Coal-filled trains are likely sending people to the hospital Coal-filled trains trail a cloud of particulates shaken free from their cargo.

Editor's note: This is the first in a three-part series that will appear in coming weeks about whether trains serving the proposed Millennium Bulk Terminals coal terminal will increase cancer ...

Freight trains hauling coal are still a familiar sight in Colorado, even as the state and country phase out the dirty fossil fuel.

A CSX train carrying coal derailed in Halifax County near the Virginia state line on Sunday, causing delays for trains coming from the north.

Uncovered trains allow shifting, grinding coal rocks to release pollutants into the air, which can have serious effects on people exposed to them. From Ars Technica: ...

A 220-car freight train carrying 54 million pounds of coal derailed in St. Albans, West Virginia, halting Amtrak's Cardinal route in both directions.