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Chemical train derails in Kentucky; evacuations are ordered

(The following article by Theo Emery and Matthew L. Wald was posted on the New York Times website on January 17.) LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A CSX freight train carrying chemical cargo derailed and ignited south of Louisville, Ky., yesterday, forcing the evacuation of...

CSX had relatively good record recently

(The following article by Andrew Wolfson was posted on the Courier-Journal website on January 17.) LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The derailment of a CSX train and the resulting spectacular fire yesterday in Bullitt County came on the heels of another frightening incident...

Train blaze continues to burn in Ky.

(The Associated Press circulated the following article on January 17.) BROOKS, Ky. — Thick, billowing smoke and flames fed by volatile chemicals leaking from a derailed train belched into the sky early Wednesday, frustrating officials long after the accident...

Kentucky train crash releases chemicals

(The Associated Press circulated the following article on January 16.) IRVINE, Ky. — Four runaway rail cars struck two parked locomotives Monday in east-central Kentucky, causing a fire and spilling a chemical that prompted a limited evacuation and orders that...

Rail cars’ wild ride ends in fiery explosion

(The following article by Steve Lannen And Andy Mead was posted on the Lexington Herald-Leader website on January 16.) IRVINE, Ky. — It sounded like something from a movie, but it was real: Four runaway train cars rolled from near Winchester almost to Irvine...

Train derails, catches fire near Louisville

(CNN posted the following article on its website on January 16.) BROOKS, Kentucky — A train derailed Tuesday morning just south of Louisville, Kentucky, sparking a huge fire and shutting down part of nearby Interstate 65 in both directions, the Bullitt County...

Eight train cars jump rail track

(The Associated Press circulated the following article on January 7.) WEST MANSFIELD, Ohio — Eight cars from a 20-car train derailed and lay scattered across a field Sunday. There were no injuries. Investigators have not determined what caused the derailment...

Train tanker blaze forces evacuations

(The following article by Anne Miller was posted on the Albany Times Union website on January 5.) BETHLEHEM, N.Y. — A train tanker car holding 22,000 gallons of highly explosive methanol caught fire at the CSX rail yard in Selkirk Thursday night, prompting an...

CSX Corporation to hold fourth-quarter earnings call

(CSX issued the following news release on January 3.) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corporation will present its fourth-quarter 2006 earnings on Tuesday, January 23, 2007, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time via teleconference and live internet webcast. The company expects to...

CSX train bound for Phila. derails

(The Associated Press circulated the following article on December 16.) MARRIOTTSVILLE, Md. — No one was injured and there was no hazardous material spill when a CSX freight train derailed early yesterday near Marriottsville, a company spokesman said. The train...