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.

Coal stock at thermal power plants hits a record 61.3 MT, covering 25 days of use. Railway ministry credits silo loading for ...

The coal mines of the Tennessee Coal, Iron, and Railroad Company were some of the largest employers of convict laborers. Coal mines were dangerous for all workers. Collapsing mines, suffocation ...

Bridgewater worker rescued after becoming trapped in coal train car 02:38. BRIDGEWATER - It took more than four hours, but rescuers freed a worker trapped waist-deep in coal on a freight train car ...

Since 1943, the people of Appalachian Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee have looked forward to Santa’s arrival. Not in a sleigh on their rooftops, but on a train.

Depending on the model, one coal car can hold around 100 tons of coal. After some back-of-the-envelope math, it’d take around 331 full trains passing through Colorado to service W.A. Parish alone.