By BILL ARCHER Bluefield Daily Telegraph
BLUEFIELD — The recent warm spell last week brought on a slight increase in electric output, but the increase in thermal coal production remains down 12.2 percent from production levels in late June, 2014.
But while thermal coal production showed a slight increase compared to the previous week, the number of rail car loadings continued its downward slide — off 13.3 percent compared to the same period last year.