Can America kick its coal habit?
Coal loads from Superior, Wisconsin's Midwest Energy resources coal terminal into the lakes freighter James R. Barker. The terminal can load up to 11,500 tons per hour, filling a 1,000 foot long ship in six to seven hours.
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