Amtrak, rail service meeting set for Havre Wednesday

Amtrak, rail service meeting set for Havre Wednesday

Amtrak and the Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority are holding a community meeting in Havre Wednesday.

Kim Whittemore of Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority said the authority’s board chair, Dave Strohmaier, and Amtrak Government Affairs Manager Chase Kitchen, will be at the meeting to seek public input on suggested improvements to the Hi-Line’s Empire Builder Amtrak route.

Whittemore said one of the topics of discussion will be improvements to the Empire Builder route on its Malta portion, adding that Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority helped Amtra...