Investigators have released the cause of the train derailment in Rockcastle County. Officials say a failed wheel bearing on one of the cars caused the derailment in Livingston last Wednesday. People in the area were concerned about sulfur leaking into waterways. The train company says all 16 railcars have been removed from the incident site. Crews also successfully removed all of the released product and approximately 2,500 tons of impacted soil and replaced it with clean material. According to CSX’s latest update, service was expected to be restored by noon Sunday after crews repaired the tracks. According to the Federal Railroad Administration, there have been 13 other train derailments in Kentucky in 2023.
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