We need coal as part of our energy strategy. We need the jobs.
Trump will set things right. Hopefully he’ll put America’s stalwart Sarah Palin to head up the EPA (unless it’s dissolved) or the Dept of Energy.
BTW, the railroads should be all for Trump. I see UNP has humdreds of cars sitting idle somewhere in Arizona due to very low load factors - coal is a big part of that. Those RR cars are not cheap.
A lot of those coal hoppers are quite "young," and not only were they not cheap, they aren't really useful for doing anything other than hauling coal- it isn't like they can just be "repurposed.".
BNSF alone has well over a thousand "good order" locomotives laid up in storage right now, and CSX has essentially made an entire subdivision of its network disappear. None of the railroads - or river barge lines - are escaping the consequences of the Democrat party's War on Coal, and the ripples are hitting everything from the equipment makers to the local convenience stores.
Mr. niteowl77
Trump will set things right. Hopefully he’ll put America’s stalwart Sarah Palin to head up the EPA (unless it’s dissolved) or the Dept of Energy.
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Set Sarah loose in the EPA. Wow! What a show that would be.