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The Grand Forks Herald has a bit better story. The driver was 23 year old driving a Chevy Cobalt. Hard to believe that little car could have done damage to the train unless he hit it going full speed. From the story: "The two train engines and one of the 11 cars became detached and traveled one...

KFGO in Fargo has the full story. The accident happened near Larimore, ND this morning. The car hit the train four cars back from the engines and uncoupled the cars, apparently causing some damage to the equipment. The EB really has bad luck in ND between getting hit by cars and horrible...

From Thursday, February 9th's Williston Herald http://www.willistonherald.com/train-cuts-truck-in-half-near-trenton/image_ef256f92-5290-11e1-83dc-0019bb2963f4.html (Photo) and http://www.willistonherald.com/news/truck-vs-train/article_dfad90e6-527a-11e1-bdc8-001871e3ce6c.html (full story) I...

Yesterday's eastbound EB was running far enough behind (12 hours) that KARE11 in Minneapolis decided it was newsworthy. At least the passenger they interviewed had positive things to say about the experience...

When I rode in December (from Fargo to Seattle), we got the morning paper in Minot and the next day we got a paper from somewhere else (though I can't remember from where).

It's one of those things that's just too early to tell - but it's good to be aware what's going on if you do plan on taking the EB during the end of March through May. We could get incredibly lucky and not see much flooding at all. Or, we could get hit with 2-3" of rain while the snow melts and...

I do need to state the fact that major flooding around this area is nothing serious, as odd as that sounds. The Red River hits major flood stage at 30 feet (typical stage is around 16 feet, flood stage is 19 feet) in Fargo. The river regularly gets above flood stage and even into this major area...

I live in Fargo. We're expecting a crest sometime around April 15 between 30 (manageable) and 42 feet (catastrophic). However, the weather has been cooperating with us the past few weeks. It has been a slow melt thus far and the river hasn't risen too much or too fast. Everyone here is holding...

I think that's the real question we need to be asking..... :lol:

Here are the plans for Union Depot in St. Paul: http://www.regionalrail.org/depot.html AND http://www.regionalrail.org/depotanimation.html The plan is to have Amtrak, as well as the local commuter rail system use the facility. Fingers crossed it goes as planned.

That's really interesting. I guess that would explain why Williston is referred to as the "Western Star City" to this day.

It looks like that despite flooding concerns, the Empire Builder will keep its existing route through North Dakota for the foreseeable future. http://media.www.dakotastudent.com/media/s...e-3858101.shtml

There are certainly parts of North Dakota that are somewhat boring (like the stretch between Minot and Grand Forks), but Eastern Montana/Western North Dakota is a treat to look at. That part of the journey is definitely best in late May/early June when all the prairie flowers are in full-bloom...

I live in Fargo. The Red River floods every year - it's just how the river valley is setup. The elevation change between the river banks and the middle of Fargo is literally only a few feet. The change between Fargo and Grand Forks (80 miles) is only 50 feet. In other words, it's flatter than a...

LOL, I'm told it happened while I slept. I was kind of bummed my wife didn't wake me up for it. ;) Thanks for the positive feedback. I'm taking the EB down to Chicago in March. Any ideas for a fun summer ride?