new Train Time episode, Dave Strohmaier shares how BSPRA went from vision to momentum — FRA Corridor ID, coalition-building, and lessons for rail advocates across the U.S.
🎥 Watch: youtu.be/-CGsoCUKBV8
#BigSkyRail #PassengerRail #Montana
October 3, 2025 at 2:05 AM
"Big Sky Rail has news for the rest of us."
In a new Train Time episode, Dave Strohmaier shares how BSPRA went from vision to momentum — FRA Corridor ID, coalition-building, and lessons for rail advocates across the U.S.
🎥 Watch: youtu.be/-CGsoCUKBV8
#BigSkyRail #PassengerRail #Montana
In a new Train Time episode, Dave Strohmaier shares how BSPRA went from vision to momentum — FRA Corridor ID, coalition-building, and lessons for rail advocates across the U.S.
🎥 Watch: youtu.be/-CGsoCUKBV8
#BigSkyRail #PassengerRail #Montana
Take Action: Support Passenger Rail Reauthorization
In two minutes, you can email your Senators and Representatives and urge them to support passenger rail in the upcoming federal transportation reauthorization.
Scan the QR code or visit railpassengers.org/bigsky to send your message today.
In two minutes, you can email your Senators and Representatives and urge them to support passenger rail in the upcoming federal transportation reauthorization.
Scan the QR code or visit railpassengers.org/bigsky to send your message today.
September 18, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Take Action: Support Passenger Rail Reauthorization
In two minutes, you can email your Senators and Representatives and urge them to support passenger rail in the upcoming federal transportation reauthorization.
Scan the QR code or visit railpassengers.org/bigsky to send your message today.
In two minutes, you can email your Senators and Representatives and urge them to support passenger rail in the upcoming federal transportation reauthorization.
Scan the QR code or visit railpassengers.org/bigsky to send your message today.
Thanks to @railpassengers.org & Sean Jeans-Gail for joining us in Livingston, sharing your voice, and lifting BSPRA’s work in your Call to Action.
🚆 Read Sean’s recap: Dispatches from Big Sky Country → www.railpassengers.org/happening-no...
#PassengerRail #BigSkyNorthCoastCorridor #Infrastructure
🚆 Read Sean’s recap: Dispatches from Big Sky Country → www.railpassengers.org/happening-no...
#PassengerRail #BigSkyNorthCoastCorridor #Infrastructure
September 13, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Thanks to @railpassengers.org & Sean Jeans-Gail for joining us in Livingston, sharing your voice, and lifting BSPRA’s work in your Call to Action.
🚆 Read Sean’s recap: Dispatches from Big Sky Country → www.railpassengers.org/happening-no...
#PassengerRail #BigSkyNorthCoastCorridor #Infrastructure
🚆 Read Sean’s recap: Dispatches from Big Sky Country → www.railpassengers.org/happening-no...
#PassengerRail #BigSkyNorthCoastCorridor #Infrastructure
Tuesday September 9th
11:00 - 11:15 a.m. MT
11:00 - 11:15 a.m. MT
September 9, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Tuesday September 9th
11:00 - 11:15 a.m. MT
11:00 - 11:15 a.m. MT
Reimagining Passenger Rail Operations
Tuesday, Sept. 9 | 9:30–10:40 a.m. | Livingston Depot
This morning’s session brings together leading voices on the future of passenger rail to explore new models and innovations in passenger rail operations.
More conference highlights: lnkd.in/gBHnQRB7
Tuesday, Sept. 9 | 9:30–10:40 a.m. | Livingston Depot
This morning’s session brings together leading voices on the future of passenger rail to explore new models and innovations in passenger rail operations.
More conference highlights: lnkd.in/gBHnQRB7
September 9, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Reimagining Passenger Rail Operations
Tuesday, Sept. 9 | 9:30–10:40 a.m. | Livingston Depot
This morning’s session brings together leading voices on the future of passenger rail to explore new models and innovations in passenger rail operations.
More conference highlights: lnkd.in/gBHnQRB7
Tuesday, Sept. 9 | 9:30–10:40 a.m. | Livingston Depot
This morning’s session brings together leading voices on the future of passenger rail to explore new models and innovations in passenger rail operations.
More conference highlights: lnkd.in/gBHnQRB7
Federal Policy Briefing – Surface Transportation Reauthorization
Sept. 9 8:45 - 9:30 a.m.
Featuring John Robert Smith, Transportation for America, and Sean Jeans-Gail, @railpassengers.org
Register: www.bigskyrail.org/2025-bspra-a...
Sept. 9 8:45 - 9:30 a.m.
Featuring John Robert Smith, Transportation for America, and Sean Jeans-Gail, @railpassengers.org
Register: www.bigskyrail.org/2025-bspra-a...
September 9, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Federal Policy Briefing – Surface Transportation Reauthorization
Sept. 9 8:45 - 9:30 a.m.
Featuring John Robert Smith, Transportation for America, and Sean Jeans-Gail, @railpassengers.org
Register: www.bigskyrail.org/2025-bspra-a...
Sept. 9 8:45 - 9:30 a.m.
Featuring John Robert Smith, Transportation for America, and Sean Jeans-Gail, @railpassengers.org
Register: www.bigskyrail.org/2025-bspra-a...
Keynote: Knox Ross – Chairman, Southern Rail Commission
Sept. 9 | Livingston Depot
Reviving passenger rail and reconnecting communities across the South.
Register: www.bigskyrail.org/2025-bspra-a...
#BigSkyRail #PassengerRail #SouthernRailCommission #MardiGras #Amtrak #TrainTravel
Sept. 9 | Livingston Depot
Reviving passenger rail and reconnecting communities across the South.
Register: www.bigskyrail.org/2025-bspra-a...
#BigSkyRail #PassengerRail #SouthernRailCommission #MardiGras #Amtrak #TrainTravel
September 6, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Keynote: Knox Ross – Chairman, Southern Rail Commission
Sept. 9 | Livingston Depot
Reviving passenger rail and reconnecting communities across the South.
Register: www.bigskyrail.org/2025-bspra-a...
#BigSkyRail #PassengerRail #SouthernRailCommission #MardiGras #Amtrak #TrainTravel
Sept. 9 | Livingston Depot
Reviving passenger rail and reconnecting communities across the South.
Register: www.bigskyrail.org/2025-bspra-a...
#BigSkyRail #PassengerRail #SouthernRailCommission #MardiGras #Amtrak #TrainTravel
We’re excited to welcome Streamline Bus as a regional partner! This partnership advances multimodal connectivity & strengthens the vision for restored passenger rail in Montana. 🚍🚆
More: tinyurl.com/2pmxm9sd #PassengerRail #MultimodalTransit #Streamline
More: tinyurl.com/2pmxm9sd #PassengerRail #MultimodalTransit #Streamline
September 4, 2025 at 4:13 PM
We’re excited to welcome Streamline Bus as a regional partner! This partnership advances multimodal connectivity & strengthens the vision for restored passenger rail in Montana. 🚍🚆
More: tinyurl.com/2pmxm9sd #PassengerRail #MultimodalTransit #Streamline
More: tinyurl.com/2pmxm9sd #PassengerRail #MultimodalTransit #Streamline
We’re honored to welcome John Robert Smith (Transportation for America, former Amtrak Board Chair) to the BSPRA Annual Conference in Livingston, MT.
Sept. 8 Government Partners Workshop & Lunch
Sept. 9 Federal Rail Policy Briefing & Taking Action
Register via QR code...
Sept. 8 Government Partners Workshop & Lunch
Sept. 9 Federal Rail Policy Briefing & Taking Action
Register via QR code...
September 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
We’re honored to welcome John Robert Smith (Transportation for America, former Amtrak Board Chair) to the BSPRA Annual Conference in Livingston, MT.
Sept. 8 Government Partners Workshop & Lunch
Sept. 9 Federal Rail Policy Briefing & Taking Action
Register via QR code...
Sept. 8 Government Partners Workshop & Lunch
Sept. 9 Federal Rail Policy Briefing & Taking Action
Register via QR code...
This #LaborDay, we honor the workers who built the railroads that shaped Montana — from roundhouses to trestles — and whose legacy continues to inspire us today.
(📸 Livingston Montana’s Photo History)
(📸 Livingston Montana’s Photo History)
September 1, 2025 at 6:40 PM
This #LaborDay, we honor the workers who built the railroads that shaped Montana — from roundhouses to trestles — and whose legacy continues to inspire us today.
(📸 Livingston Montana’s Photo History)
(📸 Livingston Montana’s Photo History)
🚆 The 2025 Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority Annual Conference is set for Sept. 8–10 in Livingston, MT.
Speakers from Amtrak, Southern Rail Commission, Transportation for America & more will join us.
Register: www.bigskyrail.org/2025-bspra-a...
Speakers from Amtrak, Southern Rail Commission, Transportation for America & more will join us.
Register: www.bigskyrail.org/2025-bspra-a...
August 29, 2025 at 4:49 AM
🚆 The 2025 Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority Annual Conference is set for Sept. 8–10 in Livingston, MT.
Speakers from Amtrak, Southern Rail Commission, Transportation for America & more will join us.
Register: www.bigskyrail.org/2025-bspra-a...
Speakers from Amtrak, Southern Rail Commission, Transportation for America & more will join us.
Register: www.bigskyrail.org/2025-bspra-a...
🎉 The Mardi Gras train is back on the Gulf Coast 🚆
Hear from leaders who made it happen — Knox Ross + John Robert Smith — at our Livingston conference (Sept. 8–10).
👉 Register: tinyurl.com/ymf5nfnu
📸 Southern Rail Commission
FYI @t4america.bsky.social
@apta-info.bsky.social @railpassengers.org
Hear from leaders who made it happen — Knox Ross + John Robert Smith — at our Livingston conference (Sept. 8–10).
👉 Register: tinyurl.com/ymf5nfnu
📸 Southern Rail Commission
FYI @t4america.bsky.social
@apta-info.bsky.social @railpassengers.org
August 24, 2025 at 8:36 PM
🎉 The Mardi Gras train is back on the Gulf Coast 🚆
Hear from leaders who made it happen — Knox Ross + John Robert Smith — at our Livingston conference (Sept. 8–10).
👉 Register: tinyurl.com/ymf5nfnu
📸 Southern Rail Commission
FYI @t4america.bsky.social
@apta-info.bsky.social @railpassengers.org
Hear from leaders who made it happen — Knox Ross + John Robert Smith — at our Livingston conference (Sept. 8–10).
👉 Register: tinyurl.com/ymf5nfnu
📸 Southern Rail Commission
FYI @t4america.bsky.social
@apta-info.bsky.social @railpassengers.org
Big Sky North Coast Corridor leadership traveled to Washington, D.C., last week to meet with federal partners at the US Department of Transportation and Federal Railroad Administration as well as key legislators.
July 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Big Sky North Coast Corridor leadership traveled to Washington, D.C., last week to meet with federal partners at the US Department of Transportation and Federal Railroad Administration as well as key legislators.
The City of Belgrade has officially joined the Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority’s Government Partners Program. Regional momentum continues to build for long-distance passenger rail in Montana and beyond!
July 16, 2025 at 10:43 PM
The City of Belgrade has officially joined the Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority’s Government Partners Program. Regional momentum continues to build for long-distance passenger rail in Montana and beyond!
🇺🇸 Happy Fourth of July from the Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority! From Miles City to Missoula, Fargo to Spokane, we’re working to reconnect rural Montana and the Northern Rockies by rail.
Small towns matter. Communities deserve connection.
#4thOfJuly #BigSkyCountry #PassengerRail #MilesCityMT
Small towns matter. Communities deserve connection.
#4thOfJuly #BigSkyCountry #PassengerRail #MilesCityMT
July 4, 2025 at 5:23 PM
🇺🇸 Happy Fourth of July from the Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority! From Miles City to Missoula, Fargo to Spokane, we’re working to reconnect rural Montana and the Northern Rockies by rail.
Small towns matter. Communities deserve connection.
#4thOfJuly #BigSkyCountry #PassengerRail #MilesCityMT
Small towns matter. Communities deserve connection.
#4thOfJuly #BigSkyCountry #PassengerRail #MilesCityMT
Sept 8–10 in Livingston, MT
Join us at the 2025 BSPRA Annual Conference:
Turning Our Stories into Action
Corridor ID strategy, station planning, and a national vision for passenger rail through 7 states.
Info & registration: www.bigskyrail.org/2025-bspra-a...
#BSPRA2025 #RailConference
Join us at the 2025 BSPRA Annual Conference:
Turning Our Stories into Action
Corridor ID strategy, station planning, and a national vision for passenger rail through 7 states.
Info & registration: www.bigskyrail.org/2025-bspra-a...
#BSPRA2025 #RailConference
June 29, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Sept 8–10 in Livingston, MT
Join us at the 2025 BSPRA Annual Conference:
Turning Our Stories into Action
Corridor ID strategy, station planning, and a national vision for passenger rail through 7 states.
Info & registration: www.bigskyrail.org/2025-bspra-a...
#BSPRA2025 #RailConference
Join us at the 2025 BSPRA Annual Conference:
Turning Our Stories into Action
Corridor ID strategy, station planning, and a national vision for passenger rail through 7 states.
Info & registration: www.bigskyrail.org/2025-bspra-a...
#BSPRA2025 #RailConference
SPRC’s new visual summary outlines a smart path forward: a national equipment pool to support modern passenger rail.
BSPRA supports this coordinated approach.
#PassengerRail #MobilityForAll #SmartGrowth #S4PRC #RollingStock #MadeInAmerica
BSPRA supports this coordinated approach.
#PassengerRail #MobilityForAll #SmartGrowth #S4PRC #RollingStock #MadeInAmerica
June 23, 2025 at 12:52 AM
SPRC’s new visual summary outlines a smart path forward: a national equipment pool to support modern passenger rail.
BSPRA supports this coordinated approach.
#PassengerRail #MobilityForAll #SmartGrowth #S4PRC #RollingStock #MadeInAmerica
BSPRA supports this coordinated approach.
#PassengerRail #MobilityForAll #SmartGrowth #S4PRC #RollingStock #MadeInAmerica
About 35 people joined us at Brothers Tapworks in Helena to talk about restoring passenger rail. Dr. Gregory Thomas led a candid and thoughtful conversation on behalf of BSPRA. Big thanks to the community for showing up.
#BigSkyRail #HelenaMT #Railway #PublicTransportation
#BigSkyRail #HelenaMT #Railway #PublicTransportation
June 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
About 35 people joined us at Brothers Tapworks in Helena to talk about restoring passenger rail. Dr. Gregory Thomas led a candid and thoughtful conversation on behalf of BSPRA. Big thanks to the community for showing up.
#BigSkyRail #HelenaMT #Railway #PublicTransportation
#BigSkyRail #HelenaMT #Railway #PublicTransportation
BSPRA helped secure $15 million in @usdot.bsky.social FRA federal funding to fix a critical chokepoint on the @amtrak.com Empire Builder near Malta, MT. We’re working to expand passenger rail, not take anything away.
June 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
BSPRA helped secure $15 million in @usdot.bsky.social FRA federal funding to fix a critical chokepoint on the @amtrak.com Empire Builder near Malta, MT. We’re working to expand passenger rail, not take anything away.