Somehow You Didn't Die on Your Way to Work

1950 was a different time. People died in horrible accidents and nobody did anything.

Those were the days, huh?

Find us elsewhere on the internet:

Joe: instagram.com/aboveaverage.joe

Zach: turn on the foamer signal when you have a question and I'll probably show up

The pod: instagram.com/youdidn'tdiepodcast

Ray @ nomercyforswine on everything that matters

Train Letters - pioneerandpilot.com

Let's Play Channel - youtube.com/@LowArtLyceum

Recommended reading: "The Green Hornet Streetcar Disaster" by Craig Allen Cleve

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**THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED ON JANUARY 24, 2026**

On one hand, you should probably sleep before driving anything, let alone a train.

On the other hand... the bunkhouse in Edson might actually be *that* bad.

Got a story from public transit you'd like to share? EMAIL US at [email protected] and tell us about your harrowing adventures!

**THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED ON JANUARY 10, 2026**

Air Canada 797: a tale of heroism, flammable substances, and a toilet managing to catch fire.

Also this airplane was wired back together very badly. Not that we'll ever know, because all the NTSB's horses and all the NTSB's men couldn't put this horror show back together again.

RIP Stan Rogers

Got a story from public transit you'd like to share? EMAIL US @ [email protected] and tell us about your harrowing adventures! (or send funny stories if you want to help us lighten the mood)

Find us elsewhere on the internet:

Joe: instagram.com/aboveaverage.joe/?hl=en

Zach: Turn on the foamer signal when you have a question and I'll probably show up

The pod: instagram.com/youdidn'tdiepodcast

**THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED ON JANUARY 3, 2026**

Any time someone calls for fewer safety regulations, tell them that chucklefucks like Mel are the reason we can't not have safety regulationsI guess this is our holiday episode so happy whatever you celebrateBe sure to check out Gareth Dennis at  @GarethDennisTV  Do you have a story about a safety hazard on public transit? EMAIL US at [email protected] because we'd love to read your story on a future episode**THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED ON NOVEMBER 14, 2025**

I want to get off Mr. Lybrand's Wild Ride :(

Extreme apologies to Spotify listeners who are getting this three days later than YouTube listeners because Zach forgot to upload it here :(

**THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED ON OCTOBER 11, 2025**

THESE CHUCKLEFUCKS-

-excuse me... These chucklefucks came *this close* to permanently ending the heritage steam industry, and nearly killed a trainload of people in the process.

Dumbasses in the industry like these dudes are why Zach drinks so much.

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**THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2025**

The Great Lakes have swallowed thousands of men... just like your mom did.This is the story of the Edmund Fitzgerald, a big ship on a bigger lake that sailed headlong into the storm from hell. The Great Lakes aren't forgiving of things like hubris and tack welds, and the Fitz sailed into legend 50 years ago. We're gonna talk about it.

(Gordon Lightfoot intensifies)

Got a story from public transit you'd like to share? EMAIL US at [email protected] and tell us about your harrowing adventures!**THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED ON OCTOBER 26, 2025**Also, you may ask yourself, "why does Joe's audio sound like it's cutting in and out?" That's a great question, and don't worry - Joe is tearing his computer to bits in order to figure that out.

A poorly maintained ship, with a sketchy crew, and a compliment of pre-apartheid South Africans aboard? Sounds like the setup to a GREAT sea story.

Some notes: 1: Joe got some basic info about "The Superliners: Twilight of an Era." That came out in 1980, and featured then-new Queen Elizabeth 2, not whatever it was he said at the time.

2: If you're the one maritime historian/doctoral student/youtuber trying to learn about the collision/sinking of the Schooner Alma A. E. Holmes and the SS Belfast, Hi! How are you doing? That part is all the way at the end of the video around 2:36:30. We hope this helps in some way, and feel free to cite us; APA has some guidelines on how to do it, and they're arcane as usual but you should get it.

Got a story from public transit you'd like to share? EMAIL US at [email protected] and tell us about your harrowing adventures!

**THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED ON AUGUST 31, 2025**

Foamers ruin everything. Don't believe us? Ask the attendees of the 1950 NMRA convention in Milwaukee. Ask anyone who worked for Speedrail. Ask anyone who knows how a Nachod Signal works. Just don't ask Jay Maeder.Got a story from public transit you'd like to share? EMAIL US at [email protected] and tell us about your harrowing adventures!**THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED ON AUGUST 14, 2025**

Being tired sucks. What sucks more is when you're driving a bus. Or a train. Or an A320. Make sure you get a good night's sleep everyone. Got a story from public transit you'd like to share? EMAIL US at [email protected] and tell us about your harrowing adventures!**THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED ON AUGUST 3, 2025**