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Failed Wheel Bearing Caused Ky. Train Derailment but Didn’t Trigger Alarms, CSX Says

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — 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 just over a day, including most …

Houston Chemical Fire Leaves One Dead, 2 Critically Injured

About the photo: A plume of smoke rises in the air following a fire at the Intercontinental Terminals Co (ITC) petrochemical storage site in Deer Park, Texas, U.S., on Tuesday, March 19. An explosion and fire at a chemical plant …

Railroad Paid $325K So Far After Kentucky Derailment

The head of the Paducah & Louisville Railway says the company has paid out at least $325,000 in reimbursements so far after a train derailed in southwest Louisville, and caused a chemical fire. CEO Tony Wreck told The Associated Press …