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Commuter Rail Conversations is a new podcast series presented by the Commuter Rail Coalition. Join CRC Executive Director KellyAnne Gallagher as she interviews industry innovators, thought-leaders, and influencers. Upcoming guests include CRC founders and Board members, supporters of the coalition, and industry leadership representing all facets of commuter rail.
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In this episode, Commuter Rail Coalition CEO, KellyAnne Gallagher, and Coalition Government Affairs Director, John Cline, recap the March 13th and 14th Capitol Hill spring fly-in. During this spring’s now semi-annual event, the CRC had a series of productive meetings including conversations with Sen. Todd Young (R-IN), House Railroad Subcommittee C…
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Rolling Stock Solutions: Bridging the Gap for Commuter Railroads
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In this episode, Coalition CEO KellyAnne Gallagher is joined by guest host Melissa Boyles, Rolling Stock Solutions’ CEO Phillip Puccia and Chief Mechanical Officer, Sean Kehoe. Recently, KellyAnne joined them onsite in Montreal where she quickly realized the enthusiasm and passion Phil and Sean share for this simple yet innovative and effective app…
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Excess Liability Market: A Real Risk for Railroads
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In this episode of Commuter Rail Conversations, Coalition CEO, KellyAnne Gallagher and John Cline, of Cline Strategic Consulting and CRC’s Director of Government Affairs, discuss the impacts of excess liability requirements on commuter rail roads. They are joined by special guest Otis Tolbert. Otis is the Managing Director and Global Practice Leade…
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In this episode of Commuter Rail Conversations, Coalition CEO KellyAnne Gallagher talks with Director of Government Affairs John Cline about the takeaways from our first Washington Fly-in of 2023. Our itinerary prioritized meetings with new committee leadership on the House side, while also catching up with professional staff on the Senate side, an…
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Commuter Rail Conversation with Caltrain's Director of Strategy and Policy, Sam Sargent
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In this episode, Melissa Boyles, Vice President of Diversity and Development for Stacy and Witbeck and host of the Moving Arizona podcast serves as our special guest host. She interviews Sam Sargent, Caltrain’s Director of Strategy and Policy, and they talk about taking leaps. First, Sam's big leap from Austin Texas to California’s Bay area and the…
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In this latest episode of the Commuter Rail Conversations podcast series, Hatch’s Dave Genova hosts a conversation with Caltrain’s Michelle Bouchard and MBTA’s Ryan Coholan on Alternative Project Delivery Methods in the Commuter Rail Industry.By Commuter Rail Coalition
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Kevin Corbett and Mike Noland Interview House Railroads Subcommittee Chairman Donald Payne, Jr.
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In this edition of Commuter Rail Conversations, Kevin Corbett and Mike Noland join us for a wide ranging conversation with House Railroads Subcommittee Chairman Donald Payne, Jr. Listen in as we discuss everything from climate change, to excess liability; from commuter rail’s recovery from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, to the STB’s authorit…
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Guest Host Michelle Bouchard from Caltrain Interviews SEPTA's Leslie Richards
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In this episode of Commuter Rail Conversations we’re talking about pivoting: taking over a multi-modal agency during COVID while staying focused on core principles and preparing to host major international events in a five-year horizon. Just as she took the reins at SEPTA last year the COVID pandemic upended life in Philadelphia. The framework Lesl…
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Mike Noland Interview: Pete Buttigieg potential U.S. Secretary of Transportation
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In this third episode of Commuter Rail Conversations we’re talking about President-elect Joe Biden’s nomination of Pete Buttigieg as his Secretary of Transportation. Much of the discussion around the Buttigieg nomination has focused on a perceived lack of experience in the sector. Reflecting on his own experience with the former Mayor of South Bend…
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The Year of Rail: A Conversation with UNIFE and Alstom
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In this second episode of Commuter Rail Conversations we’re talking about changes ahead in The Year of Rail. As the US prepares to inaugurate “Amtrak Joe” Biden, the EU has declared 2021 The Year of Rail. On both sides of the Atlantic, rail is now seen as a critical element of the economic recovery, and – as the greenest and safest mode - a necessa…
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In this first episode of Commuter Rail Conversations, we’re talking about creating certainty out of chaos. The US is now in the eighth month of the Covid-19 pandemic. Transit agencies are facing unprecedented challenges. Not only are they managing drastically reduced ridership and farebox revenues, they’re working on strategies to help protect staf…
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