A coal train passes through Thurmond, West Virginia, on Sunday, July 2, 2006. (AP Photo/Jon C. Hancock) Over the past two decades, coal use in the United States has fallen. Utilities have switched ...

West Virginia is a haven for scenic train rides — and one travel writer sampled the steam trains on offer to find the best trips. Mark Orwoll, a former international editor of Travel + Leisure ...

Three people were injured and diesel fuel spilled into a river when an empty coal train derailed early Wednesday morning in a West Virginia national park and nature preserve. The CSX train was ...

Nestled in the rugged beauty of the New River Gorge, Thurmond, West Virginia, stands as a poignant ... with the expanded rail yard meeting the growing demands of the railroad.