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At 3:21 p.m., EST, CSX Transportation (CSX) southbound freight train Q24129 (Train 1) derailed 2 locomotives and 19 loaded auto carriers at CSX Milepost (MP) 00026.7, on the Louisville Division in Lebanon Junction, Kentucky. Train 1 was operating in throttle notch 6 as the train speed increased to...