Reconnect America
By Solutionary Rail
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Reconnect America is the new podcast from Solutionary Rail that presents a creative yet common sense vision for U.S. railroads. It weaves together the genius of community and technical experts, workers and policymakers, advocates and scholars. Reconnect America reflects a decade of research, writing, and advocacy aimed at illuminating the ways in which the U.S. rail system can be harnessed to better service public interests and to address 21st century problems.
Reconnect America is hosted by Bill Moyer, co-author of the book Solutionary Rail: A People-powered Campaign to Electrify America’s Railroads and Open Corridors to a Clean Energy Future.
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Episode 6. Our Way or the Highway: The Managed Decline of U.S. Freight Rail Transport
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Aug 08, 2026 |
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Interview: From Competition to Collaboration (w/ Michael Sussman)
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Aug 01, 2026 |
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Interview: A Common Sense Vision for the Future of Passenger Rail and Why the BUILD America 250 Act Falls Short (w/ Rail Passengers Association President Jim Mathews)
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Jul 11, 2026 |
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Interview: Former Surface Transportation Board Chair Robert Primus on the Need for a 21st-Century Regulatory Toolkit
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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Episode 5. Profitability at Any Cost: The Price We Paid to Rescue U.S. Railroads
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May 12, 2026 |
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Panel Discussion: Solutionary Earth Day Special—Pivoting Rail From Problem to Solution
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May 02, 2026 |
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Interview: Questioning Staggers—Greed without Guardrails? (w/ Arnav Rao)
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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Interview: How Deregulated Railroads Sacrificed Service in Pursuit of Profit (w/ Ken Kirschling)
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Apr 04, 2026 |
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Interview: Origins of Precision Scheduled Railroading and the Financialization of U.S. Rail Transport (w/ John Strong)
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Mar 21, 2026 |
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Interview: When the Community Speaks Up—Rail Safety Edition (w/ Jess Conard)
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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Preview: Organizing for Community Safety with East Palestine Resident and Rail Watch Founder Jess Conard
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Feb 21, 2026 |
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Interview: Congress Must Act to Protect Rail Shippers from Wall Street Greed (w/ Ann Warner)
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Dec 28, 2025 |
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Interview: Captive Shippers and Their Fight for Reasonable and Reliable Rail Service (w/ Emily Regis)
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Dec 13, 2025 |
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Episode 4. Private Railroads for Public Purpose: Battles, Misadventures, and Extraordinary Measures
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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Interview: U.S. Railroads' Endgame Moment (w/ Byron Porter)
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Sep 20, 2025 |
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Interview: Why Railroad Workers Are Fighting the Proposed UP-NS Merger (w/ Ron Kaminkow)
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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Interview: Taking on Wall Street—and its Railroads (w/ Former Congressman Peter DeFazio)
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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Interview: A Labor Leader's Take on Railroad Mega-Merger, Cross-modal Solidarity, New Legislation, and More (w/ Greg Regan)
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Aug 17, 2025 |
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Interview: How to Fix the U.S. Railroad Problem—and the Country (w/ Phillip Longman)
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Aug 09, 2025 |
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Interview: History of U.S. Antimonopoly Law (w/ Basel Musharbash)
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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Interview: Bill Hutchison and Ed D'Amato's Proposal to Fix U.S. Passenger Rail
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Jun 28, 2025 |
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Rail Bite #9: The Loss of Railroading Knowledge and Its Impact on Passenger Service (w/ Tom White)
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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Panel Discussion on US Passenger Rail Featuring Meredith Richards, John Robert Smith & Tom White
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May 29, 2025 |
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Episode 3. Amtrak's Genesis and the Ongoing Struggle to Reclaim the Public Purpose of Passenger Rail (Part 2)
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May 10, 2025 |
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Rail Bite #8: Economic Benefits of Passenger Rail and Why Frequent Service is Pivotal for Strong Ridership (w/ Meredith Richards)
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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Rail Bite #7: Bullet Train Hype and the Need for Better Conventional Passenger Service (w/ Tom White)
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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Rail Bite #6: Why the U.S. Has So Little Amtrak Service (w/ Maddock Thomas)
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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Rail Bite #5: Should Passenger Rail Be Privatized? (w/ Knox Ross)
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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Rail Bite #4: The Unlikely Coalition Reviving Passenger Rail Across Southern Montana (w/ Dave Strohmaier)
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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Rail Bite #3: The Problem with Expecting Trains to Turn a Profit (w/ David Alff)
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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Rail Bite #2: Virginia's Passenger Rail Renaissance (w/ Meredith Richards)
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Feb 22, 2025 |
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Rail Bite #1: Why Passenger Rail Matters for Communities (w/ John Robert Smith)
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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Episode 2. From Bloom to Bailout: A History of US Passenger Rail (Part 1)
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Jan 01, 2025 |
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Episode 1. Reconnect America
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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Reconnect America: Trailer
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Aug 13, 2024 |