Looking at the helicopter video again today, it's amazing to me how much force was actually stopped when the train hit the truck. Some of those railroad ties are angled away from the track, which I can't imagine is easy to do. The train basically hit the truck and almost immediately toppled...
I also saw the video from the farmer yesterday. Sounds like the locals have pointed this out as a problem for YEARS and have gotten nowhere. Pretty sad this will be what it takes to fix this intersection.
I did this a couple years ago (eek, it's been that long?) and I asked someone how I would get to the light rail, and they were quite helpful. Didn't expect to come up the stairs to see what was then CenturyLink Field RIGHT THERE in front of me.
I hadn't looked at the ASM tracker in a while and I was shocked to see the website update! My only feedback is that it doesn't open specific trains in new tabs anymore, but that's minor. Otherwise, it's awesome!
I'm not sure why they are pushing for a Dubuque connection when Chicago to Iowa City would be a home run...so many students at the U of I are from Chicago.
I see the first lawsuit has been filed. Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't you sort of turn over some rights to the travel vessel (train, plane, auto) when you buy a ticket? Sounds like a pretty terrible situation to go through though...
I'll put in a word for hostels. I stayed at one in Chicago when the EB got there in the afternoon and then I was getting on the LS the next morning. I knew I wasn't going to explore much of Chicago (I had plans in KC and Santa Fe) so I got a cute hostel four blocks away for about $30. It was...