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BREAKING NEWS: Train derails
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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