(Source: Billings Gazette, February 6, 2017)
KALISPELL, Mont. — In Northwest Montana, portions of a major highway and rail lines were closed, the Blackfeet Nation declared a state of emergency, Amtrak passenger trains were stuck in Whitefish and Shelby, most schools across more than 9,000 square miles cancelled classes Monday and avalanche danger in much of the region was jacked up to “extreme.” BNSF Railway suspended train operations between Whitefish and Shelby because of avalanches and snowfall. Amtrak trains, which use the BNSF tracks, were stuck as well.
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