"The First Train to Helena" is the subject of the program to the Last Chance Gulch Corral History Dinner Club on Monday, January 20, 2020. John Shontz is the speaker. The meeting will be at the Delta Hotel (former Colonial) at 5:30 p.m. Dinner will be served at 6:00 p.m. Reservations are required by calling Shirley Thomas at 227-5953 or 431-8196.

John Shontz is a retired attorney. His family spent four generations working on railroads in Montana. He writes books and articles about railroads that served in the Northwestern United States including Montana. When John came to Helena 52 years ago to attend Carroll College, the Northern Pacific still ran passenger trains through Helena.