2025_greater_northwest_rail_conference_10.16.25.pptx

1、Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority Big Sky North Coast UpdateDan BucksGreater Northwest Rail SummitOctober 16,2025,Big Sky North Coast Corridor,Only New Long-Distance Passenger Rail Route in U.S.in 80 Years.Largest Economic and Community Development Project Launched in Fifty YearsCreating Good Paying

2、Jobs in Large and Small Communities.Increases Public Safety and Access to Health Care,Education,Business Opportunities,and Other Civic Resources for Millions of Citizens.,Big Sky Passenger Rail is developing the Big Sky North Coast corridor as the first major route to operate at its onset connecting

3、 services stretching approximately 90 miles both directions beyond the train tracks.GOAL:Multiply the economic,social and community benefits of passenger rail to a larger share of the citizens living in the region.,Effective Coordination w/Freight Service to Achieve High Performance RailTwice Daily

4、Service in Each Direction&On-Time Performance21st Century Trains w/More Service Options,Rider Capacity&AccessibilityContinuous Wi-Fi and Localized Food,Beverage&Area InformationUpgraded Stations w/Local Services&Connections to Outlying DestinationsEfficient Small Parcel Delivery Service for Business

5、,Ag,&Personal UseFinancial Viability through Record-Breaking Ridership and Revenue,Transition to Corridor ID ProcessPresentation by Abe Zumwalt(David Evans and Associates)Manager of Big Sky North Coast Corridor ID Project,E,W,Subtask 3.1 Route Options Analysis,Big Sky North Coast Corridor in the Cor

6、ridor Identification Program(CID),69 CID selected corridors in FY22 NOFO BSPRAs effort crosses more jurisdictional boundaries than any other selected corridorCID deliverables include standard passenger rail deliverables This route demands a more intensive approach to the engagement of key interested