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by pg_bot 1533 days ago
Coal accounts for ~11.5% of rail volume[0], so they won't be screwed. (obviously not great to lose that much business) You might see prices drop due to a lack of demand, but other products will still be shipped via rail. Intermodal containers have been increasing in volume recently and I could see that taking up some excess supply.

[0] https://www.aar.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/AAR-Coal-Fact...