MicroWaveNov 23, 2023

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear declares state of emergency over train derailment, chemical spill

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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear declares state of emergency over train derailment, chemical spill - Lemmy.World

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency in Rockcastle County following a multi-car train derailment on Wednesday that his office said resulted in a chemical spill. Around 16 train cars were involved in the incident, including two carrying molten sulfur that ended up on fire, according to CSX, which operates the train. “At approximately 2:23pm today, a CSX train derailed north of Livingston, KY. Preliminary information indicates that at least 16 cars were involved, including two molten sulphur cars that have been breached and have lost some of their contents which is on fire,” a statement from the company to ABC News read.

Show threadBluJay320Nov 23, 2023
Thanks again, Trump!
Show threadMirsheNov 23, 2023
Not entirely. Derailments like this were pretty much expected to increase at…right about this point after Reagan deregulated the entire rail industry. Take away any expectations of the railways to maintain their rails, cars, or engines, and couple that with an industry that believes in cutting everything to the bone in order to maximize profits in a way that’s almost unrivaled, and you get this happening more and more. Already before this, railways in the US were averaging 1000+ freight derailments per year over the last decade - to put this in perspective, the entire EU averages half that in a year for their freight network.
Show threadsnippyfulcrum

Can also confirm that a pretty big one happened before Trump: the one that happened in Brooks, KY in 2007.

The whole area smelled funky for a couple years after the derailment… And was also CSX.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooks_derailment

Brooks derailment - Wikipedia

Nov 23, 2023 at 4:37pmWeb