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The All Aboard Podcast by All Things Trains

The All Aboard Podcast by All Things Trains

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 All Aboard!! Join us where we talk...All Things Trains...including the business of railroading, the coolest trains and locomotives, and even the best places to eat while chasing trains. All Things Trains Chairman Phil Bell brings you each episode from the E. Hunter Harrison Chair at the Bell Institute for Advanced Railroad Studies.All Things Trains Economics
Episodes
  • Who Shot the Passenger Train? All Aboard Episode 073

    Who Shot the Passenger Train? All Aboard Episode 073
    Apr 1 2026

    In the May, 1959 issue of Trains Magazine, editor David P. Morgan discussed the factors that led to passenger rail's decline and what could be done to fix it. This was less than 15 years after the end of WWII and shows that even then, American passenger rail was dealing with big problems. Phil analyzes the article and tells us what it means for the trains of today.

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    43 mins
  • The Columbus & Greenville: A Shortline Story

    The Columbus & Greenville: A Shortline Story
    Jan 18 2026

    What does a long-gone investment company in Richmond, VA have to do with a shortline railroad in Mississippi? Phil tells the story, from the Greenberg's Train & Toy Show in Richmond, VA

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    Reference: Trains Magazine, October 1982 Issue. "The Railroad That Came Home to the People." Dolzall, Gary W.

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    22 mins
  • All Aboard Episode 071: REJECTED?!? What Happened to the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern Merger?!?

    All Aboard Episode 071: REJECTED?!? What Happened to the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern Merger?!?
    Jan 17 2026

    Union Pacific & Norfolk Southern made news this week, but it's not what you think. Phil Bell breaks down what happened and why.

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    21 mins
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