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Bad weather forces Amtrak halt in Montana

The Columbian
Published: January 2, 2011, 12:00am

SEATTLE (AP) — A Burlington Northern Santa Fe spokesman says the recent icy weather in Montana has backed up trains and forced Amtrak to halt service across the state on New Year’s Day.

BNSF spokesman Gus Melonas says traffic has been slowed by snow, freezing temperatures and winds that have pushed wind chills into the minus-20s and lower.

He says freight trains are still running, but at slower speeds because of the congestion. Crews also have to remove snow from the tracks and work on switches in the mountains to keep them from freezing up.

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