Friends,
First, thank you to everyone who has allowed Solutionary Rail to interview and learn from you. This series is going to be incredible thanks to you. IF we haven’t interviewed you yet – or in a while, we are likely to circle up with you eventually.

So, after many months of work, we launch episode 1 of Reconnect America tomorrow, Thursday October 17.  We will be sending out an announcement to our email lists and posting on social media tomorrow, but…It is actually online HERE and available right now! 
 
We could REALLY use your help and solidarity right now:
  1. Please help us amplify in social media, as well as on your websites, to your email lists as appropriate.
  2. We have a social media promo kit online HERE. (I’ll paste stuff below as well) 
  3. If you have or know of someone with a podcast, or celebrity friend with a big following, please share it with them to see if they’d help us increase our collective impact.
It is an honor to do this work with such amazing allies. I am continually humbled and honored.
with gratitude & solidarity,
Bill Moyer (and the Solutionary Rail team)
Executive Director
Backbone Campaign
Solutionary Rail co-author & campaign lead
c. 206-356-9980
Member TRB AR040 Freight Rail Standing Committee
pronouns: he/him/his
Me and Sasha (co-writer & producer) at the office today feeling relieved and proud to be finally launching Reconnect America out into the world.

Podcast Promo October 2024

Reconnect America

A new podcast that brings together unlikely allies to sculpt a vision for the future of America’s railroads

On: Apple Podcasts | Substack | Spotify

Download images: link to hi-res artwork
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Launch Post Templates

Please feel free to adapt any of the following sample posts as needed.

Generic Post

Suggested post text:
A new podcast that brings unlikely allies to sculpt a vision for America’s railroads to
🚆 shift freight and passengers from roads to rails
🏘️ reinvigorate rural communities
⚡ power the clean energy transition
Host Bill Moyer takes us inside the people-powered campaign that’s bringing together rail workers, environmental justice advocates, policy makers, rural business owners, and climate activists.
On Substack: https://bit.ly/3Tj1wP6
On Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3AUwC9L

Environmental Advocates

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Let’s get electrification on track! Reconnect America, a new podcast, explores how we can⚡ electrify our rail system, 🚆shift people and freight from polluting trucks to rail, and 🔌  transmit renewable energy across the country.
Discover how the next administration can harness rail corridors for electric transmission to unblock the interconnection queue that’s holding up domestic wind and solar energy, while creating good jobs and cleaner air for communities across America.
Find “Reconnect America” now on Substack: https://bit.ly/3Tj1wP6
Or on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3AUwC9L

Passengers, Shippers, and Economic Justice Advocates

Suggested post text:
Imagine 💭  clean, quiet, fast, reliable electric trains serving passengers, businesses, and communities across the country…find out how on Reconnect America. ✊🏽
Americans are sick of traffic jams and flight cancellations. Six companies own almost all the railroad tracks in the US, and they’re blocking change – it’s up to voters, advocates, and policymakers to push for rail in the public interest.
Good jobs and better access to transportation for farmers, manufacturers, and other producers in the American heartland. Less time sitting in traffic and airport terminals for American families. Building electric transmission along rail corridors to help develop and distribute the clean solar and wind energy we need to create a just, livable future.
Listen to “Reconnect America” on Substack: https://bit.ly/3Tj1wP6
Or on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3AUwC9L

Railroad Workers & Labor Advocates

Suggested post text:
Workers, shippers, and passengers deserve better from our railroads 🚆
To preserve and create good jobs in the heartland and serve American families, the next administration must transform the rail system and ensure that railroad jobs are great jobs.
This new podcast brings together rail workers, policy experts, and industry insiders to talk about how we can shift more freight and passengers off highways, and onto a modernized rail system. And how this shift can help our economy, environment, and communities across the US.
Join the conversation with “Reconnect America” on Substack: https://bit.ly/3Tj1wP6
Or on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3AUwC9L

 

 

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