You can find the written version of this episode at https://labattu.com/s5c1-trains-pipelines/

(00:00) Intro

(01:28) The steam engine and the locomotive

(05:27) Electric locomotives and high-speed trains

(09:34) Urban rail transit

(13:31) Rail freight

(17:08) Pipeline technologies

(20:44) Geopolitical flows

(23:15) Trivia: Rack railways & funiculars

(25:01) Further reading

(25:19) Outro

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