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Interview: Origins of Precision Scheduled Railroading and the Financialization of U.S. Rail Transport (w/ John Strong)
Listen now (55 mins) | How railroad and financial sector deregulation dovetailed with globalization to transform the role of rail transport in the U.S…
55:16
Episode 4. Private Railroads for Public Purpose: Battles, Misadventures, and Extraordinary Measures (Part 1)
Listen now | How a peculiar insistence on private ownership of critical national infrastructure created a chronic need for public intervention—and…
1:02:15
Interview: When the Community Speaks Up—Rail Safety Edition (w/ Jess Conard)
Watch now | Movement-building insights from an East Palestine resident-turned-organizer
1:27:50
Preview: Organizing for Community Safety with East Palestine Resident and Rail Watch Founder Jess Conard
Earlier this month, I reached out to Jess Conard in the hopes of interviewing her for the Reconnect America podcast.
4:23
The NEW Rail and Highway Transmission Planning Act Advances Solutionary Rail Vision
This legislation takes the next step toward harnessing U.S. railroad rights-of-way to unlock stranded renewable energy resources and facilitate a clean…
Interview: Congress Must Act to Protect Rail Shippers from Wall Street Greed (w/ Ann Warner)
Why the Reliable Rail Service Act is critical for restoring the access of American businesses and communities to rail transport that they can depend…
50:47
Propel Rail in the Public Interest in 2026
Celebrate victories in 2025 and lean into expanding our impact in the coming year.
Solutionary Rail
Solutionary Rail
Solutionary Rail is a people-powered campaign to put American railroads in service of the public interest through rail electrification, shifting freight and people from roads to rail, and using rail corridors to transmit renewable energy.
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