Episode 3 - All About the Railways with Trish Slivinski

Host Bryndis Whitson welcomes railway expert Trish Slivinski to the show. Trish works for railways and companies that are clients of railways and has experience in a wide array of different jobs relating to train travel. She shares how she got involved with rail and what she’s learned from it as well as how the different aspects of rail travel can affect the supply chain. 

Trish explains all the intricacies of rail transport including train schedules, loading, finance, operations, and a host of disciplines that keep railways functional. She has experience working in a great many of them and that knowledge gives her insight into how the supply chain is impacted and enhanced by the specifics of railways. Trish and Bryndis discuss everything from how rail is a greener mode of transport than trucks and what it takes to get a train moving to how strikes affect rail transport and the potential for worker accidents. Trish has advice for anyone curious about a career in railways and shares the challenges and rewards of such a choice..