DaleWisely wrote:As you no doubt are aware, there was a major derailment of a commuter train in Chicago this morning, with one fatality and several injuries. I did NOT get a Breaking News bulletin.
That was the Rock Island Line. I used to take that train to & from work every day while I was working in the city. My wife still takes it every day, and probably knows the conductors. As of right now . . . 2 dead. 60+ critically injured. Sounds like it happened near White Sox park. (Can't think of the new name of the ballpark).
Metra has a number of commuter trains that run into the city from the 'burbs. This is in additon to the el (elevated trains & subway) that run from the 'burbs throughout the city.
I'm not quite sure why this story would mean more than any of the other stuff I mentioned in my earlier post. Unless, of course, you know the people in the tragedy. They are all just nameless, faceless shadows to most, if not all, of the people reading this.
[Edited to delete a lengthy rant at Trent Lott's response to the recent hurricane and the
news flash that many in his state have needed help l-o-o-o-o-ng before Katrina. There was actually a connection between what I posted and deleted, but its not worth the fuss.]
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