By Don Day, BoiseDev.com, Idaho Press; November 1, 2019
In 1997, the last regular passenger train rolled out of the Boise Depot. In the 22 years since, many hoped to bring Amtrak back to Idaho. But the depot on the Boise bench remains quiet.
In 2007, Sen. Mike Crapo mounted an “aggressive” push to reignite funding for Amtrak’s Pioneer line. It made it out of the senate but never came to fruition.