what will replace coal?

[dehusman]

chicagorails

since all coal power plants will be shut down in 1 to 2 years from now that's 5000)[0 - 1000000 carloads less a week rrs haul. where will rrs get business to replace ? and panama canal to open will be more loose rev. for west rrs. big revenue losses coming.

Where did you get this information?  Even the Obama admin says they expect coal to provide 31% of the electricity in the US by 2030 (source EPA administrator interviews on 6/3/2014).

[Euclid]

The same rationale for banning coal also applies to oil.  It also applies to export coal because it is based on the objection to coal, period.  And it also applies to export coal because domestic coal mining is necessary for export coal; and there is strong objection to domestic coal mining. 

But banning coal is just the tip of the iceberg.  What will replace the American Dream?

[csxns]

ndbprr

Higher electricity prices

Obama says they will be lower.

[ndbprr]

Higher electricity prices, rolling blackouts due to shortages, minimal reduction if any in global polution since India and China are adding one coal fired power plant per week. Oh and a lot of coal going there from here by rail to ports.

[Firelock76]

Don't forget all the export coal.  Some people here may think it's bad but others'll buy all they can get.

[NorthWest]

Oil.

(And not all the coal plants will be shutting down.)

[chicagorails]

since all coal power plants will be shut down in 1 to 2 years from now that's 50000 - 1000000 carloads less a week rrs haul. where will rrs get business to replace ? and panama canal to open will be more loose rev. for west rrs. big revenue losses coming.