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Image courtesy Tree Hugger.

The image came with a Midwest High Speed Rail summary of weather-related Amtrak delays. For the most part, however, the trains are getting through. Last Thursday, The Weather Channel had Paul Goodloe reporting from Flagstaff, Arizona, where three feet of snow overnight and another two feet or so expected had Interstate 40 and Interstate 17 closed and residents advised to stay put. His reporting, however, was interrupted by the sound of train horns on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe.