Heritage Railway Association has raised concerns over coal shortages

They have risen since 2016 as international prices have made it more economic for US producers to sell the fuel source overseas

The use of thermal coal for electricity generation in the US power sector has fallen “in nearly every state” since 2007. That’s from 1,045 million short tons (MMst) in 2007 to an estimated 739MMst last year – a 29% fall, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA). The largest fall was concentrated in the Midwest […]