“We call it Big Sky Blue because it so vividly typifies the magnificent Big Sky country of plains,

mountains and water where our busy tracks run.”

Together, we can bring it back.

 

Joseph H. Hunter photo

Great Northern's new Big Sky Blue color scheme of 1967 gave the 'Empire Builder' a bright new look. Here the eastbound 'Builder' approaches Glacier Park in September 1970, with just a single green-and-white F7 as evidence of the Burlington Northern merger earlier in the year.

 

Posted by Kevin Keefe

on Tuesday, June 6, 2017

Who We Are

 Our Mission…

 

 Integrated Travel will research and develop the reestablishment of safe, reliable, and sustainable passenger rail service that increases opportunity and contributes to the health and well-  being of people across North America focussing on the Pacific Northwest, Western Canada and beyond.

  • The Benefits of Restoring Passenger rail in Montana :

 

  • Creates Jobs

  • Generates a positive internal rate of return to right of way owners, passenger rail operators, the province, municipalies and rural businesses

  • Provides safe, clean transportation year-round for healthcare, education, commerce and tourism

  • Upgrades rail line capacity for freight and passenger service

 

 

Our vision is for a regional inter-municipality transportation network that provides seamless, door-to-door connectivity to everyone in the region. Scheduled regional passenger rail linking local transit, ride share, transit and airlines offers economic, environmental and equity benefits to all, including low-income, first nations, disability and rural communities, locations where transportation alternatives are limited, and those who cannot drive.

 

We must build a transportation network that will allow anyone to get from their homes to where they need to go – work, school, medical care, family and friends – even if they don’t use a car. Non-drivers are a large and increasing fraction of the population, including the young, the old, the disabled, the poor, and those who are concerned about the planet’s future.

 

We must join together with those representing rail, port, transit and other transportation modes to amplify our collective voices. 

 

To continue our vital work throughout the region, we need your help. Please support us today!

 

About

 

Integrated Travel advocates for the needs of rail passengers, especially on a regional scale over provincial and international borders. To faciliate change, Integrated Travel coordinates with infrastructure and transportation interests to strengthen relationships to bring economic, environmental, and equity benefits to our citizens.

 

Integrated Travel believes that a comprehensive passenger and freight rail network, with seamless connections to other modes of transportation will create significant benefits to the region’s economy, environment and equity.

 

Our Work

 

Since 2019, Integrated Travel continues to engage, educate and energize the public, elected officials, business and local leaders, through outreach, Train Treks, presentations for legislators and communities, advocacy, soliciting resolutions and letters of support, publicity, coalition building and event planning.

 

Support Us - Integrated Travel relies on donations and sponsorships to continue our work and pay for publicly accessible research studies. 

 

 

 

INTEGRATED TRAVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT of Montana.

 

 

721 Central Ave, Great Falls, MT 59401

 

 

 

Reach out to us via e-mail at:

 

engage@intefrated.travel or by phone at:

 

+1 406-231-5535.

 

Integrated Travel Research and Development is a Montana based Non-Profit advocating for improved inter-city travel options for Montana residents and visitors.