Dollywood Express trains swap coal for oil-fired steam engines

This upcoming season, Dollywood will no longer be home to coal-powered trains. This change is expected to make the ...
PBS

How the war in Ukraine is threatening Britain’s historic steam engines

The war in Ukraine has had an effect on many aspects of life all around the world. Inflation, especially in the price of coal, is jeopardizing the future of some of Britain’s living and breathing ...
wtvr

CSX train derails, sending 53 coal cars, 2 locomotives off tracks into wetlands in New Kent

NEW KENT COUNTY, Va. — Amtrak service to parts of Virginia has been canceled after a CSX freight train carrying coal derailed in rural New Kent County on Saturday afternoon, according to officials.
Science Daily

Coal train pollution increases health risks and disparities

The first health impact study of coal train pollution centers on the San Francisco Bay Area, with scientists finding communities near passing coal trains suffer worse health outcomes. Trains carrying ...
Colorado Public Radio

Where does all the coal traveling next to I-25 go?

For nearly two decades, Bob Cone has wondered about the seemingly endless stream of coal trains he hears near his home in Larkspur. They amble southbound near Interstate 25, and he falls asleep to ...