UPDATE: BNSF Railway to Reacquire Montana Rail Link Lines.

[elleng]

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.))

[Bristlecone]

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

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

[elleng]

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

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

[MontanaMama]

3. You were in Missoula?

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]

4. YES, HI, Mama!

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]

5. That is truly a piece of history!

What a wonderful opportunity.

[elleng]

6. It WAS!

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