All Abroad! The National Park Service is again teaming up with Amtrak to provide educational programs for passengers traveling on-board the Empire Builder through northwestern North Dakota and northeastern Montana. The NPS is looking for interested individuals and organizations to present volunteer programs on-board the train.

Trails and Rails is a partnership between the National Park Service and Amtrak to provide educational programs on passenger trains running through various regions of the country. On May 20, programs will begin running from Minot and Williston, N.D., to Shelby and Malta. One and two day options are available on-board the Empire Builder. Scripts, training sessions and uniforms are provided for volunteers.

Trails and Rails guides provide Amtrak passengers with information on significant cultural and natural sites, the Lewis & Clark expedition, area history, and cultural diversity along the train's route. Programs are presented intermittently over the train public address system in the lounge car and other designated areas of the train. Volunteers are available to answer questions about the region, the park, the National Park Service, and will work with traveling displays and hand out literature. The Trails and Rails program on-board the Empire Builder starts in late May and runs through early September.

For more information about the program and to apply, contact Craig Hansen at Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site at 701-745-3300 or Lisa Sanden Larson at Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site at 701-572-9083

Trails and Rails volunteers must be flexible and adaptable to ever changing situations and audiences. Volunteers should be comfortable speaking in public and working with different people. The volunteers will meet people from all over the United States and abroad. They will be able to showcase their talents and develop new skills that will assist in their present or future careers.