Freight trains carrying coal pose a health risk to communities living near rail lines. (Getty) Trains carrying loads of coal bring with them higher rates of asthma, heart disease, hospitalization and ...

Trains carrying loads of coal bring with them higher rates of asthma, heart disease, hospitalization and death for residents living nearest the rail lines, according to a new study from UC Davis. The ...

A CSX train derailed two locomotives and 53 cars carrying coal in New Kent County on Saturday afternoon, spilling into wetlands, with authorities saying there are no reported injuries.

Coal trains and terminal operations add a significant amount of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution to urban areas, more so than other freight or passenger trains, according to a study conducted ...

Trains carrying loads of coal bring with them higher rates of asthma, heart disease, hospitalization and death for residents living nearest the rail lines, according to a new study from the UC Davis.

The first health impact study of coal train pollution centers on the San Francisco Bay Area, with scientists finding communities near passing coal trains suffer worse health outcomes. Trains carrying ...