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Baltimore’s Key Bridge collapse impacting auto dealerships, West Virginia coal exports

Coal train file photo from July 2021

This is a file photo of a coal train leaving the Lear South metallurgical mine in Barbour County. Following the March 26, 2024 collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore and subsequent closing of the Port of Baltimore, West Virginia’s coal industry is facing serious logistics challenges.

HD Media file photo