LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- There are scheduled road closures in Glendale, Kentucky, this week after a train derailed March 16.
Last week, a semi got stuck on the train tracks in the center of the town on Kentucky 222, also known as Glendale-Hodgenville Road, around 3 p.m. Twenty-one CSX cars were derailed because the train had to brake to avoid the truck.
IMAGES | Train derailment in Glendale, Kentucky topples multiple train cars
The derailment happened on Thursday afternoon in the center of town, after a semi got stuck on the tracks.
Aerial images show a train derailed Thursday afternoon in Glendale, Kentucky, after a semi got stuck on the tracks at Kentucky 1136, also known as Gilead Church Road. (WDRB photo)
A train derailed Thursday afternoon in Glendale, Kentucky, after a semi got stuck on the tracks at Kentucky 1136, also known as Gilead Church Road. Image courtesy Preserve Glendale Kentucky page on Facebook.
A train derailed Thursday afternoon in Glendale, Kentucky, after a semi got stuck on the tracks at Kentucky 1136, also known as Gilead Church Road. Image courtesy Preserve Glendale Kentucky page on Facebook.
A train derailed Thursday afternoon in Glendale, Kentucky, after a semi got stuck on the tracks at Kentucky 1136, also known as Gilead Church Road. Image courtesy Preserve Glendale Kentucky page on Facebook.
A train derailed Thursday afternoon in Glendale, Kentucky, after a semi got stuck on the tracks at Kentucky 1136, also known as Gilead Church Road. Image courtesy Preserve Glendale Kentucky page on Facebook.
A train derailed Thursday afternoon in Glendale, Kentucky, after a semi got stuck on the tracks at Kentucky 1136, also known as Gilead Church Road. Image courtesy Preserve Glendale Kentucky page on Facebook.
Aerial images show a train derailed Thursday afternoon in Glendale, Kentucky, after a semi got stuck on the tracks at Kentucky 1136, also known as Gilead Church Road. Image courtesy Jerry Lawson.
Aerial images show a train derailed Thursday afternoon in Glendale, Kentucky, after a semi got stuck on the tracks at Kentucky 1136, also known as Gilead Church Road. Image courtesy Jerry Lawson.
Aerial images show a train derailed Thursday afternoon in Glendale, Kentucky, after a semi got stuck on the tracks at Kentucky 1136, also known as Gilead Church Road. Image courtesy Jerry Lawson.
Aerial images show a train derailed Thursday afternoon in Glendale, Kentucky, after a semi got stuck on the tracks at Kentucky 1136, also known as Gilead Church Road. Image courtesy Jerry Lawson.
Aerial images show a train derailed Thursday afternoon in Glendale, Kentucky, after a semi got stuck on the tracks at Kentucky 1136, also known as Gilead Church Road. (WDRB photo)
Aerial images show a train derailed Thursday afternoon in Glendale, Kentucky, after a semi got stuck on the tracks at Kentucky 1136, also known as Gilead Church Road. (WDRB photo)
Aerial images show a train derailed Thursday afternoon in Glendale, Kentucky, after a semi got stuck on the tracks at Kentucky 1136, also known as Gilead Church Road. (WDRB photo)
Aerial images show a train derailed Thursday afternoon in Glendale, Kentucky, after a semi got stuck on the tracks at Kentucky 1136, also known as Gilead Church Road. (WDRB photo)
defaultAerial images show a train derailed Thursday afternoon in Glendale, Kentucky, after a semi got stuck on the tracks at Kentucky 1136, also known as Gilead Church Road. (WDRB photo)
Aerial images show a train derailed Thursday afternoon in Glendale, Kentucky, after a semi got stuck on the tracks at Kentucky 1136, also known as Gilead Church Road. (WDRB photo)
Aerial images show a train derailed Thursday afternoon in Glendale, Kentucky, after a semi got stuck on the tracks at Kentucky 1136, also known as Gilead Church Road. (WDRB photo)
Aerial images show a train derailed Thursday afternoon in Glendale, Kentucky, after a semi got stuck on the tracks at Kentucky 1136, also known as Gilead Church Road. (WDRB photo)
The Cabin at Glendale suffered damage from a train derailment in Glendale, Kentucky on March 16, 2023. (WDRB image)
A train derailed Thursday afternoon in Glendale, Kentucky, after a semi got stuck on the tracks at Kentucky 1136, also known as Gilead Church Road. (WDRB photo)
A train derailed Thursday afternoon in Glendale, Kentucky, after a semi got stuck on the tracks at Kentucky 1136, also known as Gilead Church Road. (WDRB photo)
The Cabin at Glendale suffered damage from a train derailment in Glendale, Kentucky on March 16, 2023. (WDRB image)
A train derailed Thursday afternoon in Glendale, Kentucky, after a semi got stuck on the tracks at Kentucky 1136, also known as Gilead Church Road. (WDRB photo)
The Cabin at Glendale suffered damage from a train derailment in Glendale, Kentucky on March 16, 2023. (WDRB image)
KY 222 in Glendale reopened on Monday around 8 a.m., according to KYTC.
Crossing repairs by railroad company crews at KY 1136 on the northern side of Glendale and KY 222 will require additional blockages this week. KY 1136 will be blocked on Tuesday, while KY 222 will be blocked on Wednesday, according to KYTC.
Crossing repairs by railroad company crews at KY 1136 on the northern side of Glendale and KY 222 in downtown Glendale will require additional blockages this week.-KY 1136 Tuesday-KY 222 WednesdayMotorists should plan an alternate route regardless of the time of day.###
— kytcdistrict4 (@kytcdistrict4) March 20, 2023
KYTC said motorists should plan an alternate route regardless of the time of day.
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