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The Third Rail Podcast
by Adam and Owen
Climb aboard as Owen and Adam discuss all things trains, urban planning and public transit!
Episodes
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Our Hottest Transit Takes [The Third Rail Podcast, Episode 6]
In this episode of the Third Rail, Adam and Owen take turns sharing their hottest transit takes -- Are highway median stations actually good design? Should downtown Chicago be pedestrianized? Tune in to hear how spicy the takes actually are -- and comment below with your own hottest transit takes!
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Where does the Mile High City stack-up among American transit? [The Third Rail Podcast, Episode 5]
After a recent visit to Denver, Colorado, Owen and Adam break down the state of transit in the Mile High City. Although a sprawling metropolis with a reach up-and-down the Front Range, Denver has several modes of public transportation, including light rail, commutter rail, urban bus and…
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America's Most Ambitious Subway Expansion of the 2020s [The Third Rail Podcast, Episode 4]
In Episode 4 of the Third Rail Podcast, Adam and Owen tackle two large transit headlines from the past month. First, Owen leads a discussion about the Los Angeles Metro's latest extension to the D Line, providing subway service along the Wilshire Corridor and glitzy Beverly Hills, an important...
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Is There Room For Mass Transit in the Motor City? [The Third Rail Podcast, Episode 3]
In the third episode of The Third Rail, Adam and Owen welcome on William as the podcast's first ever guest host. William, a Michigan native, discusses the transit landscape in Detroit and some possible strategies to turn things around for public transportation in the motor city. And then William...
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WMATA's Billion-Dollar Automation Gamble [The Third Rail Podcast, Episode 2]
In episode 2 of The Third Rail, Adam and Owen unpack WMATA's $913 million initiative to automate the Red Line on the Washington Metrorail, with major implications about the system's reliability, safety, operational efficiency and labor relations. And then, they discuss a recent audit from...
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Should You Take Mass Transit to the World Cup? [The Third Rail Podcast, Episode 1]
All Aboard on the inaugural episode of The Third Rail Podcast! Adam and Owen introduce the series and then dive into local headlines across the country, from Seattle, to the Bay Area and then the Meadowlands. And the main topic -- can public transit adequately serve sports venues? What conditions...
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Climb aboard as Owen and Adam discuss all things trains, urban planning and public transit!
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