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Truck vs rail

Rail is undoubtedly the most popular method for transporting coal in the US, but is it always the best? Marc Poirier investigates

Marc Poirier
Coal is one of the main freight markets for the BNSF railroad

Coal is one of the main freight markets for the BNSF railroad

Coal has long been the most popular commodity in the US to be transported by rail. In 2010, Northwest Coal Exports found that coal accounted for 45% of annual US rail carload traffic. To put that number...

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