Train derails in downtown Douglasville, Ga.
Douglasville, Georgia, U.S. – A Norfolk-Southern train derailed around 1 a.m. on Tuesday in downtown, Douglasville, Ga. According to Douglas County PIO Wes Tallon, the train, heading west from Atlanta, encountered an unknown problem causing approximately 11 cars to derail, spilling container cars along the track. No injuries were reported nor were any hazardous chemicals reported as spilled. He said clean-up is expected to take 12-14 hours today. The rail line is a main east-west line from Atlanta to Alabama and services up to 44 trains each day to include AMTRAK. Tallon said the wreckage is contained in a small gulch along Ga. Hwy. 78. No rail cars entered the roadway or the property nearby which included private homes and downtown businesses.
