Recently for the Extreme History Project, Professor Dale Martin from the History Department at Montana State University described the state of public transportation in Montana 100 years ago, when dozens of daily passenger trains reached almost every county in the state, carrying people, express, U.S. Mail, cans of milk, and money. His talk, entitled “The North Coast Limited, the Nightcrawler, and the Skidoo: A century of passenger trains and public transportation in Montana,” provides an overview and explanation of the many decades long decline of rail service, and intercity public transportation in general, since that time. Sponsored by the railroad enthusiasts of Montana Ntrak.

Recorded at the Museum of the Rockies on February 20, 2020.