Rip speaks with Mike Davis about the functioning of the rail system in the US, the personnel involved, the equipment used, the different types of trains, and more.

• 00:49 Mike Davis
• 02:33 The equipment/unions/divisions
• 11:43 Power
• 24:18 Efficiency and types of trains
• 32:00 New railroads/cars and engines
• 44:52 Materials
• 48:35 Assembling the trains/unloading the trains
• 53:48 The actual job
• 1:07:25 Who works there
• 1:32:36 Don’t beat the train