The North Coast Hiawatha Rail Route has not run through Montana since 1980, but the Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority (BSPRA) was formed in November 2020 to help revive the passenger rail line. Although Lewis and Clark County is one of the proposed counties through which the rail will run, the county commissioners have not yet joined the BSPRA. Seventeen counties that the proposed rail will pass through are already BSPRA members. Passenger Rail will bring social, economic, and environmental benefits to the county and the city of Helena. If the county does not join the BSPRA, Helena will be at a disadvantage when it comes to planning, execution, grants and other funding opportunities for the rail line.
Add your name to the petition below to ask the Lewis and Clark County Commissioners to join the Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority and support passenger rail through Helena!