While we're still talking about coal trains, Ontario is talking about getting rid of coal entirely. TriplePundit's Jan Lee says:

If the province of Ontario has its way, 2014 will be the last year that coal will be burned in its plants. Ever.

Last week, the premier of Ontario, Kathleen Wynne, announced the closure of three of the province’s coal-burning facilities: the Lambton and Atikokan, which have already ceased operation and the Nanticoke Generating Station, which is expected to follow. The Nanticoke is the largest of its kind in North America.

The closures are all part of a systematic conversion to biomass energy, and what Ontario terms as its “commitment to end climate change.” A significant push for that effort will come from the introduction of the Ending Coal for Cleaner Air Act, which will essentially outlaw the use of coal for power generation.

Good job, Ontario! We'll try to follow your example in, oh, eighty years or so.