TRAIN DERAILS

Five cars of a CSX train hauling military equipment derailed Saturday morning at the Alabama-Florida state line in Flomaton as the train was coming out of the railyard. The train was carrying military vehicles and equipment on flatbed railcars. The derailment blocked the railroad crossings at Old Flomaton Road and East Cottage Street in Century. This was the second train derailment in Flomaton in less than two weeks. On February 26th, two empty cars of northbound CSX train derailed. There were no injuries in either incident.