NCMT celebrates one year, 18,000 passengers

NCMT celebrates one year, 18,000 passengers

Tim Leeds [email protected]

The local bus system held a barbecue Tuesday to celebrate its first year of operation and its transportation of nine times as many passengers as anticipated.

North Central Montana Transit system director Jim Lyons said that from Aug. 24, 2009, through Aug. 23, 2010, the system transported 18,012 passengers — the system was approved for creation with the expectation of transporting 2,000 to 4,000 each year.

The buses connect with the Rocky Boy's and Fort Belknap Indian reservations, transporting passengers betw...