PlusCedar Rapids Remains a City Under WaterCedar Rapids Remains a City Under WaterThe Associated PressThe view from above says it all, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is drenched and it may be weeks or months until it dries out completely. (June 14)THE WATER MAY BE ON IT’S WAY DOWN BUT THE SIGHT OF CEDAR RAPIDS FROM THE AIR IS STILL BREATHTAKING AND OVERWHELMING..IT’S EASY TO SEE WHY 20000 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EVACUATED FROM THE AREA… MORE THAN 400 CITY BLOCKS ARE STILL UNDERWATER AFTER THE CEDAR RIVER CRESTED FRIDAY AT 32 FEET, 12 FEET HIGHER THAN THE PREVIOUS RECORD..PRELIMINARY DAMAGES ARE SET AT 737 MILLION DOLLARS FOR CEDAR RAPIDS ALONE, AND HUNDREDS OF OTHER COMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN FLOODED ACROSS THE STATE..IN DOWNTOWN CEDAR RAPIDS MASSIVE HIGH RISE BUILDINGS ARE STILL BURIED UNDERWATER, THEIR BASEMENTS AND FIRST FLOORS DESTROYED.. THE CITIES INFRASTRUCTURE BADLY DAMAGED AS WELL, THIS RAILROAD BRIDGE NOW LIES TWISTED AND BROKEN ACROSS THE RIVER, ANOTHER FACING INCREDIBLE STRESS AS THE WATER AND DOZENS OF HOUSEBOATS THAT BROKE FREE FROM UPRIVER CRASH INTO IT….NEIGHBORHOODS ALONG THE RIVERBANK THAT TYPICALLY DON’T FLOOD ARE ALSO COVERED WITH ONLY ROOFTOPS SHOWING.. SOME SAY IT LOOKS A LOT LIKE HURRICANE KATRINA BUT THERE IS A BIG DIFFERENCE. THERE ARE NO PEOPLE HERE.. THE WATER ROSE SLOWLY OVER SEVERAL DAYS, AND ALMOST EVERYONE HAD TIME TO PLAN AN ESCAPE… FIREFIGHTERS STILL RESCUED SOME STRAGGLERS, BUT IT WASN’T THE MASSIVE EFFORT OF KATRINA.. THAT’S A GOOD THING TOO, BECAUSE …
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sitting in cedar rapids
Image by contemplative imaging
interior: Milwaukee Road "Cedar Rapids" observation-lounge car
A young railfan enjoys the comfy chairs in the Cedar Rapids observation car originally built for Milwaukee Road’s Hiawatha passenger trains.
This was second of four trains I road that day, and definitely the most luxurious.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
SP 4449 Chicago-Milwaukee Excursion
Chicago Union Station
Chicago, Illinois
Olympus E-510 DSLR
Olympus ED 14-42mm f.3.5-5.6 zoom
Olympus FL-36 electronic flash
ISO 400 RAW
14mm — 1/5 — f.3.5
Question by Afroman: What’s the legality of driving to cedar rapids from iowa city if you 16?
night storm party is starting to host a club at hawkeye downs expo in cedar rapids on november 13, I want to go because I never came to a club before. Is it legal to drive from Iowa city to Cedar rapids and back at 11:00pm?
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Answer by alex_200399
if you 16… yeah. bahahahaha.
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