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ALICEVILLE, AL – A train carrying tanker cars full of crude oil derailed on November 8 causing an explosion and fire in a wetlands area just outside Aliceville, AL. The city of Aliceville is located in Pickens County, Alabama in the western part of the state about 45 miles southwest of Tuscaloosa.

A train carrying tankers of crude oil derailed while crossing a wooden trestle in a western Alabama wetlands causing an explosion and fire on November 8, 2013.

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PRICHARD, AL – A train owned by Canadian National Railway carrying coal derailed Friday morning, December 10, on Highway 45 between First Avenue and Cayouga Street in Prichard Alabama.

Prichard’s spokesperson Latoya Veal told FOX 10 News that about 10 cars derailed and three overturned. ... Read More

MOBILE, AL -  A railroad worker for The Alabama State Port Authority, was killed by a train Saturday, September 4, at the McDuffie Coal Terminal, located on the Mobile River at the Alabama State Docks. The McDuffie Coal Terminal is one of the nation’s leading facilities for coal exporting.

Aerial view of McDuffie Coal Terminal on Mobile River at Alabama State Docks

According to Port Authority CEO,  Jimmy Lyons, the victim was a ground person on a train crew at the time of the accident. The victim had been in contact with a terminal railroad engineer in a locomotive that was moving train cars. When the engineer lost contact with the victim, the train was stopped. ... Read More