Norfolk Southern train derails in Alabama
A Norfolk Southern train derailed in Calhoun County, Alabama, on Thursday morning.Calhoun County Sheriff Matthew Wade told WBMA the train of about 30 cars derailed just before 7 a.m. local time in a wooded area near Iron City Motor Way and Angel Road, roughly 25 miles from the Alabama state line with Georgia. Watch video from the scene in the video player above. Sister station WVTM reports the train cars were empty at the time. No injuries or property damage have been reported.The derailment came hours before Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw addressed the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment during a Senate hearing on Capitol Hill. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
A Norfolk Southern train derailed in Calhoun County, Alabama, on Thursday morning.
Calhoun County Sheriff Matthew Wade told WBMA the train of about 30 cars derailed just before 7 a.m. local time in a wooded area near Iron City Motor Way and Angel Road, roughly 25 miles from the Alabama state line with Georgia.
Watch video from the scene in the video player above.
Sister station WVTM reports the train cars were empty at the time.
No injuries or property damage have been reported.
The derailment came hours before Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw addressed the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment during a Senate hearing on Capitol Hill.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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