The Borealis is the first new Amtrak service Minnesota has had since the 80's. Let's chat with some of the people riding on opening day to find out what this train means to them!

Episode chapters

00:00 | Intro 07:38 | Jeffrey Mack & Felecia Thomas Mack 11:11 | Lillaia Christiansen 16:03 | Brandon Maurisak 24:12 | Kadence Kushnir 34:04 | Angel Morris Hernandez 45:21 | Operating differences from Empire Builder Ian Gaida's video of opening day. 46:58 | Angel Morris Hernandez 51:19 | Colin Jones 58:00 | Outro

Attributions

Our theme song is Tanz den Dobberstein, and our interstitial song is Puck’s Blues. Both tracks used by permission of their creator, Erik Brandt. Find out more about his band, The Urban Hillbilly Quartet, on their website.

The audio of the rain was recorded by Ian Gaida. Check out his video covering the Borealis opening day!

This episode was hosted, edited, and transcribed by Ian R Buck. We’re always looking to feature new voices on the show, so if you have ideas for future episodes, drop us a line at podcast@streets.mn.

Transcript

Find the full transcript on our website.