diff --git a/javascripts/collections/lines_weekend.js b/javascripts/collections/lines_weekend.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a46a2b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/javascripts/collections/lines_weekend.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+define(['backbone', 'models/line'], function(Backbone, Line) {
+
+  var LinesWeekendCollection = Backbone.Collection.extend({
+    // added callback=? to force jsonp
+    url: "http://api.tubeupdates.com/?method=get.status&callback=?",
+
+    model: Line,
+
+    parse: function(data) {
+      return data.response.lines;
+    }
+  });
+
+  return LinesWeekendCollection;
+
+});
diff --git a/javascripts/views/main.js b/javascripts/views/main.js
index 81087fa..2a67eb4 100644
--- a/javascripts/views/main.js
+++ b/javascripts/views/main.js
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ function(Backbone) {
 
     initialize: function() {
       this.collection.on("request", function() {
-        $('#loader').show();
+        $('#loader').fadeIn(100);
       }).on("reset", function() {
-        $('#loader').hide();
+        $('#loader').fadeOut(100);
       });
     },
 
diff --git a/stylesheets/main.css b/stylesheets/main.css
index a66af72..074c553 100644
--- a/stylesheets/main.css
+++ b/stylesheets/main.css
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ body {
   font-family: "Helvetica Neue", "Arial", sans-serif; }
 
 #loader {
-  position: absolute;
+  position: fixed;
   top: 45%;
   left: 50%;
   width: 52px;
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ body {
   margin: -26px 0 0 -26px;
   background: black url(/images/loader.gif) center center no-repeat;
   border-radius: 26px;
-  opacity: 0.5;
+  opacity: 0.7;
   display: none; }
 
 header {
diff --git a/stylesheets/main.scss b/stylesheets/main.scss
index 33952c1..29f5cd7 100644
--- a/stylesheets/main.scss
+++ b/stylesheets/main.scss
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ body {
 }
 
 #loader {
-  position: absolute;
+  position: fixed;
   top: 45%;
   left: 50%;
   width: 52px;
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ body {
   margin: -26px 0 0 -26px;
   background: black url(/images/loader.gif) center center no-repeat;
   border-radius: 26px;
-  opacity: 0.5;
+  opacity: 0.7;
   display: none;
 }