Shradha Dinesh
@shradhadinesh.bsky.social
data journalist @ miami herald/mcclatchy dc. dm for signal.
more: https://sdinesh01.github.io/
more: https://sdinesh01.github.io/
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Latest from Killer Train:
FECR is suing Brightline for “clandestinely” negotiating with county governments to add more trains to its rails in violation of a contract agreement between the two companies.
Story by @joshceb.bsky.social + @aaronleibowitz.bsky.social
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FECR is suing Brightline for “clandestinely” negotiating with county governments to add more trains to its rails in violation of a contract agreement between the two companies.
Story by @joshceb.bsky.social + @aaronleibowitz.bsky.social
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The move could derail a long-awaited commuter train service in South Florida.
FEC Railway sues Brightline over commuter rail expansion plan
The move could derail a long-awaited commuter train service in South Florida.
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August 1, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Latest from Killer Train:
FECR is suing Brightline for “clandestinely” negotiating with county governments to add more trains to its rails in violation of a contract agreement between the two companies.
Story by @joshceb.bsky.social + @aaronleibowitz.bsky.social
bsky.app/profile/miam...
FECR is suing Brightline for “clandestinely” negotiating with county governments to add more trains to its rails in violation of a contract agreement between the two companies.
Story by @joshceb.bsky.social + @aaronleibowitz.bsky.social
bsky.app/profile/miam...
... and we have a podcast!
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NEW PODCAST ALERT:
The private train company Brightline is broadly considered the future of US rail. Yet it's the deadliest train in the US -- by far.
In "Killer Train" we look into: Why is this happening?
A yearlong investigative collab with @miamiherald.com:
www.wlrn.org/podcast/kill...
The private train company Brightline is broadly considered the future of US rail. Yet it's the deadliest train in the US -- by far.
In "Killer Train" we look into: Why is this happening?
A yearlong investigative collab with @miamiherald.com:
www.wlrn.org/podcast/kill...
July 15, 2025 at 2:25 PM
... and we have a podcast!
bsky.app/profile/dani...
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For more in our series: www.miamiherald.com/news/local/a...
Killer Train
Brightline is the deadliest passenger railroad in the United States. An investigation by the Miami Herald and WLRN reveals the shocking toll and the failures that led to it.
www.miamiherald.com
July 15, 2025 at 2:25 PM
For more in our series: www.miamiherald.com/news/local/a...
Our reporting team includes @brittanywallman.bsky.social, @aaronleibowitz.bsky.social, @semerriam.bsky.social, @danielrivero.bsky.social and @joshceb.bsky.social, with contributions to graphics and photography from many more.
Here's how we did it:
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/a...
Here's how we did it:
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/a...
How the Miami Herald and WLRN found Brightline’s death toll
Tallying the death toll for Florida’s Brightline train took a team of reporters a year of diving into autopsy reports and other records.
www.miamiherald.com
July 15, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Our reporting team includes @brittanywallman.bsky.social, @aaronleibowitz.bsky.social, @semerriam.bsky.social, @danielrivero.bsky.social and @joshceb.bsky.social, with contributions to graphics and photography from many more.
Here's how we did it:
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/a...
Here's how we did it:
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/a...
The reporting team found that Brightline has failed to urgently address the train’s dangers; blamed victims for the high death rate; and turned to the public to pay for safety upgrades as fatalities climbed.
Critical safety measures have been delayed.
Critical safety measures have been delayed.
July 15, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The reporting team found that Brightline has failed to urgently address the train’s dangers; blamed victims for the high death rate; and turned to the public to pay for safety upgrades as fatalities climbed.
Critical safety measures have been delayed.
Critical safety measures have been delayed.
except for the very high stat on (news) podcast consumption…that one is all on me
December 4, 2024 at 1:19 PM
except for the very high stat on (news) podcast consumption…that one is all on me
fingers crossed that my computer won't be able to sense my fear
December 3, 2024 at 3:39 PM
fingers crossed that my computer won't be able to sense my fear