School leaders in Sylacauga had an unexpected surprise on the first day of their summer learning program when an Eastern Alabama Railway train derailed five railcars Tuesday afternoon.

SYLACAUGA, Ala. ( WIAT) — A train derailed in Sylacauga on Tuesday. Sylacauga police said it happened by Oldfield Road near ...

The derailed cars were carrying hot asphalt and molten sulfur, officials said. Cleanup is continuing at the site where a train carrying potentially hazardous materials derailed into the ...