Janesville and Amtrak

Downtown Janesville in the Early Morning
Originally uploaded by compujeramey

A long, long time ago back in 2001 Janesville had an Amtrak route from Chicago. It didn't run frequently, it had a very poorly located station, and wasn't really promoted, so it didn't last long.

I managed to dig up a couple digital relics of the train online a couple days ago. First there are a bunch of pictures and a description of the terrible station.

Second, there is a detailed account of how one man took the Amtrak system across the country to get to Janesville. I bet he was sorely disappointed when he got to the end of the route.

Would the car culture of Janesville have used rail if there was a better located station and a mid-day run? I think so.

I Want Deepfish!

I'm itching to get my hands on Microsoft's mobile browser Deepfish, but apparently they're not accepting new users at this point. 

It's been almost a year since they have updated their product blog.  Is this a sign that the technology preview is dead in the water?  Please tell me no Microsoft, I really wanted to try it on my AT&T Tilt.