Fun anecdote!!LandM wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2019 9:22 pm Last 2 nights in ND now in MN.
Lots and lots and lots of trains. All near a RV park. Every 20 minutes and they toot
All carrying coal. Sat at bar (no tables) and two young guys are in ND training miner management in 3 mines on coal production and productivity. Have mines in AL as that fuels the steel production. Mentioned coal was dead and they laughed. Granted in industry conversation but both were PhD’s. Not defending orange but lots and lots of trains.
Brookie if you get this far in this response - now we are in lake country - beautiful. New side to MN in Garfield off 94. I am looking for the cat![]()
The private power company is in the process of closing 10 coal power plants here in Virginia because coal can't compete with natural gas and tons of customers want renewables.
Coal is used in things other than power production, so coal won't die completely off, but coal plants are definitely on the way out at this time in history due to market pressure and environmental concerns. Trump isn't bringing back coal jobs, especially as automation has been the main thing gutting them.