Coal Train

Will coal trains boost local cancer risk?

Marcela Gara News

State study suggests coal trains increase risk; BNSF disagrees By Marissa Luck, Reporter at The Daily News Editor’s note: This is the first in a three-part series that will appear in coming weeks about whether trains serving the proposed Millennium Bulk Terminals coal terminal will increase cancer risks. It was bright, orange and powerful. A 74-foot-long BNSF Railway locomotive, capable of …