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Dillon Examiner

Location

Dillon, Montana, United States of America

Date

Dec 22, 1926

Page

12

Daring Engineers and Utah & Northern Open Montana Rail Era

The Utah & Northern narrow gauge line reaches Montana in 1880 aided by bold engineers and eager capital. Jay Gould drives a lobbying push for Montana subsidies, but the road proceeds despite legislative defeat, signaling Montana’s first steel rails into the Treasure State and a new era of commerce.

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Eastern Montana rails push into virgin agricultural heartland

Circle, in the Redwater river valley, becomes the focal point as four major rail lines target Eastern Montana’s fertile McCone county region. The coming extensions promise heavy freight growth as Montana undergoes an unprecedented two year railroad expansion, with two lines already under construction.

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