How Have U.S. Rail Coal Shipments Been Impacted By Weak Natural Gas Prices?
A decline in the demand for coal by utilities as a result of soft natural gas prices has negatively impacted rail shipments of coal over the course of 2015 and Q1 2016. The following table illustrates this decline for the three major U.S. rail companies as well as overall U.S. rail shipments of coal.
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