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In this Nov. 15, 2016 photo, a haul truck with a 250-ton capacity carries coal from the Spring Creek strip mine near Decker, Mont. A Hatfield-McCoy Trail sign along a railroad track in Williamson, W.Va., Friday, Nov. 11, 2016. The hard-eyed view along the Tug F A road sign is posted at the entranced the closed Spruce Creek coal mine in Matewan, W.Va., Friday, Nov. 11, 2016. The hard-eyed v In this Nov. 15, 2016 photo, a mechanized shovel loads coal from an 80-feet thick seam into a haul truck at Cloud Peak Energy's Sp Political signs are posted on the wall of a building in Williamson , W.Va., Friday, Nov. 11, 2016. The hard-eyed view along the Tu Coal cars fill a rail yard in Williamson , W.Va., Friday, Nov. 11, 2016. The hard-eyed view along the Tug Fork River in coal count Coal miner, Roger Prater, of Williamson, W,Va., talks about being laid off for almost 20 months in Williamson , W.Va., Friday, Nov Coal cars fill a rail yard in Williamson , W.Va., Friday, Nov. 11, 2016. The hard-eyed view along the Tug Fork River in coal count A wagon load of veterans are driven through town during the Veterans Day parade in Matewan, W.Va., Friday, Nov. 11, 2016. The hard Former miner, Greg Blankenship. =talks about mining in Williamson , W.Va., Friday, Nov. 11, 2016. The hard-eyed view along the Tug A Friends of Coal flag flutters in the breeze in Williamson , W.Va., Friday, Nov. 11, 2016. The hard-eyed view along the Tug Fork A coal train is loaded and waits to move in Williamson , W.Va., Friday, Nov. 11, 2016. The hard-eyed view along the Tug Fork River