Train Talk Podcast

In this episode of Train Talk, Rebecca and Monty continue their chat with Brady Redwine who is technically the Vice President of Real Estate for Texas Central, but is actually another aspiring bearded podcast star and stand-up comedian.

His team is responsible for the development of the right-of-way for the train’s alignment and for the development of the 3 stations in Dallas, the Brazos Valley, and northwest Houston.

If you’ve been wondering what it will be like to live work and play in and around the new high-speed train stations, this is the episode for you.

In this episode of Train Talk, Rebecca and Monty talk to Brady Redwine who is technically the Vice President of Real Estate for Texas Central, but is actually another aspiring bearded podcast star and stand-up comedian.

His team is responsible for the development of the right-of-way for the train’s alignment and for the development of the 3 stations in Dallas, the Brazos Valley, and northwest Houston.

If you’ve been wondering what it will be like to live work and play in and around the new high-speed train stations, this is the episode for you.

This week on Train Talk, Rebecca and Monty have a fun discussion with Texas Central Area Design Manager Fabiola Dagrin about the incredibly important work she does for the project and her experiences that led her here, working on the largest infrastructure project in Texas history!

When we built out Texas Central’s Houston office, overlooking beautiful downtown Houston, we knew the space deserved something distinct, something with rich local flavor that lived up to our commitment to promote local business and culture.

In this episode, Monty and Rebecca unveil a giant wall-sized mural of the high-speed train that now hangs in Texas Central’s Houston office. The mural was created by Gonzo247, a native Houstonian and wildly popular urban graffiti artist, who tags areas of the city with his hometown style, like the famed “Houston is Inspired” mural, near Market Square Park in downtown Houston.

For this undertaking, Gonzo shows his own unique passion for the high-speed train project, drawing inspiration from the city of Houston, the music he grew up listening to, and memories of the graffiti-tagged trains that peppered his youth.

“Gonzo continues to be an artistic powerhouse in Houston, beautifully transforming public walls across the city into vibrant attractions that make Houston a more colorful place to live,” said Christine West, Cultural Programs Manager for Houstonfirst. “His passion for this city, and his commitment to the artistic community has generated a safe space for hundreds of street artists to create new works, and to be seen.”

This episode also includes the release of a short behind-the-scenes video that documents the making of the mural, complete with interviews with Gonzo and a sneak peek into his workspace.  Spencer Whelan stops by the studio to talk about his filming of the mural, the significance of Gonzo’s work, and how he was able to translate the idea of this transformational project into art in the city whose seal contains a train and whose motto is “where seventeen railroads meet the sea”.

Watch the video here:

 

Follow Gonzo at @Gonzo247 on Instagram to see more of his work and experience more of Houston.

This week on Train Talk, Monty and Rebecca chat with Travis Kelly, the Vice President of Stakeholder Engagement for Texas Central and a high-speed train project day-oner. In this video, Travis opens up about his childhood growing up in Waxahachie, his darkest fears and hopes and dreams – but mostly the three of them just geek out over trains. Coincidentally, they all three love working for a railroad company building the first high-speed train project in Texas and the US!

Also: Did you know Travis is a very prestigious national award winner? Are tears shed? Did the shocking darkest fears segment make the final cut? And, what does a “Vice President of Stakeholder Engagement” do anyway?

Answers to those questions and more are just a click away.

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This week on Train Talk, Monty and Rebecca chat with Travis Kelly, the Vice President of Stakeholder Engagement for Texas Central and a high-speed train project day-oner. In this video, Travis opens up about his childhood growing up in Waxahachie, his darkest fears and hopes and dreams – but mostly the three of them just geek out over trains. Coincidentally, they all three love working for a railroad company building the first high-speed train project in Texas and the US!

Also: Did you know Travis is a very prestigious national award winner? Are tears shed? Did the shocking darkest fears segment make the final cut? And, what does a “Vice President of Stakeholder Engagement” do anyway?

Answers to those questions and more are just a click away.

#YallAboard

Welcome to the second episode of Train Talk, a Video Podcast from the team building your Texas High-Speed Train!

Once constructed, the Texas Train will shuttle passengers between North Texas, Houston and the Brazos Valley in less than 90 minutes, at speeds of up to 205 mph, and using the world’s most advanced high-speed train technology.

This episode is part 2 of our interview with Texas Central's Rail Systems Director Paul Waby. Paul is one of the World's foremost experts on the Shinkansen system and what it takes to transfer that technology to another market. Paul was part of the team that built the Taiwanese Shinkansen system, which began operations in 2007. Just like its predecessor system in Japan, the Taiwanese Shinkansen line has been running for over 11 years with ZERO injuries or fatalities due to operational accident.

Paul discusses the amazing safety performance of the Shinkansen system during the earthquake in Fukushima Japan. This system kept all of its passengers safe throughout extraordinary circumstances.

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Welcome to the first episode of Train Talk, a weekly video podcast from the team building your Texas High-Speed Train! In this new series, we will get to know all of the amazing folks working every day on this project; we’ll talk about the opportunities a project of this magnitude brings for Texans, and, we’ll touch on a host of other issues related to bringing high-speed trains to the United States.

If you don't already know, the Texas high-speed Train will move people between North Texas and Houston in 90 minutes at 205 mph, with one stop in the Brazos Valley.  

In this episode, Monty and Rebecca interview Texas Central’s Rail Systems Director, Paul Waby. Paul is one of the world’s foremost experts on the Shinkansen system and what it takes to transfer that technology to another market. Paul was part of the team that built the Taiwanese Shinkansen system, which began operations in 2007. Just like it’s predecessor system in Japan, the Taiwanese Shinkansen line has been running for over 11 years with ZERO injuries or fatalities due to operational accident. Combine that with the Japanese system touting a 54-year perfect safety record and you can easily see why Texas Central wants to bring the world’s safest mass transportation system to Texas.

We hope you enjoy this first episode of Train Talk, a new platform for us to showcase the amazing people that are working on the project and keep you updated on the work we’re doing everyday to build your Texas High-Speed Train!

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