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Killer Train

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The future of Brightline may depend upon public dollars for safety upgrades, critical infrastructure and for keeping the company's struggling finances afloat.

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30.12.2025
29:55
The future of Brightline may depend upon public dollars for safety upgrades, critical infrastructure and for keeping the company's struggling finances afloat.
Sitting ducks
20.11.2025
27:16
Why are some railroad crossings more dangerous than others, according to federal data? Drivers who survived collisions with Brightline trains argue the infrastructure around the tracks put them in harm's way.
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The high price of quiet trains
30.10.2025
28:21
The tracks Brightline trains run on were already the deadliest stretch of railroad in the nation in the 1980s and 90s, according to federal data. Have local governments learned anything from that history?
'You never think that you'll die in that way'
29.7.2025
31:24
Hear the stories of three people who lost their lives on the tracks, in the words of the loved ones they left behind.
Bonus Episode: Cracking open Brightline’s books
22.7.2025
31:35
Brightline hasn’t yet turned a profit — and it’s billions of dollars in debt.
Should tax dollars pay for a private train?
22.7.2025
27:46
Taxpayers are on the hook for hundreds of millions in costs related to Brightline, despite the company’s initial claims that the train would be fully funded by private investment.
Emergency
15.7.2025
30:48
Early on, the promise of a private passenger train connecting South Florida’s cities was tempered by the reality: People were dying on the tracks.
Introducing Killer Train
14.7.2025
5:25
Florida’s Brightline has been hailed as a model for the future of U.S. rail. It’s also the deadliest passenger train in the country by far, according to federal data.

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Killer Train

Weitere Episoden von „Killer Train“

Over / under

Sitting ducks

The high price of quiet trains

'You never think that you'll die in that way'

Bonus Episode: Cracking open Brightline’s books

Should tax dollars pay for a private train?

Emergency

Introducing Killer Train