New worry: Mississippi River flooding. I think it crested already at Burlington, IA, where the California Zephyr crosses, but with more rain it could come up again.
http://abcnews.go.co...ridges-24451943
http://www.thonline....d4e5f3d1d0.html
I can't look at Burlington's own newspaper, the Hawk Eye, because all news seems to be subscriber content.
BNSF was reading Kevin's mind. The BNSF July 2 "Service Update" (posted in the Freight forum) says
"On our Ottumwa subdivision, which is also near the Mississippi in Southern Iowa, our crews have been able to raise the track as much as 12 inches at a critical location in Burlington, IA, which allows that section of track to remain in service."
The National Weather Service Mississippi River at Burlington shows the river has crested. The Weather Channel 10-day forecast for Burlington shows a 40% (or less) chance of isolated "Thorms."
If you make the Chicago connection crossing the river should be a "breeze."