By Jeff Stagl, Editor, Progressive Railroading Magazine; June 2019
Capital spending for Montana Rail Link (MRL) is up in 2019 — way up. The large regional has budgeted a record $95 million, besting the previous high-water mark of $59 million set in 2018 by a wide margin.
Over the past five years, MRL has allocated about $250 million for capital expenditures, mostly to bolster its 937-mile network in Montana and Idaho.