It's Always Something

Train Derailment

PART I

Donny went walking on Chitwood Road yesterday. He said he heard a loud sound like a sonic boom and when he turned around to look behind him he saw a cloud of smoke rising in the distance. He was near gate #5 on the road. This is where they always have the reenactment of the Battle of Resaca.

Last night we had some excitement in Resaca as tractor trailer trucks rambled down Highway 41 and turned onto Chitwood Road. I counted four flatbeds carrying big equipment and then three or four more showed up. 

I couldn't figure out what was going on so I went walking on Chitwood Road to find out what was going on. When I went for my walk I saw nine trucks and heavy equipment at the end of Chitwood Road.

I asked one of the men what was going on and he said there had been a train derailment and teams were called in from Atlanta and Knoxville, Tennessee to help.

I wanted to walk down into the woods but since they are still working and it wouldn't probably be safe I figured I could do that some other day.