Amtrak ticket agent-issue arises again at City Council

The topic of Amtrak again arose at a Havre City Council meeting, with council member Terry Lilletvedt asking Monday about the status of the National Rail Passenger Corp. eliminating ticket agents at the Havre station.

Amtrak eliminated agents in Havre and Shelby this month, two of 18 Amtrak stations nationwide scheduled to lose their ticket agents.

Mayor Tim Solomon said that he has received a second group of complaints from the community about the ticket offices closing, with many issues with the Empire Builder’s Havre stop in just the few weeks since the ticket agents’ termination, Solomon s...