Episodes

  • How Australia Lost a War with Emus

    How Australia Lost a War with Emus
    Jan 12 2024
    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
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    27 mins
  • The logistics of the Boston Tea Party

    The logistics of the Boston Tea Party
    Dec 14 2023
    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
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    28 mins
  • Find out how the Rockefeller Christmas is transported year after year

    Find out how the Rockefeller Christmas is transported year after year
    Nov 30 2023
    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
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    30 mins
  • How Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Logistics Worked For Almost 100 Years

    How Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Logistics Worked For Almost 100 Years
    Nov 16 2023
    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
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    29 mins
  • The Dangerous Job of Delivering Mail by Airplane in the 1920s

    The Dangerous Job of Delivering Mail by Airplane in the 1920s
    Nov 2 2023
    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
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    27 mins
  • Haunted Highways

    Haunted Highways
    Oct 19 2023
    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
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    34 mins
  • Truck driver's vanishing act: The Devin Williams story

    Truck driver's vanishing act: The Devin Williams story
    Oct 5 2023
    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
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    26 mins
  • Lessons from the Inferno: The Texas City Disaster

    Lessons from the Inferno: The Texas City Disaster
    Sep 21 2023
    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
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    28 mins