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Episode 129: East Palestine Derailment

Apr 23, 2023
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
How to Be a Successful Engineer
01:52 • 3min
3
The Wreck of a Train
04:35 • 2min
4
The East Palestine Train Derailment
06:22 • 4min
5
The Simpsons and the WGA
10:47 • 2min
6
The Importance of Socialism in the Economy
12:42 • 4min
7
Sudan: A Briefing on the Conflict
16:48 • 3min
8
The History of the Heights Town Wreck
20:00 • 2min
9
The Death of John Quincy Adams
21:56 • 2min
10
The History of Norfolk Southern
23:40 • 2min
11
The History of the Corduroy Road
25:38 • 2min
12
The Re-Adjuster Party in West Virginia
27:48 • 2min
13
The Re-Adjusters and the Conservatives in West Virginia
30:14 • 2min
14
The Confederacy After the War
32:03 • 2min
15
Frank Furnace and the Southern Railway
33:48 • 2min
16
The Southern Railway
35:25 • 2min
17
The Cost of Doing Business
37:03 • 2min
18
The History of the Railroads
38:39 • 2min
19
The History of the Penn Central Railroad
40:17 • 2min
20
The History of Railroad Technology
42:16 • 2min
21
The Future of the Oily Rags Industry
44:02 • 3min
22
The Importance of Adapting Railroad Bearings
46:40 • 2min
23
The History of Plane Bearings
48:10 • 2min
24
The History of Defect Detection Equipment
49:42 • 5min
25
The Human Failure Point
55:03 • 2min
26
The Federal Railroad Administration and the Defect Detector
56:44 • 2min
27
The Future of Plastics
58:30 • 3min
28
The Truth About PVC
01:01:14 • 3min
29
The Evils of Corn Syrup
01:04:22 • 3min
30
The Dangers of Vinyl Chloride
01:07:01 • 2min
31
The Risks of Overheating Cars
01:08:46 • 2min
32
The Derailment of a Chinese Balloon
01:10:24 • 2min
33
The Norfolk Southern Train Breaks in Half
01:11:55 • 3min
34
The St. Louis Terminal Railroad
01:14:32 • 2min
35
The Problem With Precision Scheduled Railroading
01:16:21 • 2min
36
The Fucking Problem on a Friday Night
01:18:08 • 2min
37
The Train Is on Fire
01:20:19 • 2min
38
The Train Derails on the Ground
01:22:11 • 2min
39
The History of Vinyl Chloride Derailments
01:24:00 • 3min
40
The Public Pressure Component of the Railroad Derailment
01:27:07 • 3min
41
The Importance of Externalization in Railroad Construction
01:30:04 • 2min
42
The Vinyl Chloride Explosion
01:31:59 • 3min
43
How to Transfer Vinyl Chloride
01:34:43 • 2min
44
The Effects of the Railroad Wreck on the Town
01:37:06 • 2min
45
The Curse of the Industrial Midwest
01:38:45 • 2min
46
The Tragedy of a Railroad Derailment
01:40:19 • 2min
47
The T-Rellment
01:42:29 • 2min
48
The American Stalinism Begins Now
01:44:43 • 3min
49
The Toxic Gas Cloud
01:47:57 • 4min
50
The Westinghouse Air Breathing System
01:51:31 • 2min
51
The Problem With the Westinghouse Air Brake
01:53:15 • 2min
52
Electronically Controlled Pneumatic Brakes
01:54:54 • 2min
53
The Rhetorical Question: Why Does Pete Move to Do This?
01:56:41 • 2min
54
The Benefits of ECP Braking
01:58:20 • 2min
55
The Problem With ECP Systems in the Wild
01:59:57 • 3min
56
The Obama Era Mandatory for CCP Breaks
02:02:29 • 1min
57
The Importance of ECP Breaks in the War in Ukraine
02:03:58 • 2min
58
The Problem With ECP Braking Systems
02:05:47 • 2min
59
How to Push the One Button That Destroys Freight Transport by Train
02:07:34 • 3min
60
The Future of Technology
02:11:01 • 3min
61
The Pros and Cons of DCP
02:13:58 • 2min
62
ECP on the Railroad Network
02:15:56 • 2min
63
ECP and the Cleanup Process
02:17:34 • 3min
64
The Cost of Cleanup on the Novik Southern Railroad
02:20:24 • 2min
65
The Dangers of Chemical Weapons
02:22:04 • 3min
66
The Importance of Institutional Power
02:24:47 • 2min
67
The Fear of God
02:26:45 • 2min
68
The Importance of Federal Two-Man Crew Rule
02:28:29 • 2min
69
Safety Third: Shake Hands With Danger
02:30:35 • 2min
70
The Strange Period of My Life When Carpentry and Rigor Intersected
02:32:18 • 2min
71
The Unsafe Workplace
02:34:13 • 3min
72
The Importance of Being Out of Place
02:36:57 • 2min
73
The Clown Drop
02:38:37 • 2min
74
The Circus Train
02:40:13 • 2min