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Huge trains transport most coal (almost 60%) to the market. But it's cheaper to transport coal on river barges, but this option isn't always available. It can also be moved by trucks and conveyors if the coal mine is close by. Ideally, coal-fired power plants are built near coal mines to minimize transportation costs.

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