Coming Soon? Weekend Train to Boise
Salt Lakers love a good commuter rail ride as much as the next transit nerd (see you on FrontRunner!). But our neighbors in Boise are frickin’ stoked about the idea of a possible Amtrak route from the Big Potato to the Big Salty. City Cast Boise lead producer Frankie Barnhill and host Emma Arnold join Salt Lake host Ali Vallarta to talk about why Boiseans are so pumped to ride the rails to SLC — and whether Salt Lakers return the feeling.
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