Killer Train

By WLRN News, Miami Herald

Brightline, the first private passenger train to open in the U.S. in more than a century, is hailed as a national model for the future of rail. Since 2018, Brightline has sold millions of train ticket... more

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The podcast currently has 6 episodes available.

Killer Train episodes:

October 30, 2025 The high price of quiet trains
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?
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29min
July 29, 2025 'You never think that you'll die in that way'
Hear the stories of three people who lost their lives on the tracks, in the words of the loved ones they left behind.
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32min
July 22, 2025 Bonus Episode: Cracking open Brightline’s books
Brightline hasn’t yet turned a profit — and it’s billions of dollars in debt.
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32min
July 22, 2025 Should tax dollars pay for a private train?
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.
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28min
July 15, 2025 Emergency
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.
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31min
July 14, 2025 Introducing Killer Train
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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6min

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How many episodes does Killer Train have?

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