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Train derailment in Sadieville and county winter response: officials report cleanup timeline and heavy snow operations
Summary
Officials told the Scott County Fiscal Court that a 14-car derailment near Sadieville last night displaced rails and closed US-32; county and contractor crews are on scene and expect a 48-hour repair timeline. Court leaders also reviewed heavy winter operations and resource use during recent storms.
Officials updated the Scott County Fiscal Court on a train derailment near Sadieville and reviewed recent winter-response operations during the Jan. 10 meeting.
On the derailment, county emergency management reported that a call for a single derailed car arrived around 6 p.m. the prior evening but crews found 14 cars off the tracks — seven tanker cars and seven general freight cars — and the rails displaced about 24 inches. RJ Corman and Norfolk Southern were on scene to decouple and remove affected cars and repair rail infrastructure.
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