Once the railroad came into being, these boat-like cars were made for carrying coal. Coil cars get their name from the coiled steel bundles they were built to carry. They can also carry other ...

The cars decoupled from the coal train and did not derail, Arvada police officials said in a 4:27 p.m. post on X.com. No ...

Dec. 31.--John Norton, a 13-year-old lad, died this afternoon from injuries received by falling under a train of coal cars at the Gregg Mines. View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...

The freight train was carrying 118 tons of coal, with all cars fully loaded, when 15 of the cars derailed with at least one ...

which involved six empty coal rail cars, occurred around 6:35 p.m.According to the Atchison Police and Fire Departments, the incident was confined to the rail yard property between 4th and 5th ...