Regulators approve termination of Montana Rail Link’s lease with BNSF Railway (updated)

Regulators approve termination of Montana Rail Link’s lease with BNSF Railway (updated)

By Bill Stephens | March 8, 2023

BNSF can resume control of the former Northern Pacific main line next month, but no date has been set for the transition

Blue and white locomotives on train in mountains covered with snow under blue skies

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