I cannot find any reference to the BNSF requirements to add this passenger train. As I mentioned earlier, this line now is the same as the railroad's more northerly route through Montana, with all sorts of upgrades having been done to accommodate the oil trains in the area. Who's got the details on what the BNSF wants to do for the multi-millions of dollars in improvements that they want?
What are some options to restoring the North Coast Hiawatha?
Could it be routed through South Dakota? Aberdeen?