Hold onto your caboose, because we’re talking trains on this episode with Montana railroad historian Brenda Wahler, author of the article Full Steam Ahead: How James J. Hill and the Great Northern Built Montana’s Hi-Line in the current edition of Mountain Outlaw Magazine.

Brenda is a Helena-based attorney and author of one book about Montana’s railroads and another about the state’s horse racing legacy. Buy her books here: https://www.facebook.com/brendawahlerbooks/

Full interview: hoarymarmot.net/episodes/greatnorthern

Read Brenda’s article Full Steam Ahead: How James J. Hill and the Great Northern Built Montana’s Hi-Line 

https://www.mtoutlaw.com/history-full-steam-ahead/

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