A barge tow struck a mooring cell on the Ohio River last year after encountering a strong outdraft current above the McAlpine Dam during high-water conditions, the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said recently. The towing vessel Queen City was transiting the Ohio River with 11...
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Eastern U.S. Class I rail carrier CSX over the train derailment that occurred in eastern Kentucky the day before Thanksgiving.
The lawsuit, filed Wednesday with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, alleges that local community members experienced symptoms such as difficulty breathing and sore throats because two rail cars carrying molten sulfur derailed and caught fire, resulting in the spread of toxic fumes in the area.
The...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/csx-facing-class-action-lawsuit-over-kentucky-derailment
googletag.cmd.push(function() { var gptSlot = googletag.defineSlot(‘/21776187881/FW-Responsive-Main_Content-Slot1’, [[728, 90], [468, 60], [300, 100], [320, 50]], ‘div-gpt-ad-b1-i-fw-ad-1’).defineSizeMapping(gptSizeMaps.banner1).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());
gptAdSlots.push(gptSlot);
});
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-b1-i-fw-ad-1’); });
A company investigation has led CSX to believe that a failed wheel bearing may be the cause of last...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/csx-eyes-wheel-bearing-as-cause-of-kentucky-derailment
Park rangers at Lake Cumberland in southeastern Kentucky are now better equipped to assist and educate visitors and enforce regulations with the purchase of a new patrol ..
The post VESSEL REVIEW | New lake patrol craft for US Army Corps of Engineers appeared first on Baird Maritime.
A missing retaining ring and mounting bracket on a main diesel engine led to an engine room fire on a towing vessel near Belleview, Kentucky late last year, the National ..
The post NTSB publishes report on engine room fire on towboat Capt Kirby Dupuis appeared first on Baird Maritime.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has announced that four Kentucky riverports have been awarded $500,000 in grants for needed infrastructure improvements and equipment upgrades.
“Our Kentucky riverports play a unique role in our commerce and our transportation system. We’re pleased to be able to provide funding for these worthy projects,” Gov. Beshear said.
The funding, which must be locally matched, was awarded for eight separate projects at four riverports. Kentucky Transportation Secretary Jim Gray...
https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/inland/four-kentucky-riverports-get-upgrade-grants/
On January 27, 1830, the Commonwealth of Kentucky’s first railroad was chartered by the state legislature. The Lexington & Ohio Railroad (L&O) charter named Elisha Winter and General Leslie Combs of Lexington as the principals of the new railroad. This was only a few years after the first railroads in the United States began operating.
Lexington and other communities in Kentucky were not able to access steamboats directly to handle their goods, and surface transportation options such as...
Communities in western Kentucky and surrounding states continue rescue and recovery efforts from Friday evening’s deadly tornado outbreak that killed dozens of people. Officials are still trying to assess the extent of the damage.
Latest numbersOn Monday, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear told reporters that 74 Kentuckians were killed as a result of the storms but noted that at least 100 people are still unaccounted for or missing. The Associated Press reported that the storms killed 14 people in...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/tornado-death-toll-increases-as-recovery-continues
Search and rescue efforts continued Sunday throughout western Kentucky after multiple tornadoes Friday night decimated parts of the state, leaving many communities destroyed.
Tornado damage in Mayfield, Kentucky, on Friday. (Photo: NWS)Dozens of tornadoes moved across nine states that night — Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri, Mississippi, Alabama, Indiana and Ohio — including one historic “long track” tornado that stayed on the ground for more than two and a half hours. The...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/emergency-response-ongoing-after-deadly-tornadoes-hit-south
Every Friday, FreightWaves takes a look at the past week or so in social media, highlighting images in trucking, transportation and weather. This week features heavy mountain snow in Hawaii, a descending airplane battling crosswinds and two late-season Southern tornadoes.
Trouble in paradiseEarlier this week, a strong storm dumped an estimated 6 to 10 inches of snow in the summits of the Big Island. This isn’t unusual, as many mountains in the Aloha State remain snowcapped most of the year. What...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hot-shots-tropical-snow-shaky-landing-late-season-tornadoes