Georgia News
More than 30 cars jump track as train derails in Ga.; no reported injuries
A Norfolk Southern Train traveling westbound derailed about 32 cars on Central Drive in Oconee.
By The Associated Press
Updated Aug 16, 2021A Norfolk Southern Railway train derailed early Monday in Middle Georgia, leaving a jumble of freight cars blocking a roadway but no reported injuries.
Washington County Sheriff Joel Cochran said a westbound train derailed and more than 30 cars jumped the track in Oconee. The train was traveling to Macon from Columbia, South Carolina.
The cars blocked a railroad crossing. The town has at least one other railroad crossing.
Cochran said railway crews were working “aggressively” to clear the road crossing and reopen the railroad by Tuesday.
