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This thread appears to have gone from a discussion of what will replace coal, presumably within the context of its impact on the nation's railroads, since this is a forum for people interested in railroads, to a discussion of climatology. Whilst it is an interesting and timely topic, it probably belongs in a forum devoted to climate change. Railroads, as an aside, don't pay any taxes. They are paid by the shippers, who in turn collect them in the price of their goods and services, for the most part.  If they (shippers and railroads) don't have sufficient pricing power to pass them on to their customers, they may be paid in whole or in part by the shareholders and the workers. According to the American Association of Railroads, its members paid $960 million in property taxes in 2012. Spread over all the taxing districts that levy property taxes on the nation's railroads, this is not much per taxing district.  Property taxes are approximately 1.9 per cent of rail company operating expenses. Whoops.  I failed to follow my own advice and strayed from a discussion of the presenting topic, which was what will replace coal and its implications for the nation's railroads.
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