Train Accidents in Kentucky

The Shepherdsville train wreck was a fatal rail accident that killed at least 49 people when an express collided with a local train at Shepherdsville, Kentucky ...

CSX Responds to Derailment in Draffin, KY

At approximately 7:05 am today, a southbound CSX train derailed in Draffin, KY. The train consisted of 96 loaded ethanol cars and two loaded rock cars.

Worst Train Wreck in Kentucky History

The terrible crash that took the lives of forty-nine people and injured that many more in the worst train disaster in Kentucky history.

Toxic train derailment in Kentucky prompts state of emergency

Environmental leaders joined local law enforcement and state emergency management leaders Thursday morning to provide an update on the train ...

Category:Railway accidents and incidents in Kentucky - Wikipedia

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Train Accidents in Kentucky: Causes, Types, and Financial ...

Train accidents in Kentucky are the result of equipment defects, conductor negligence, or failure to properly maintain railroad tracks.

Failed wheel bearing caused Kentucky train derailment but didn't ...

A failed wheel bearing on a train car caused a derailment that sparked a chemical fire and forced residents of a small town in Kentucky out of their homes for ...

2 adults, 3 children involved in West Monroe train crash - WKYT

The Ouachita Parish ...

Railroad company sued after derailment and chemical spill in ...

A train derailed and spilled molten sulfur in a remote part of eastern Kentucky on Nov. A train derailed and spilled molten sulfur in a remote ...

Train derails in Northern Kentucky - YouTube

In all, four train cars derailed; two of those cars remained upright after the derailment but the other two are on their side, according to ...

Shepherdsville Train Tragedy | Kentucky Studies | PBS LearningMedia

20, 1917, killing 49 people. It is the worst train crash in state history. Many people traveled regularly by train in the early years of the ...

Victim identified in fatal car vs. train crash in Muhlenberg Co. - 14News

Victim identified in ...

Drone footage of train derailment in Kentucky - YouTube

CSX officials released a statement saying the train went into emergency trying to avoid a crash with a semi-truck and trailer stuck on the ...

Causes of Kentucky Train Accidents - Wilt Injury Lawyers

Inadequate warning devices. Many railroad crossings lack adequate warning devices such as lights and gates, and numerous railroad accidents ...

Elkhorn City, Kentucky: a fiery train derailment by a landslide

On 13 February 2020 at about 7 am a train carrying ethanol was derailed by a landslide close to Elkhorn City in Pike County in Kentucky, ...

Kentucky Train Accidents & Railroad Injury Lawsuits - Enjuris

You can use the Enjuris law firm directory to find a skilled, compassionate, experienced attorney who can assist with all of your legal questions and file a ...

Kentucky Is Updating Rail Crossings to Prevent Accidents

The state transportation cabinet recently put forth nearly $1.3 million in grants to update 14 rail crossings in seven counties.

Kentucky residents can return home after derailment fire extinguished

LIVINGSTON, Ky. (AP) — A chemical fire at a Kentucky train derailment that caused evacuations has been extinguished and people can return to ...

Train Accident Kills 2 Teens in Kentucky - Strom Law Firm

Lack of Barriers Could Have Contributed to Deadly Kentucky Train Accident A train accident in Louisville, Kentucky on Saturday, March 14th, ...

Rockslide causes fiery train crash in Kentucky, sends rail cars into river

A rockslide caused a CSX train to derail in Draffin, Kentucky, on Feb. 13, sending an unknown number of rail cars holding ethanol into a ...