A coal train derailment in New Kent County has resulted in cancellations for Amtrak trains between Newport News and Richmond. The derailment of the CSX train happened about 3:10 p.m. Saturday near ...

Trains carrying loads of coal bring with them higher rates of asthma, heart disease, hospitalization, and death for residents living nearest the rail lines, according to a new study. The study, ...

Sierra Club and other environmental groups want the Environmental Protection Agency to compel freight railroads to curb the coal dust that flies off of open-top rail cars. The groups argue that heavy ...

Coal trains and terminal operations add a significant amount of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution to urban areas, more so than other freight or passenger trains, according to a study conducted ...

Trains carrying loads of coal bring with them higher rates of asthma, heart disease, hospitalization and death for residents living nearest the rail lines, according to a new study from the University ...

A CSX train carrying coal derailed in Halifax County near the Virginia state line on Sunday, causing delays for trains coming from the north. The derailment of 28 loaded coal cars happened around 4 ...

The largest US railroads moved coal at a faster pace during the second quarter, creating additional rail network capacity, but volume rose only slightly compared with a year earlier. Coal volume did ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The train transport of coal yields significant fine particulate matter emissions in dense urban regions. The ...

The Surface Transportation Board backed Navajo Transitional Energy Company's (NTEC) request to compel BNSF to ship more coal from NTEC's mine in Montana. However, the decision wasn't unanimous, and it ...