The Amtrak isn’t exactly the lap of luxury, but it will get you where you need to be, offering up the opportunity for brief ...

The Battle of Blair Mountain wasn't just a labor dispute gone wrong. It was the moment the federal government deployed troops ...

A West Virginia miner died after an incident on Thursday, the governor said. West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey posted a statement on social media, saying he and his wife were "deeply saddened by the ...

Dec. 19 (UPI) --A coal miner in West Virginia has died, the latest mining fatality in the state following the flooding death of a miner last month. The unidentified miner died Thursday morning in what ...

West Virginia’s rugged mountains and lush valleys create the perfect backdrop for unforgettable rail adventures. The Mountain State’s historic train routes wind through tunnels, across trestles, and ...

A few years back, I found myself on a train departing White River Junction, Vermont. While the station was not staffed by Amtrak employees, local volunteers assisted passengers. Not surprisingly, many ...

State water experts see no immediate risk to drinking water from a train derailment that sent a Union Pacific locomotive into the Gunnison River earlier this week. In total, two locomotives and five ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - West Virginia’s coal miners were honored at the State Capitol. The West Virginia Coal Association and Greenbrier Smokeless Mining Company hosted the ceremony Wednesday.

KANAWHA COUNTY, West Virginia — Steve Lipscomb was a son, a father, a husband, a Marine, a man of faith, and a coal miner. Earlier this month, Lipscomb and his crew encountered an unknown pocket of ...

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He is a member of Economic Development Greater East, an initiative that promotes projects in a region devastated by the decline in coal production. He said he was a fourth-generation coal miner who ...