SUSSEX COUNTY, Del. — The final coal train left the Indian River Power Plant this week, marking the end of decades of coal transportation on the peninsula. The Indian River Power Plant was retired in ...

Although US coal consumption has fallen dramatically since 2005, the country still consumes millions of tons a year, and exports tons more—much of it transported by train. Now, new research shows that ...

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 UC Davis.

Saturday marked the bittersweet end of an era for Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad with the last departure of the railroad’s sole remaining coal-burning locomotive, Engine No. 481. The last ...

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 ...

Freight trains carrying coal pose a health risk to communities living near rail lines. (Getty) Trains carrying loads of coal bring with them higher rates of asthma, heart disease, hospitalization and ...

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 ...