Trains News Wire FLASH: 'Suspicious device' found on Alabama railcar, schools evacuated
Published: November 21, 2013
DECATUR, Ala. – A "suspicious device" has been found on a railcar in Decatur, forcing the evacuation of nearby residents and the closing of more than a dozen schools. The car is at a factory on the west side of Decatur near Alabama Hwy. 20.
Local news outlets report that local police and fire, Huntsville bomb squad, and FBI officials are on the scene.
CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern both serve Decatur.