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#1 KevinKorell

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Posted 19 March 2018 - 07:26 AM

MSN, 3/19/18:

 


 

 


4 people injured when trains collide, derail in Kentucky

 

 

 

Two freight trains collided and derailed shortly before midnight, injuring four people and igniting a fire that forced nearby residents to evacuate, authorities said Monday.

 

 

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Posted 19 March 2018 - 07:43 AM

WKYT-TV Lexington, KY updated 3/19/19:
 

Road reopens following train crash

 

 

SCOTT COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - Lisle road is back open after a train crash blocked it late Sunday night.

 

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The head-on crash happened around 11 p.m.

 

Four people were hurt, but officials with Scott County Emergency Management tell WKYT that at least three of the injured have been released from the hospital.

 

Crews on Lisle Road are working to clean up diesel fuel and vegetable oil that spilled in the accident.  .  .  .

 

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The NTSB will be on scene Monday to investigate the crash.

 

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Posted 19 March 2018 - 01:34 PM

NS Alert 3/19/18:
 

Service to be Restored Tuesday at Kentucky Derailment Site

 

Norfolk Southern is experiencing service interruptions due to a mainline derailment that occurred on Sunday, March 18th, 2018 approximately 10 miles north of Lexington, KY.  NS is working to clear and repair the track and the track is estimated to be back in service on Tuesday, March 20th, 2018.  Traffic is being rerouted in order to minimize the impact where possible, however customers with shipments normally moving over this route should expect delays of 24 to 48 hours.

 



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Posted 20 March 2018 - 08:04 AM

AP via San Antonio (TX) Express-News, 3/19/18:
 

The Latest: Norfolk Southern clearing derailed freight cars

 

 

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Cleanup crews from the Norfolk Southern Railroad and the R.J. Corman Railroad Company remove debris from the site of a train accident, Monday, March 19, 2018, in Georgetown, Ky. Two freight trains collided and derailed shortly before midnight, injuring multiple people and igniting a fire that forced nearby residents to evacuate, authorities said Monday.

 

GEORGETOWN, Ky. (AP) — The Latest on the train derailment (all times local):

 

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Norfolk Southern says it is moving derailed freight cars off the tracks after two trains collided in Georgetown, Kentucky.

 

The company said in a statement on Monday that four train crew members taken to the hospital after the crash as a precaution have been released with no injuries, though one employee is still being evaluated.

 

Officials say the trains collided head-on late Sunday, derailing both locomotives and 13 cars.  .  .  .

 

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Posted 06 April 2018 - 07:14 AM

Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader, 4/5/18:

 

Railroad blames its crew for Kentucky train crash. And sues them.

 

 

Norfolk Southern Railway Co. filed suit against two crew members whom it says were negligent and failed to prevent a March 18 train crash and derailment in Georgetown.

 

The suit filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Lexington says locomotive engineer Kevin Tobergte of Ft. Thomas and conductor Andrew Hall of Ft. Mitchell failed to reduce the speed of the moving southbound train and prevent the collision with a stopped northbound train.

 

The crash destroyed two Norfolk Southern locomotives and caused the derailment of 13 rail cars.

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