Tracks Through Time https://for-freights-sake.simplecast.com en 2023 FreightWaves Focusing on telling engaging stories throughout the history of freight and transportation that shaped the industry we know today https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/3c3dc8e4-f0fd-11ed-b08f-07326f0088df/image/tracks-through-time-podcast.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress Tracks Through Time https://for-freights-sake.simplecast.com no episodic FreightWaves Focusing on telling engaging stories throughout the history of freight and transportation that shaped the industry we know today FreightWaves tdooner@freightwaves.com How Australia Lost a War with Emus After World War I, veterans took up farming and provided food supplies and wheat to Western Australia. But when emus began to threaten that supply chain, another war broke out. The emus won. Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 12 Jan 2024 13:38:00 -0000 full FreightWaves After World War I, veterans took up farming and provided food supplies and wheat to Western Australia. But when emus began to threaten that supply chain, another war broke out. The emus won. Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices After World War I, veterans took up farming and provided food supplies and wheat to Western Australia. But when emus began to threaten that supply chain, another war broke out. The emus won.


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]]> 1553 The logistics of the Boston Tea Party Find out how more than 100 patriots pulled off dumping so much tea into Boston Harbor in this week’s episode of Tracks Through Time. Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 14 Dec 2023 18:30:00 -0000 full FreightWaves Find out how more than 100 patriots pulled off dumping so much tea into Boston Harbor in this week’s episode of Tracks Through Time. Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Find out how more than 100 patriots pulled off dumping so much tea into Boston Harbor in this week’s episode of Tracks Through Time.

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]]> 1703 Find out how the Rockefeller Christmas is transported year after year Did you know there's one company that always handles delivering the tree for Christmas at the Rockefeller Plaza in New York? Find out about the history of its logistics and the process of picking the tree in this week's episode. Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 30 Nov 2023 18:30:00 -0000 full FreightWaves Did you know there's one company that always handles delivering the tree for Christmas at the Rockefeller Plaza in New York? Find out about the history of its logistics and the process of picking the tree in this week's episode. Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Did you know there's one company that always handles delivering the tree for Christmas at the Rockefeller Plaza in New York? Find out about the history of its logistics and the process of picking the tree in this week's episode.

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]]> 1770 How Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Logistics Worked For Almost 100 Years The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade has gotten bigger and bigger every year since 1924, but how can such a big logistics program be pulled off year after year? Brielle Jaekel and Mary O'Connell dive into how it works throughout the years. Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 16 Nov 2023 18:30:00 -0000 full FreightWaves The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade has gotten bigger and bigger every year since 1924, but how can such a big logistics program be pulled off year after year? Brielle Jaekel and Mary O'Connell dive into how it works throughout the years. Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade has gotten bigger and bigger every year since 1924, but how can such a big logistics program be pulled off year after year? Brielle Jaekel and Mary O'Connell dive into how it works throughout the years.

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]]> 1740 The Dangerous Job of Delivering Mail by Airplane in the 1920s Mail delivery by airplane started in 1918, if you can believe it. The method was dangerous but cut down delivery time by a day. Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 02 Nov 2023 17:27:00 -0000 full FreightWaves Mail delivery by airplane started in 1918, if you can believe it. The method was dangerous but cut down delivery time by a day. Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mail delivery by airplane started in 1918, if you can believe it. The method was dangerous but cut down delivery time by a day.

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]]> 1649 Haunted Highways Deputy editor Brielle Jaekel and 3PL expert Mary O’Connell tell stories of haunted highways to celebrate Halloween. Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 19 Oct 2023 17:30:00 -0000 full FreightWaves Deputy editor Brielle Jaekel and 3PL expert Mary O’Connell tell stories of haunted highways to celebrate Halloween. Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Deputy editor Brielle Jaekel and 3PL expert Mary O’Connell tell stories of haunted highways to celebrate Halloween.

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]]> 2059 Truck driver's vanishing act: The Devin Williams story In this chilling episode, we delve into the baffling 1995 disappearance of truck driver Devin Williams, who vanished without a trace in the heart of Arizona's Tonto National Forest, leaving behind a perplexing mystery that still haunts investigators to this day. Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 05 Oct 2023 17:00:00 -0000 full FreightWaves In this chilling episode, we delve into the baffling 1995 disappearance of truck driver Devin Williams, who vanished without a trace in the heart of Arizona's Tonto National Forest, leaving behind a perplexing mystery that still haunts investigators to this day. Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this chilling episode, we delve into the baffling 1995 disappearance of truck driver Devin Williams, who vanished without a trace in the heart of Arizona's Tonto National Forest, leaving behind a perplexing mystery that still haunts investigators to this day.

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]]> 1583 Lessons from the Inferno: The Texas City Disaster In 1947, tragedy struck the port in Texas City, Texas, when a French ship carrying highly flammable fertilizer caught fire and caused devastation to the port town. But the lessons learned from the incident likely saved lives in the years following. Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 21 Sep 2023 19:12:22 -0000 full FreightWaves In 1947, tragedy struck the port in Texas City, Texas, when a French ship carrying highly flammable fertilizer caught fire and caused devastation to the port town. But the lessons learned from the incident likely saved lives in the years following. Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In 1947, tragedy struck the port in Texas City, Texas, when a French ship carrying highly flammable fertilizer caught fire and caused devastation to the port town. But the lessons learned from the incident likely saved lives in the years following.

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]]> 1654 Lost Cargo: The Mystery of Flight 19 In December 1945, five US Navy Avenger bombers took off from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on a routine training mission known as Flight 19. Their mission was simple: navigate to various points in the Atlantic Ocean and then return to base. However, this seemingly routine training exercise turned into one of the most baffling mysteries in aviation history. Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 07 Sep 2023 18:02:08 -0000 full FreightWaves In December 1945, five US Navy Avenger bombers took off from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on a routine training mission known as Flight 19. Their mission was simple: navigate to various points in the Atlantic Ocean and then return to base. However, this seemingly routine training exercise turned into one of the most baffling mysteries in aviation history. Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In December 1945, five US Navy Avenger bombers took off from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on a routine training mission known as Flight 19. Their mission was simple: navigate to various points in the Atlantic Ocean and then return to base. However, this seemingly routine training exercise turned into one of the most baffling mysteries in aviation history.

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]]> 1735 The Supply Chain of Bathtub Gin and Bootlegging Prohibition might have made the production and sale of alcohol in the United States illegal, but that doesn't mean Americans stopped. The supply chain for the alcohol beverage flourished during the ban, but in a completely different way. Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 10 Aug 2023 17:18:53 -0000 full FreightWaves Prohibition might have made the production and sale of alcohol in the United States illegal, but that doesn't mean Americans stopped. The supply chain for the alcohol beverage flourished during the ban, but in a completely different way. Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Prohibition might have made the production and sale of alcohol in the United States illegal, but that doesn't mean Americans stopped. The supply chain for the alcohol beverage flourished during the ban, but in a completely different way.

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]]> 1841 The Suez Canal Crisis Of 1956: A Pivotal Moment In Shipping History A crisis over the Suez Canal put Egypt at odds against France, Britain and Israel. The story has surprising twists and unexpected secret motives. Find out how this shaped the future of shipping routes and globalization. Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 27 Jul 2023 17:24:10 -0000 full FreightWaves A crisis over the Suez Canal put Egypt at odds against France, Britain and Israel. The story has surprising twists and unexpected secret motives. Find out how this shaped the future of shipping routes and globalization. Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices A crisis over the Suez Canal put Egypt at odds against France, Britain and Israel. The story has surprising twists and unexpected secret motives. Find out how this shaped the future of shipping routes and globalization.

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]]> 1561 How 1 Girl Stopped A Railroad Disaster And Saved 200 Lives Kate Shelley became a hero at 17 years old when she went through extreme measures to save a passenger train from certain disaster in 1881. Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 13 Jul 2023 17:00:00 -0000 full FreightWaves Kate Shelley became a hero at 17 years old when she went through extreme measures to save a passenger train from certain disaster in 1881. Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Kate Shelley became a hero at 17 years old when she went through extreme measures to save a passenger train from certain disaster in 1881.

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]]> 1607 Mysterious ship appears in middle of the ocean without crew The Mary Celeste was a ghost ship found adrift in the Atlantic Ocean in 1872. Since then there has been speculation around the mystery. Author Valerie Martin joins us to discuss her book on the subject and give some insight to the creepy event. Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 29 Jun 2023 17:00:00 -0000 full FreightWaves The Mary Celeste was a ghost ship found adrift in the Atlantic Ocean in 1872. Since then there has been speculation around the mystery. Author Valerie Martin joins us to discuss her book on the subject and give some insight to the creepy event. Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The Mary Celeste was a ghost ship found adrift in the Atlantic Ocean in 1872. Since then there has been speculation around the mystery. Author Valerie Martin joins us to discuss her book on the subject and give some insight to the creepy event.

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]]> 1594 The tragic crash of a US Navy airship In 1933, a total of 75 US Navy members lost their lives when airship USS Akron crashed and sank into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of New Jersey. Brielle Jaekel is joined by Naval History and Heritage Command’s Dr. Caroline Johnson who tells us the story of the fateful incident. Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 15 Jun 2023 17:00:00 -0000 full FreightWaves Other dangerous events foreshadowed USS Akron’s fateful crash In 1933, a total of 75 US Navy members lost their lives when airship USS Akron crashed and sank into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of New Jersey. Brielle Jaekel is joined by Naval History and Heritage Command’s Dr. Caroline Johnson who tells us the story of the fateful incident. Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In 1933, a total of 75 US Navy members lost their lives when airship USS Akron crashed and sank into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of New Jersey. Brielle Jaekel is joined by Naval History and Heritage Command’s Dr. Caroline Johnson who tells us the story of the fateful incident.

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]]> 1921 An infamous train robbery is solved with a shocking mistake An ambitious train robbery is pulled off with very few setbacks. But one little mistake leads to the downfall of this daring gang. Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 01 Jun 2023 17:00:00 -0000 full FreightWaves An ambitious train robbery is pulled off with very few setbacks. But one little mistake leads to the downfall of this daring gang. Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices An ambitious train robbery is pulled off with very few setbacks. But one little mistake leads to the downfall of this daring gang.

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]]> 1620 Battalion 6 Triple 8 - An untold story from WWII Black women in the U.S. Army during WWII made up the 6888 battalion, whose sole job was to handle the mail for American soldiers. Their story has been largely ignored for decades – until now. Hear their story and learn about their impossible feats from a historian close to the project. Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 18 May 2023 17:10:43 -0000 full FreightWaves Black women in the U.S. Army during WWII made up the 6888 battalion, whose sole job was to handle the mail for American soldiers. Their story has been largely ignored for decades – until now. Hear their story and learn about their impossible feats from a historian close to the project. Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Black women in the U.S. Army during WWII made up the 6888 battalion, whose sole job was to handle the mail for American soldiers. Their story has been largely ignored for decades – until now. Hear their story and learn about their impossible feats from a historian close to the project.

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]]> 2540 Navigating the Impossible: The dangerous plan to connect two oceans https://for-freights-sake.simplecast.com/episodes/navigating-the-impossible-the-dangerous-plan-to-connect-two-oceans-maBkM3_J While the Panama Canal has played a crucial role in maritime shipping, its construction was fraught with problems.  Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 04 May 2023 17:57:16 -0000 Navigating the Impossible: The dangerous plan to connect two oceans full 4 FreightWaves While the Panama Canal has played a crucial role in maritime shipping, its construction was fraught with problems. While the Panama Canal has played a crucial role in maritime shipping, its construction was fraught with problems.  Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices While the Panama Canal has played a crucial role in maritime shipping, its construction was fraught with problems. 

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]]> 1613 no Deadliest bridge US collapse has mysterious folklore https://for-freights-sake.simplecast.com/episodes/deadliest-bridge-us-collapse-has-mysterious-folklore-ur3Ppr0q The Silver Bridge collapse is popular in relation to a unique folklore but it also completely changed how we look at safety regulations for bridges. Hear the story of the collapse and the folklore surrounding it. Then get an inside look at the story with West Virginia DOT’s Tracy W. Brown, a state bridge engineer. Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 20 Apr 2023 17:00:00 -0000 Deadliest bridge US collapse has mysterious folklore full 3 FreightWaves The Silver Bridge collapse is popular in relation to a unique folklore but it also completely changed how we look at safety regulations for bridges. Hear the story of the collapse and the folklore surrounding it. Then get an inside look at the story with West Virginia DOT’s Tracy W. Brown, a state bridge engineer. The Silver Bridge collapse is popular in relation to a unique folklore but it also completely changed how we look at safety regulations for bridges. Hear the story of the collapse and the folklore surrounding it. Then get an inside look at the story with West Virginia DOT’s Tracy W. Brown, a state bridge engineer. Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The Silver Bridge collapse is popular in relation to a unique folklore but it also completely changed how we look at safety regulations for bridges. Hear the story of the collapse and the folklore surrounding it. Then get an inside look at the story with West Virginia DOT’s Tracy W. Brown, a state bridge engineer.

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]]> 1873 no 20-year mystery on the sea https://for-freights-sake.simplecast.com/episodes/20-year-mystery-on-the-sea-XD_H_mbT The U.K.’s largest sunken merchant ship met a dramatic end. But no one knew what actually happened until 20 years after the disaster, thanks to the families of the crew who fought hard for answers. Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 06 Apr 2023 17:44:23 -0000 20-year mystery on the sea full 2 FreightWaves The U.K.’s largest sunken merchant ship met a dramatic end. But no one knew what actually happened until 20 years after the disaster, thanks to the families of the crew who fought hard for answers. The U.K.’s largest sunken merchant ship met a dramatic end. But no one knew what actually happened until 20 years after the disaster, thanks to the families of the crew who fought hard for answers. Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The U.K.’s largest sunken merchant ship met a dramatic end. But no one knew what actually happened until 20 years after the disaster, thanks to the families of the crew who fought hard for answers.

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]]> 1139 no The real story behind Goodfellas https://for-freights-sake.simplecast.com/episodes/the-real-story-behind-goodfellas-NHcMowTi The Lufthansa Heist was indeed the biggest heist in history at the time, but Goodfellas didn’t tell the whole story… if you can believe that. In 1990, Martin Scorsce directed acclaimed gangster flick Goodfellas, captivating audiences with the mobster story of a famous heist. The movie was loosely based on the 1978 heist of a Lufthansa airplane’s cargo and the true story is even more unbelievable than the script.  Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 23 Mar 2023 17:49:31 -0000 The real story behind Goodfellas full 1 FreightWaves The Lufthansa Heist was indeed the biggest heist in history at the time, but Goodfellas didn’t tell the whole story… if you can believe that. In 1990, Martin Scorsce directed acclaimed gangster flick Goodfellas, captivating audiences with the mobster story of a famous heist. The movie was loosely based on the 1978 heist of a Lufthansa airplane’s cargo and the true story is even more unbelievable than the script. The Lufthansa Heist was indeed the biggest heist in history at the time, but Goodfellas didn’t tell the whole story… if you can believe that. In 1990, Martin Scorsce directed acclaimed gangster flick Goodfellas, captivating audiences with the mobster story of a famous heist. The movie was loosely based on the 1978 heist of a Lufthansa airplane’s cargo and the true story is even more unbelievable than the script.  Follow the Tracks Through Time Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The Lufthansa Heist was indeed the biggest heist in history at the time, but Goodfellas didn’t tell the whole story… if you can believe that. In 1990, Martin Scorsce directed acclaimed gangster flick Goodfellas, captivating audiences with the mobster story of a famous heist. The movie was loosely based on the 1978 heist of a Lufthansa airplane’s cargo and the true story is even more unbelievable than the script. 

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]]> 1590 no Tracks Through Time Trailer https://for-freights-sake.simplecast.com/episodes/tracks-through-time-trailer-Okf5kK3h Focuses on telling engaging stories throughout the history of freight and transportation that shaped the industry we know today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 23 Mar 2023 12:23:45 -0000 Tracks Through Time Trailer trailer FreightWaves Focusing on telling engaging stories throughout the history of freight and transportation that shaped the industry we know today Focuses on telling engaging stories throughout the history of freight and transportation that shaped the industry we know today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Focuses on telling engaging stories throughout the history of freight and transportation that shaped the industry we know today

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