The Third Rail Podcast

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 Brightline in Florida, the nation's only privately-owned and -operated intercity passenger railroad, casting doubt on Brightline's longterm fiscal solvency. Expanding more broadly, the two discuss the pros and cons of private and public operation of intercity rail travel.

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 are essential to successful collaboration between mass transit and major sports events? Tune in as Adam and Owen break it down!