Derailed is a limited-run podcast from Wisconsin Public Radio about Wisconsin’s high-speed rail line that never was. It’s a look at how the project came together, how it fell apart, and what it says about how Wisconsin has changed.
Latest Episodes
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Lame Duck, The Olympics And The Future Of High-Speed Rail
Subscribe To “Derailed” Should former Gov. Jim Doyle have moved ahead with the high-speed train when he was a lame duck? Will Madison ever have passenger rail? Also, what did […]
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As Politics Evolved, Wisconsin’s Train Was Along For The Ride
Subscribe To “Derailed” It’s difficult to tell the story of Wisconsin’s high-speed rail saga without delving into the evolution of the state’s politics. The train, arguably, was along for the […]
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Years After Rail Saga, Wisconsin’s Talgo Trains Sit Idle
Subscribe To “Derailed” In Beech Grove, Indiana, two massive brick warehouses have been a part of the landscape for more than a century. One of the buildings has a concrete […]
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The High-Speed Rail Debate Persists In California
Subscribe To “Derailed” It didn’t take long after the 2010 election before Wisconsin found out what would happen to its share of the high-speed rail funding in the federal stimulus […]
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As Political Winds Change, Walker Uses Train To Seize The Moment
Subscribe To “Derailed” When thousands of conservatives gathered outside of the Wisconsin State Capitol on April 15, 2010, they felt like they were on the outside looking in. Barack Obama […]
Credits
- Bridgit Bowden Host
- Shawn Johnson Host
- Noah Ovshinsky
- Hannah Haynes Producer
- John K. Wilson
- Jenny Peek
- Andrea Anderson
- Karl Christenson Technical Director
- Brad Kolberg Technical Director
- John Nichols
- Grace Lorentz
- Anna Rueden
- Jane Jiumaleh
- Amanda Starich
Bonus Content
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