Viewpoint: North Dakota has a role in restoring long-distance passenger rail

The proposed Big Sky North Coast Corridor does not duplicate the Empire Builder. It revives a former Amtrak route – discontinued in 1979 due to federal budget cuts, not a lack of demand. The proposed Big Sky North Coast Corridor does not duplicate the Empire Builder. It revives a former Amtrak route – discontinued in 1979 due to federal budget cuts, not a lack of demand – that connected Jamestown, Bismarck, Dickinson, Glendive, Bozeman and Missoula. Today, those cities remain completely unserved by long-distance passenger rail. Read more.