Hello everyone and welcome to Train Talk! With the consolidation of North America’s railway network over the last several decades into just a handful of companies, there are numerous railroads that ...

Since 2020, Class I railroads have acquired more than 3,000 miles of trackage from short line and regional carrier—some of which they previously owned. On March 31, 2020, Montana’s Kalispell Branch ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. HELENA — At 32,500 miles of track, the 176-year old company known now as Burlington Northern ...

Residents of a midtown area that includes the Montana Rail Link railroad depot were told last week that carving a district from this area could help fund revitalization. The city of Helena is moving ...

Helena, the capital city of Montana, is cut in half by the Montana Rail Link Railroad and yet we have but one highway structure over the railroad, not counting the interstate overpass located on the ...