Montana’s State Rail Plan
Ready Now - The Draft 2009 Montana State Rail Plan is now ready for public review. Major elements of the rail plan include state freight trends, lines at risk for abandonment, passenger rail service, Montana rail competition, and grain facility consolidation impact analysis.
0.0 Cover/Table of Contents
0.1 List of Figures & Tables
0.2 Executive Summary
1.0 Overview
2.0 Freight Trends
3.0 State Rail Planning
4.0 Passenger Rail Service
5.0 Grain Car Consolidation Facility Impact Analysis
6.0 Public Rail Funding Programs
7.0 Montana Rail Issues
0.1 List of Figures & Tables
0.2 Executive Summary
1.0 Overview
2.0 Freight Trends
3.0 State Rail Planning
4.0 Passenger Rail Service
5.0 Grain Car Consolidation Facility Impact Analysis
6.0 Public Rail Funding Programs
7.0 Montana Rail Issues
Your Input - MDT would like to thank those that submitted public comments. Read the comments
Coming Soon - MDT is currently working with Amtrak to complete the analysis of passenger rail along the southern route in a two tier approach. The Amtrak analysis will be posted as a separate document for public review when completed and incorporated into the final Rail Plan report.
Tier 1 consists of feasibility information (capital and operating costs, ridership and revenue) for roundtrip passenger rail service from
Billings to Missoula along routes operated by Montana Rail Link, through Bozeman, Livingston and Helena.
Tier 2 consists of capital cost estimates for implementing roundtrip passenger rail service from Williston North Dakota to Sandpoint Idaho,
along the routes operated by the Yellowstone Valley Railroad, BNSF, and Montana Rail Link.
