No one was injured when a train derailed Sunday evening in Rocky Face, said an operator with the Whitfield County 911.
About 10 to 15 train cars overturned on the CSX tracks that run parallel to Old Chattanooga Road and I-75. The cause of the derailment was not immediately known.
Officials say the train was carrying mostly lumber.
Read Monday�s Daily Citizen for a complete report.
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Members of the media surround Whitfield Sheriff Scott Chitwood outside the jail as he gives an update about the hunt for Sonny Neal Friday. Neal is wanted in connection with the deaths of his wife and her grandfather.Matt Hamilton/The Daily Citizen
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