CSX Confirms Failed Wheel Bearing as Cause of Kentucky Train Derailment

Cleanup efforts completed with removal of spilled chemical and impacted soil; no hazardous substances detected in air monitoring.

A failed wheel bearing on a train car caused a derailment in Kentucky, leading to a chemical fire and prompting home evacuations.
The accident involved 16 railcars, two of which carried molten sulfur that caught fire after the cars were breached.
All 16 railcars were removed from the site, and crews were able to remove the spilled chemical and 2,500 tons of impacted soil and replace it with clean material.
State officials monitored the air for traces of hydrogen sulfide and sulfur dioxide, but there had been no detection of those substances at the derailment site or the nearby town of Livingston since Thursday morning.
CSX has apologized for the inconvenience this incident caused the local community and expressed gratitude for everyone’s patience throughout the recovery effort.