Deane Motis served as Director of Sales at Global Voyages Group, LLC. Mr. Motis has more than 30 years of combined sales, marketing and operations experience in the travel & transportation industries. His particular area of expertise is the development, integration and implementation of combined sales & marketing plans. Before joining Global Voyages Group, he was the owner of Rails North-West, a private marketing & imaging company doing business in the Pacific Northwest ... and Canada. His travel industry experience includes senior director and managerial level positions at Holland America Line, Cruise West, Princess Tours, Exploration Cruise Lines, and Mexicana Airlines. He has traveled extensively throughout Europe, North Africa and South America. In addition, he has authored three books on the transportation industry and his photographic works are frequently seen in a variety of books & trade publications. He is an alumnus of the University of Colorado and City University - Seattle, Washington.
Montana Rail Link (reporting mark MRL) is a privately held Class II railroad in the United States. Founded in 1987, MRL, which operates on trackage originally built by the Northern Pacific Railway, is a unit of The Washington Companies, and is headquartered in Missoula, Montana. The railroad runs between Huntley, Montana and Spokane, Washington, largely within Montana, and the main line passes through the towns of Missoula, Livingston, Bozeman, Billings, and Helena. Montana Rail Link connects with the BNSF Railway on both ends and also in Garrison, Montana. The railroad has over 900 miles (1,400�km) of track, serves 100 stations, and employs approximately 1,000 personnel. The main yard is in Laurel, Montana, with smaller yards located in Missoula, Billings, and Helena.