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Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority
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- Type
- State SPV — Multi-county regional rail authority created in 2020 by joint resolution of twelve counties under Montana law; project manager for the Big Sky North Coast Corridor
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- United States · Montana
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- Technology areas
- Digital operations
Twelve-county authority leading Corridor ID planning for the Big Sky North Coast long-distance route.
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Plans the restoration of long-distance passenger rail across southern Montana and North Dakota on the former North Coast Hiawatha route, now in Step 2 of the FRA Corridor Identification and Development Program. It holds a Corridor ID planning grant and does not run trains or buy rolling stock.
- Type
- State SPV — Multi-county regional rail authority created in 2020 by joint resolution of twelve counties under Montana law; project manager for the Big Sky North Coast Corridor
- Where
- Montana
- Programmes
- FRA Corridor Identification and Development Program, FRA Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements
- Technology areas
- Digital operations
Structure
- funded by FRA — FRA Corridor ID planning grant for the Big Sky North Coast Corridor (active)
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Sources for these relationships (2)
- ● BSPRA - Corridor ID Program · BSPRA page: accepted into FRA Corridor ID in December 2023; planning team led by David Evans and Associates; Big Sky North Coast Corridor (published undated · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● BSPRA - Fast Facts sheet (February 2026) · Two-page PDF: 2023 FRA Corridor ID grant of $500,000; Step I 2024-2026, Step II 2026-2028, Step III from 2028; non-federal match 10 and 20 percent; service target early to mid 2030s (published 2026-02 · checked 2026-10-08)
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- Award history (4)
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- Portals (4)
- Published contacts (1)
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7 sources · all primary
- ● BSPRA - Corridor ID Program · BSPRA page: accepted into FRA Corridor ID in December 2023; planning team led by David Evans and Associates; Big Sky North Coast Corridor (published undated · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● BSPRA - Who We Are · Authority established in 2020 by joint resolution of twelve counties under a 1993 Montana law; purpose and member counties (published undated · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● BSPRA - Fast Facts sheet (February 2026) · Two-page PDF: 2023 FRA Corridor ID grant of $500,000; Step I 2024-2026, Step II 2026-2028, Step III from 2028; non-federal match 10 and 20 percent; service target early to mid 2030s (published 2026-02 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● BSPRA - Press Releases · Press release of 19 August 2026 on the Helena rail summit: corridor advancing through Step 2 of the FRA Corridor ID programme, eight-state corridor of about 2,300 miles (published 2026-08-19 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● BSPRA - Spring 2026 Update · Newsletter: Step 1 near completion and Step 2 in preparation; WTI workforce partnership; S. 3728 on the non-federal match (published 2026 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● BSPRA - FRA awards $6.4 million CRISI grant for rail workforce development · BSPRA news post: Western Transportation Institute at Montana State University leads a CRISI workforce grant with BSPRA among partners (published 2025-10-07 · checked 2026-10-08)
- ● BSPRA - Agendas and Minutes · Board meets on the second Wednesday of each month; agendas and minutes sit on a SharePoint folder (published undated · checked 2026-10-08)
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