Train Time: The Podcast
Train Time: The Podcast
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Trains are our tomorrow. At Train Time, experts of all stripes, from the US, UK, and other countries, join host Karen Christensen to talk about all aspects of modern passenger rail development. Train Time is not about heritage or tourist scenic railroads, but instead about rail as a sustainable way to get around locally, nationally, and internationally - good for people, communities, economies, and the natural world. traintime.substack.com
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The show covers topics centered around sustainable transportation, including the benefits of passenger rail in various communities, as well as critiques of transportation bureaucracy. Episodes feature in-depth discussions about plans for battery-powered train services, rail infrastructure proposals, and showcase events with notable figures like author Simon Winchester.
Trains are our tomorrow. At Train Time, experts of all stripes, from the US, UK, and other countries, join host Karen Christensen to talk about all aspects of modern passenger rail development. Train Time is not about heritage or tourist scenic railroads, but instead about rail as a sustainable way to get around locally, nationally, and internationally – good for people, communities, economies, and the natural world.
As Karen Christensen prepares to head to China – first speaking about how civilizations learn from one another, and then exploring third places in Shanghai – she and Matt Silber discuss the social life of public transit. They draw from experiences in different countries and times, and explore how train travel is both a chance to interact with strangers and, sometimes, a way to develop the warm bonds with regular acquaintances that typify a third place.
Read more about third places at The Great Good Place.
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Music on the Train Time podcast comes from Two Bit Cowboys.
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