Dark side of the Railroad

There are on average three train derailments in the United States every single day. That’s more than 1,000 every year. Some are disasters. Trains can derail while carrying dangerous chemicals or petroleum products, catch fire, contaminate land and ground water, lead to the death of farm animals, and sometimes even railroad employees or members of the public. On this episode of The Whistleblowers, John Kiriakou speaks with Union Pacific Railroad locomotive conductor and engineer, Michael Paul Lindsey, about why the United States is so far behind in the locomotive industry, as well as discussing his own whistleblowing experience.