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| What is the dominant mode of transport for coal? |
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| Besides train, what are two other ways to transport coal? |
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| What can be a significant percentage of the cost of coal? |
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| Can constraints in rail traffic affect coal plant reliability? |
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| If there is a significant disruption in rail delivery then what could happen? |
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| May have to curtail production due to diminishing supplies |
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| What happened to coal after the 2005 train derailments? |
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| coal deliveries were significantly reduced, causing stockpiles to dwindle; utitlies were forced to curtail their coal plants and replace the generation with more expensive natural gas fired generating units |
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| What will happen if an investment is not made in rail infrastructure expansion? |
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| severe congestion that will affect every region of the country |
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