SYCAMORE, Ga. — Some 14 cars of a Norfolk Southern intermodal train derailed Friday near Sycamore, closing an adjacent highway. No injuries were reported and no hazardous materials were involved.
Turner County Fire/Emergency Management Agency reported U.S. 41 had been blocked by the derailment, which occurred about 7:30 a.m. Friday. Part of the route was reopened in about 24 hours, but Sycamore Mayor Wayne Woodroff reported portions of the road could remain closed for up to a week.
Sycamore, with a population of about 700, is approximately 75 miles south of Macon.
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