National media focuses on Havre

Network television will again focus on Amtrak in Montana this time coming to Havre as the passenger rail service faces changes and new challenges.

A news team from NBC's "Today" show is scheduled to be in Havre for several days next week, working on a story about how people depend on Amtrak's Empire Builder, which runs from Chicago to the West Coast.

"I think it's going to be wonderful," said Debbie Vandeberg, executive director of the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce. "I think getting the story out nationally gets the message to the East Coast mindset that long-distance trains are needed in Mon...