Somehow You Didn't Die on Your Way to Work

Can you count how many toilet paper squares there are? No? Then maybe Valujet isn't for you. This episode features the incredible talents of Ray, Lena, and Allie!Find us elsewhere on the internet:Allie: bsky.app/profile/alliebeldan.bsky.socialRay @ nomercyforswine on everything that mattersTrain Letters - pioneerandpilot.comLet's Play Channel - @LowArtLyceum Joe: instagram.com/aboveaverage.joeJoe: @turbo1431 Zach: engineertexavery.bsky.socialThe pod: instagram.com/youdidntdiepodcast**THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED ON MAY 30, 2026**

What did we learn? I guess we learned not to do it again. This episode was submitted by a viewer like you! If you have anything you'd like to see covered, or have a story about dying or almost dying on public transit, we want to hear from you! Reach us at [email protected] us elsewhere on the internet:Joe: instagram.com/aboveaverage.joeJoe:  ⁨@turbo1431⁩  Zach: engineertexavery.bsky.socialThe pod: instagram.com/youdidntdiepodcast**THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED ON MAY 2, 2026**

April Fools! Well, almost. We're talking about the nonsense that takes place in the Railway Series, and have some special guests to help us do that. We had a lot of fun making this one, and we hope that you liked watching it just as much. Got a story from public transit you'd like to share? EMAIL US at [email protected] and tell us about your harrowing adventures!**Want to send Zach your fanart? EMAIL US at [email protected]** Find us elsewhere on the internet:Joe: instagram.com/aboveaverage.joe |  @turbo1431  Zach: turn on the foamer signal when you have a question and I'll probably show upThe pod: instagram.com/youdidntdiepodcastRay @ nomercyforswine on everything that mattersTrain Letters - pioneerandpilot.comLet's Play Channel -  @LowArtLyceum  Justin:  @donoteat01  ​ @wtyppod  bsky.app/profile/donoteat.bsky.social**THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED ON MARCH 28 AND APRIL 4, 2026**

This episode almost broke us in more ways than one. The series of events that led to this accident were less "Swiss cheese model" and more "boring a hole through a block of cheese with a drill." Be glad it's only happened once. And wow, there was a hell of a news cycle since the previous episode was recorded, so you get an extra heaping dose of the news!Got a story from public transit you'd like to share? EMAIL US at [email protected] and tell us about your harrowing adventures! (or send funny stories if you want to help lighten the mood)Find us elsewhere on the internet:Joe: instagram.com/aboveaverage.joeZach can be summoned by discussing any of his former employersThe pod: instagram.com/youdidn'tdiepodcast**THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED ON MARCH 21, 2026**

This seems like a simple accident, but in actuality it's a prime example of the Swiss Cheese Model, with lots of different holes all lining up to allow a bus and a train to fight to a draw.It's also a prime of example of the TSB needing a stronger prescription for their ADHD meds.Got a story from public transit you'd like to share? EMAIL US at [email protected] and tell us about your harrowing adventures!Find us elsewhere on the internet:Joe: instagram.com/aboveaverage.joeZach: turn on the foamer signal when you have a question and I'll probably show upThe pod: instagram.com/youdidn'tdiepodcastAllie: bsky.app/profile/alliebeldan.bsky.social**THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED ON FEBRUARY 20, 2026**

Texas International 655 is a forgotten story of 11 people dying in the dark recesses of rural Arkansas. We learned nothing from this, because we chose to learn nothing from this. The 1970s were a bad time.Got a story from public transit you'd like to share? EMAIL US @ [email protected] and tell us about your harrowing adventures! (or send funny stories if you want to help lighten the mood)Find us elsewhere on the internet:Joe: instagram.com/aboveabverage.joeZach: turn on the foamer signal when you have a question and I'll probably show upThe pod: instagram.com/youdidn'tdiepodcast**THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED ON FEBRUARY 7, 2026**

1950 was a different time. People died in horrible accidents and nobody did anything.Those were the days, huh?Find us elsewhere on the internet:Joe: instagram.com/aboveaverage.joeZach: turn on the foamer signal when you have a question and I'll probably show upThe pod: instagram.com/youdidn'tdiepodcastRay @ nomercyforswine on everything that mattersTrain Letters - pioneerandpilot.comLet's Play Channel - youtube.com/@LowArtLyceumRecommended reading: "The Green Hornet Streetcar Disaster" by Craig Allen Clevea.co/d/41IRJrS**THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED ON JANUARY 24, 2026**

On one hand, you should probably sleep before driving anything, let alone a train.On the other hand... the bunkhouse in Edson might actually be *that* bad.Got a story from public transit you'd like to share? EMAIL US at [email protected] and tell us about your harrowing adventures!**THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED ON JANUARY 10, 2026**

Air Canada 797: a tale of heroism, flammable substances, and a toilet managing to catch fire.Also this airplane was wired back together very badly. Not that we'll ever know, because all the NTSB's horses and all the NTSB's men couldn't put this horror show back together again.RIP Stan RogersGot a story from public transit you'd like to share? EMAIL US @ [email protected] and tell us about your harrowing adventures! (or send funny stories if you want to help us lighten the mood)Find us elsewhere on the internet:Joe: instagram.com/aboveaverage.joe/?hl=enZach: Turn on the foamer signal when you have a question and I'll probably show upThe pod: instagram.com/youdidn'tdiepodcast**THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED ON JANUARY 3, 2026**

Any time someone calls for fewer safety regulations, tell them that chucklefucks like Mel are the reason we can't not have safety regulationsI guess this is our holiday episode so happy whatever you celebrateBe sure to check out Gareth Dennis at  @GarethDennisTV  Do you have a story about a safety hazard on public transit? EMAIL US at [email protected] because we'd love to read your story on a future episode**THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED ON NOVEMBER 14, 2025**

I want to get off Mr. Lybrand's Wild Ride :(Extreme apologies to Spotify listeners who are getting this three days later than YouTube listeners because Zach forgot to upload it here :(**THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED ON OCTOBER 11, 2025**

THESE CHUCKLEFUCKS--excuse me... These chucklefucks came *this close* to permanently ending the heritage steam industry, and nearly killed a trainload of people in the process.Dumbasses in the industry like these dudes are why Zach drinks so much.Got a story from public transit you'd like to share? EMAIL US at [email protected] and tell us about your harrowing adventures!**THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2025**

The Great Lakes have swallowed thousands of men... just like your mom did.This is the story of the Edmund Fitzgerald, a big ship on a bigger lake that sailed headlong into the storm from hell. The Great Lakes aren't forgiving of things like hubris and tack welds, and the Fitz sailed into legend 50 years ago. We're gonna talk about it. (Gordon Lightfoot intensifies)Got a story from public transit you'd like to share? EMAIL US at [email protected] and tell us about your harrowing adventures!**THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED ON OCTOBER 26, 2025**Also, you may ask yourself, "why does Joe's audio sound like it's cutting in and out?" That's a great question, and don't worry - Joe is tearing his computer to bits in order to figure that out.

A poorly maintained ship, with a sketchy crew, and a compliment of pre-apartheid South Africans aboard? Sounds like the setup to a GREAT sea story.Some notes: 1: Joe got some basic info about "The Superliners: Twilight of an Era." That came out in 1980, and featured then-new Queen Elizabeth 2, not whatever it was he said at the time. 2: If you're the one maritime historian/doctoral student/youtuber trying to learn about the collision/sinking of the Schooner Alma A. E. Holmes and the SS Belfast, Hi! How are you doing? That part is all the way at the end of the video around 2:36:30. We hope this helps in some way, and feel free to cite us; APA has some guidelines on how to do it, and they're arcane as usual but you should get it.Got a story from public transit you'd like to share? EMAIL US at [email protected] and tell us about your harrowing adventures!**THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED ON AUGUST 31, 2025**

Foamers ruin everything. Don't believe us? Ask the attendees of the 1950 NMRA convention in Milwaukee. Ask anyone who worked for Speedrail. Ask anyone who knows how a Nachod Signal works. Just don't ask Jay Maeder.Got a story from public transit you'd like to share? EMAIL US at [email protected] and tell us about your harrowing adventures!**THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED ON AUGUST 14, 2025**

Being tired sucks. What sucks more is when you're driving a bus. Or a train. Or an A320. Make sure you get a good night's sleep everyone. Got a story from public transit you'd like to share? EMAIL US at [email protected] and tell us about your harrowing adventures!**THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED ON AUGUST 3, 2025**

A grim story of how laughably bad safety standards and a cultural acceptance of drunk driving led to one of the worst bus accidents in US history. Got a story from public transit you'd like to share? EMAIL US at [email protected] and tell us about your harrowing adventures!**THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED ON July 17, 2025**

1948, a time when Dallas ran on rails... and also a shockingly bad form of signaling that worked mainly off of landline phones and social niceties. Got a story from public transit you'd like to share? EMAIL US at [email protected] and tell us about your harrowing adventures!**THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED ON July 3rd, 2025**

Not quite a disaster in the sense of carnage and mayhem, but boy howdy, Las Vegas sure is good at making nothingburgers Send your public transit stories to [email protected] because we'd really like to read them!**THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED ON JUNE 18, 2025**

Imagine the horrors of having your ears blasted with "I'll Be There For You" in the seconds before you die Did you see something clearly unsafe on public transit? Let us know by emailing us at [email protected]! **THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED ON JUNE 12, 2025**

It turns out that if you cut costs by not maintaining the brakes on your tram, bad shit happens. Who knew?  Did you see a safety issue waiting to happen during your commute? Let us know by sending us an email at [email protected] and we might read it on the show! **THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED ON MAY 29, 2025**

The Paris Metro was on the forefront of all things subway, including the complete disregard for the value of human life! Email us with your public transit stories at [email protected] **THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED ON MAY 22, 2025**