AND IT MADE THIS RESCUE MORE COMPLICATED. IN THIS VIDEO FROM SKY FIVE, YOU CAN SEE THE MOUNDS OF COAL IN THE RAIL CAR, BUT NOT THE WORKER WHO HAD BEEN PUSHING THE COAL TOWARDS AN OPENING IN THE BOTTOM ...

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 ...

NEW KENT COUNTY, Va. — An environmental group is sounding the alarm after a freight train carrying coal derailed in a remote area of New Kent County over the weekend, spilling thousands of tons of ...

NEW KENT COUNTY, Va. — A CSX freight train derailed in Providence Forge, Virginia on Saturday afternoon, causing diesel fuel spillage and disrupting rail service in the area. The derailment happened ...

For nearly two decades, Bob Cone has wondered about the seemingly endless stream of coal trains he hears near his home in Larkspur. They amble southbound near Interstate 25, and he falls asleep to ...

BRIDGEWATER, Massachusetts (WCVB) -- A worker was rescued Tuesday after being trapped for hours in a train car that was carrying coal in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. The incident happened just before 9 ...

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.