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elleng

(136,833 posts) Mon Jan 10, 2022, 08:32 PM Jan 2022

UPDATE: BNSF Railway to Reacquire Montana Rail Link Lines.

https://railfan.com/bnsf-railway-to-acquire-montana-rail-link/?fbclid=IwAR2ZxmBLAQLqHV78m9m-SzW8hnEWJUg-ONjtOY2pFvcDT1jPDcR3XelxaOI

((P.S. One of my first jobs after leaving federal job due to agency shrinking was for law firm representing MRL. Visited Missoula with family at the time, as part of a western trip.))

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UPDATE: BNSF Railway to Reacquire Montana Rail Link Lines. (Original Post) elleng Jan 2022 OP

I've been to the Washington Companies a few times for work Bristlecone Jan 2022 #1

Didn't see the award when we were there (visiting to see rail operations,) elleng Jan 2022 #2

You were in Missoula? MontanaMama Jan 2022 #3

YES, HI, Mama! elleng Jan 2022 #4

That is truly a piece of history! MontanaMama Jan 2022 #5

It WAS! elleng Jan 2022 #6

Bristlecone

(10,520 posts)

1. I've been to the Washington Companies a few times for work

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon Jan 10, 2022, 08:51 PM

Jan 2022

Dennis Washington has a Horacio Alger award in the lobby and his personal train (The Wild Wild West style) was parked outside.

elleng

(136,833 posts)

2. Didn't see the award when we were there (visiting to see rail operations,)

Reply to Bristlecone (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 10, 2022, 08:54 PM

Jan 2022

and don't think we saw his personal train, but may have done.

MontanaMama

(24,087 posts)

3. You were in Missoula?

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon Jan 10, 2022, 11:02 PM

Jan 2022

MRL is still a big deal around here. Dennis Washington is a neighbor of mine. That makes it sound like I live in a fancy place…I don’t. He just never moved out of the old neighborhood.

elleng

(136,833 posts)

4. YES, HI, Mama!

Reply to MontanaMama (Reply #3)

Mon Jan 10, 2022, 11:13 PM

Jan 2022

YEARS ago, kids still in school.

Somehow firm I worked for found him/them as a client, and as I knew something about rail mergers, they took me in to work on the matter.

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1996/apr/20/tiny-rival-weighs-bid-for-railroad-montana-rail/

MontanaMama

(24,087 posts)

5. That is truly a piece of history!

Reply to elleng (Reply #4)

Mon Jan 10, 2022, 11:33 PM

Jan 2022

What a wonderful opportunity.

elleng

(136,833 posts)

6. It WAS!

Reply to MontanaMama (Reply #5)

Mon Jan 10, 2022, 11:37 PM

Jan 2022

and my family was with me, took Amtrak from Chicago >>> so saw a bit of the west.

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