Update: Response and recovery efforts continue to progress steadily at the CSX derailment site near U.S. 41.
While rail traffic resumed Wednesday morning, U.S. 41 is expected to remain closed through the end of the week as cleanup continues, though officials say it could reopen sooner if conditions allow.
Crews are working to reduce the size of the incident area, offload materials from damaged railcars, and transport debris to approved landfills, with cutting and removal operations expected to continue Thursday.
Air and groundwater monitoring remains ongoing, with all readings showing non-detect levels.
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A shelter-in-place order has been lifted after a train derailment Tuesday morning in Trenton.
According to CSX, just after 6 a.m. central a train derailed 31 rail cars near Trenton Tress Shop Road and Dixie Bee Line Highway in Trenton, Kentucky.
A fire involving one rail car was extinguished late Tuesday morning and as a precaution, Todd County issued a half-mile shelter-in-place order around the impacted site.
That has since been lifted.
No injuries were reported and the cause of the incident is currently under investigation.
Governor Andy Beshear has issued a statement on the derailment:
Kentucky, there has been a rain derailment in Todd County, and local emergency management has issued a shelter-in-place order for the City of Trenton. Please follow local guidance and stay safe. More information will be shared as available for those in the surrounding area.
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